Chemical stability of carbon-based inorganic materials for in situ x-ray investigations of ammonothermal crystal growth of nitrides

• Published in: Journal of crystal growth Vol. 456; pp. 33 - 42
• Main Authors: Schimmel, Saskia, Künecke, Ulrike, Meisel, Magnus, Hertweck, Benjamin, Steigerwald, Thomas G., Nebel, Christoph, Alt, Nicolas S.A., Schlücker, Eberhard, Wellmann, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15-12-2016; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: A1. Solubility; A1. Solvents; A1. X-ray diffraction; A2. Ammonothermal crystal growth; Ammonia; B1. Inorganic compounds; B1. Nitrides; Boron carbide; Carbon; Construction materials; Corrosion; Corrosion resistance; Corrosion tests; Crystals; Diamonds; Inorganic materials; Mechanical properties; Nitrides; Silicon carbide; Stability; X-ray diffraction; A1. Solvents; B1. Inorganic compounds; A2. Ammonothermal crystal growth; B1. Nitrides; A1. X-ray diffraction; A1. Solubility
• ISSN: 0022-0248; 1873-5002
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.08.067

The chemical stability of diamond, silicon carbide, vitreous carbon, and boron carbide in supercritical ammonia containing different mineralizers was investigated. The materials were found to show good corrosion resistance in the presence of selective or all tested mineralizers.
Diamond was found to be virtually inert in both ammonoacidic and ammonobasic reaction media.
Silicon carbide showed good chemical stability in varying ammonothermal reaction media.
The chemical stability of vitreous carbon was found to depend on its manufacturing temperature.
Corrosion of boron carbide strongly depends on the mineralizer used as well as on applied mechanical stress.
Based on their chemical stability and mechanical properties, the applicability of the materials in the respective ammonothermal reaction media as construction materials is evaluated. Additionally, the applicability of the materials as a window material for both high energy in situ x-ray imaging and low energy in situ x-ray diffraction is discussed.
•Chemical stability of carbon-based inorganic materials is investigated.•Window materials for low energy in situ x-ray diffraction are identified.•Window materials are applicable under ammonothermal conditions.