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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1996
James Hansell Adair, Gainesville, FL (US);
Sridhar Venigalla, Gainesville, FL (US);
Seung-Beom Cho, Gainesville, FL (US);
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
A method for producing phase-pure, monodispersed, single crystal alpha-alumina particles of controlled size and shape comprises the steps of providing an aluminum hydrous oxide precursor and a glycol solution, dispersing said precursor in said glycol solution to create a suspension, heating and stirring said suspension in a closed pressure vessel to produce alpha-alumina particles, cooling said suspension, and removing said alpha-alumina particles from said solution. Additionally nucleation seeds may be added to the solution. Control of size is a function of seeding concentration, and control of morphology is a function of stirring rate.