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• TITLE: Specific Surface Free Energy of As-Grown and Polished Faces of Synthetic Quartz

  AUTHORS: Takaomi Suzuki, Keiko Takahashi, Masayuki Kawasaki, Toshihiko Kagami

  KEYWORDS: Surface Free Energy, Quartz Crystals

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Crystallization Process and Technology, Vol.4 No.4, October 6, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Contact angles of water droplet on as-grown Z, +X, –X, and m faces of synthetic quartz crystals with growth term of 20 and 48 days, and polished Z, +X, –X, Y, and 45° cut faces of synthetic quartz crystal were observed. The average of the contact angles on as-grown Z, +X, and –X faces increased with the growth term, and they were larger than that on polished Z, +X, and –X faces. On the other hand, the average of the contact angles of water on m face decreased with the growth term, and they were smaller than that on polished Y cut face. Growth rate of the faces of synthetic crystals was measured and the order of growth rate was, m