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Characterization of coated colorless synthetic moissanite

  • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
  • Abbr : J. Korean Cryst. Growth Cryst. Technol.
  • 2022, 32(1), pp.7-11
  • DOI : 10.6111/JKCGCT.2022.32.1.007
  • Publisher : The Korea Association Of Crystal Growth, Inc.
  • Research Area : Engineering > Materials Science and Engineering
  • Received : February 4, 2022
  • Accepted : February 18, 2022
  • Published : February 28, 2022

Hyun-Min Choi 1 Young-Chool Kim 1 Hansoo Jang 2 SEOK, JEONG-WON 3

1한미보석감정원
2(주)세미템
3동신대학교

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ABSTRACT

Recently, Hanmi Gemological Institute & Laboratory (HGI) had an opportunity to examine 5 transparent syntheticmoissanite. The round brilliants ranged from 0.93 to 0.96 ct and had a colorless, pink, yellow, blue, and red color. Advancedtesting results, including Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy, identified all the specimens as syntheticmoissanite. Under the microscope, all samples except the colorless were confirmed to be a synthetic moissanite coated witha colored film. EDXRF chemical analysis detected very weak X-ray fluorescence peak characteristics of Ca, Ti, and Co inthe colored samples. These features were not detected in the colorless sample. Raman spectroscopy investigation was unableto detect the 1332 cm-1(produced by sp3bonding of carbon atoms) or the ~1550 cm-1(produced by graphite-related sp2bonding) peak in the colorless sample. The SEM image of the colorless sample showed no indication of a coating. TheTEM image of the colorless sample revealed the presence of a 3~8 nm thick layer on the moissanite. Moreover, from thecorresponding STEM Z-contrast image combined with the energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) line profiles andEDX elemental maps, this layer was estimated to be carbon, silicon and oxygen.

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