Abstract
Barium molybdate, BaMoO4, and barium carbonate, BaCO3, crystals have been grown in sodium metasilicate gels. The influence of concentration of reactant solutions and pH of gels on the nucleation and growth, and on the penetration depth of the growth front of BaMoO4 crystals in the test tubes were primarily studied. Combinations of pH 6 gel mixture with the 0.4 m and 0.6 m supernatant BaCl2 and Na2MoO4 solutions resulted in the best size of crystals, inter-crystalline separation and clarity of the gel media. Two best test tube experimental combinations of hybrid growth were repeated in the U-shaped glass tubes to obtain further information. Depending on the growth sites in the tubes, different morphologies of the crystals were observed. The bulk morphologies of these crystals were studied by scanning electron microscopy. Growth of BaCO3 crystals was performed only as exploratory work in the test tubes.
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