Make the method for silica glass
The present invention relates to make the method for silica glass by sol-gel technology.
Usually, silica glass is transparent and unreactiveness is arranged to have high-caliber thermostability and intensity, and low thermal expansivity.Because these characteristics, silica glass is widely used in the Optical devices as optical fiber or optical lens.
In essence, optical fiber is made up of the fuse at its center and (metal) coating layer with the specific refractory power that is different from fuse, so that light all reflects from fuse.In order to make optical fiber, it comprises the coating pipe of a plug and this plug of sealing to make a kind of optic fiber preformed article.Then, in addition thermal treatment and being elongated of optic fiber preformed article to form optical fiber.
By modified chemical vapor deposition (MCVD) method, vapor phase axial deposition (VAD) method or extension vapour deposition (OVD) manufactured optic fiber preformed article.
In chemical vapour deposition, optic fiber preformed article is to be made by the coating pipe that high-purity quartz glass is made.Here, the coating pipe of silica glass forms by sol-gel technology.
Sol-gel technology as a kind of liquid phase process, can improve the component that output is also freely controlled product.And because sol-gel technology carries out at low temperatures, this sol-gel technology is the method for very economical.And because high purity material is used as starting material, this method is widely used in makes semiconductor light mask and high-purity quartz glass.
Below the concise and to the point method of making the coating pipe that silica glass forms by sol-gel technology of describing.
At first, silicon grain is scattered in the water to form colloidal sol.The colloidal sol that forms is through the burin-in process of the scheduled time.Then, pour the colloidal sol that produces into mold and carry out gelation.Finish after the gelation, from mold, isolate gel and make it dry.
Then, the exsiccant gel is heat-treated so that remove organic substance from gel.Then, from the gel of removing organic substance, eliminate the reaction of oh group, and carry out a sintering process, thereby finished the coating pipe of making by silica glass.
The speed of response of above-described sol-gel technology depends on component, pH and the solvent of gelation reaction temperature, colloidal sol, is difficult to keep speed of response in OK range by controlling these factors.In addition, when molded gel drying, can produce many crackles, and in sintering, shrinkage and crackle can take place.In order to address these problems, developed a kind of dry control chemical additive (DCCA) or a kind of polymer-bonded agent method, or redispersion method and supercritical drying drying method.
Use method local difference the vaporator rate of solvent from gel of dry control chemical additive (DCCA) to minimize, thereby in drying process, also the difference of the local pressure of sample is minimized.Its result.Therefore the gel hardening has reduced cracking.
According to the redispersion method, the exsiccant fine silica powder, the silicon that promptly atomizes is scattered in and forms colloidal sol in the water, colloidal sol gelling subsequently.In gelatinization process, because hydrogen bond makes silicon grain form a kind of agglomerate.After the agglomerate drying, the exsiccant agglomerate stand thermal technology's preface and grinding step subsequently redispersion in water.The gelling in addition of the product of redispersion, molded sintering then.
Yet aforesaid method be not effectively preventing aspect the crackle, and preparation process is very complicated in the Drying of gels process.
In order to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to provide the method for making the high-density silica glass, after the drying process crackle taking place and got rid of, and has also reduced generation crackle and contraction after sintering circuit in this method.
Therefore, in order to reach the above object, provide a kind of method of making silica glass, it comprises following steps:
(1) silicon and a kind of dispersion agent are added to a kind of acrylic resin monomer of being dissolved in the distilled water and a kind of linking agent and a kind of aqueous premix of obtaining, disperse this mixing solutions, adjust the pH value of mixture, to form a kind of colloidal sol;
(2) from colloidal sol, remove bubble, make the colloidal sol that is produced aging then;
(3) in the colloidal sol that burin-in process is crossed, add a kind of polymerization starter, and the pH value of conditioned reaction mixture;
(4) this reaction mixture is poured in the mold, in thermostat container, at high temperature made miscellany aging, and make the resultant gelation then;
(5) gel that obtains is made it aging,, make the gel drying of the demoulding subsequently the gel demoulding that burin-in process is crossed;
(6) the exsiccant gel is heat-treated to remove organic substance from gel; And
(7) gel of removing organic substance is carried out oh group and eliminate reaction and sintering reaction.
Describe most preferred embodiment of the present invention in more detail by the reference accompanying drawing, will make above-mentioned purpose of the present invention and advantage become distincter:
Fig. 1 shows the schema of making the silica glass method by the present invention.
According to the method that the present invention makes quartz glass, chemical gelatification is that silicon is added to dissolving A kind of acrylic resin monomer of Yu Shuizhong and a kind of crosslinking agent and in the aqueous premix that obtains, And disperseed and polymerization and thermally gelling are to add a kind of gelling in the component of quartz glass Agent and the suitable pH value of adjusting products therefrom, both carry out simultaneously. Its result is by acrylic compounds The polymer adhesive with 3-dimension network structure that resin monomer and crosslinking agent form is whole solidifying Evenly distribute in the glue, therefore, can eliminate the common density level bands that is caused by sol-gel technology The degree problem. And, the intensity enhancing of gel, thus the crackle that produces between dry period eliminated also Shortened drying time.
Preferably, acrylic resin monomer inclusion accounts for take the 2-of aqueous premix weight as base 20 (weight) %, crosslinking agent then account for take the 0.05-1.0 of aqueous premix weight as base (weight) %.
Preferably, the concentration that contains the aqueous premix of acrylic resin monomer and crosslinking agent is wanted Low. If the concentration of aqueous premix is lower, in sol-gel process at the organic substance branch Do not retain carbon after separating, then after sintering circuit the transparency of quartz glass with regard to variation. In addition Outward, if use this dilution aqueous premix, moist gel just becomes smoothly, by control The pH value is carried out the intensity that Thermogelling can improve moist gel.
There is no particular limitation to acrylic resin monomer and crosslinking agent. Yet, the acrylic compounds tree Alicyclic monomer is acrylamide or Methacrylamide preferably, and crosslinking agent N preferably, N '-methylene Diacrylamine [(H2C=CHCONH)
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Describe the method that the present invention makes quartz glass in detail referring to Fig. 1.
At first, a kind of acrylic resin monomer and a kind of crosslinking agent are dissolved in deionized water with system Standby aqueous premix. In aqueous premix, add atomizing silicon and dispersant, disperseed subsequently, The pH value of reactant mixture is adjusted to 11-13 to form colloidal sol. Here based on weight The hybrid ratio of atomizing silicon and premix solution is 4: 6-6: 4. Here, dispersant helps In atomizing silicon Uniform Dispersion in mixed solution. There is not special restriction can use any dispersion Agent. Yet, preferably use TMAH as dispersant.
Subsequently, use vavuum pump from colloidal sol, to remove bubble, and colloidal sol is carried out the old of the scheduled time Change is with the silicon grain of stable sol.
Subsequently, in this reactant mixture, add polymerization initiator and catalyst, also want if need Add gelling agent. Subsequently, the pH value of reactant mixture is adjusted to 9-11. With what obtain Mixture is poured into and is carried out gelation in the mold. And in insulating box, place to wear out subsequently. 60-100 ℃ of burin-in process of carrying out 30 minutes-3 hours. Subsequently, at room temperature put Putting gel wears out.
Here, use ammonium persulfate as polymerization initiator, use methyl formate, methyl lactate or ethyl lactate as gelling agent
Subsequently, the gel mold of burin-in process is taken off, subsequently in 20-50 ℃ of insulating box and Make it dry under relative humidity (RH) 70-95%. Then, in order to remove dry coagulating The organic substance that glue retains, such as additive and adhesive, here for first Technology for Heating Processing, With 50 ℃ speed per hour gel is heated to 300-700 ℃, keeps this temperature 2-8 hours. Then for through first heat treatment gel in remove the oh group retain, chlorine In the compression ring border temperature is elevated to 800-1200 ℃ with 100 ℃ speed per hour, And under this temperature, kept 1-8 hour. Then, in helium environment with temperature with per hour 1 00 ℃ speed is increased to 1,100-1, and 500 ℃, and under this temperature, keep 1-8 Hour, therefore finished the making of high density and highly purified quartz glass.
Below explanation the present invention makes the embodiment of the method for silica glass.Yet the present invention is not limited to following examples.
Embodiment 1
With the N of acrylamide and 0.2 (weight) % of 4.8 (weight) %, N '-methylene diacrylamine is dissolved in the deionized water of 95.0 (weight) % with the preparation aqueous premix.
With 500 milliliters of aqueous premix, TMA (TriMethylAmine) oxyhydroxide (TMAH) aqueous solution (accounting for the aqueous solution 25.0 (weight) %) of 500 gram atomizing silicon (the product A erosil OX-50 of Degussa company) and 52 milliliters uses strong shear mixer to mix and disperse to prepare colloidal sol.Then, from colloidal sol, remove bubble, and carry out wearing out in 10 hours with vacuum pump.8 milliliters of ammonium persulfate aqueous solutions (5 (weight) % aqueous solution) as polymerization starter, and are added 8 gram methyl-formiates (is 1.6 (weight) % based on silicon weight) and and the burin-in process colloidal sol mixing of crossing.
Mixture is poured into and is carried out gelation in the mold.In the mold of dress mixture carry out one hour burin-in process at 70 ℃ thermostat container, and gelationization subsequently is with the wet gel stripping that obtains, 30 ℃ of thermostat containers and 90% time drying of relative humidity (RH) 4 days.Subsequently, gel is heated to 120 ℃, and under this temperature, keeps 5 hours removing residual moisture, thereby form the exsiccant gel with 20 ℃ speed per hour.
Subsequently, the exsiccant gel is heated to after 550 ℃, in this temperature gel is carried out 5 hours thermal treatment, from the exsiccant gel, to remove organic substance in speed with 50 ℃/hour.The gel of removing organic substance is heated to 1000 ℃ with 100 ℃/hour speed, and keeps making it to form in 5 hours vitrifying in this temperature.Here be in chlorine gas environment, to remove oh group to form glass.
At last, the speed with 100 ℃/hour in helium environment is heated to 1400 ℃ with products therefrom, and under this temperature gel is carried out 4 hours sintering, to form quartz glass tube.
Embodiment 2
Except that using methyl lactate rather than methyl-formiate, use same quadrat method as described in Example 1 to make quartz glass tube.
Embodiment 3
Except that using ethyl lactate rather than methyl-formiate, use same quadrat method as described in Example 4 to make quartz glass tube.
Embodiment 4
With the N of Methacrylamide and 0.16 (weight) % of 3.9 (weight) %, N '-methylene diacrylamine is dissolved in the deionized water of 95.94 (weight) % with the preparation aqueous premix.
With 500 milliliters of aqueous premix, the TMAH aqueous solution (25.0 (weight) % aqueous solution) of 500 gram atomizing silicon (the product A erosil OX-50 of Degussa company limited) and 52 milliliters mixes and uses strong shear mixer to disperse to prepare colloidal sol.
Then, use vacuum pump from colloidal sol, to remove bubble, and carry out wearing out in 10 hours.In aged colloidal sol, add 8 milliliters of ammonium persulfate aqueous solutions (5 (weight) % aqueous solution), from reaction mixture, remove bubble.Add 8 grams methyl-formiates (is that base is 1.6 (weight) % with silicon weight) and and reaction mixture mix.Subsequently the miscellany that obtains is poured in the mold, in 70 ℃ thermostat container, carried out 1 hour burin-in process, and gel changes into predetermined shape subsequently.
After the gel demoulding, dry 10 days of 30 ℃ of thermostat containers and 90%RH to the humidity that obtains.Then, resultant is heated to 700 ℃, and kept 4 hours in this temperature subsequently with 50 ℃ speed per hour.Then, the exsiccant gel is heated to 1100 ℃, the exsiccant gel is carried out thermal treatment in 5 hours at 1100 ℃ with 100 ℃ speed per hour.Here, under chlorine atmosphere, heat-treat the oh group that technology retains with removal.
At last, under helium atmosphere, resultant is heated to 1500 ℃, gel is carried out 5 hours sintering, improved with regard to having formed the intensity of comparing gel with the situation of routine in this temperature with 100 ℃ speed per hour, so the gel easy handling.
And, can observe the quartz glass tube of making by embodiment 1 to 4 and whether crack and shrinkage.
The result is that at the quartz glass tube of pressing embodiment 1 to 4 making, crackle and shrinkage after drying treatment have all reduced.
In the method for the silica glass of making by the present invention, can obtain a kind of high-purity quartz glass pipe, its after drying, seldom crack and the shrinkage ratio quite low, in addition, can make big quartz glass tube by this making method.
The silica glass that obtains by making method of the present invention can be applied to semiconducter device, a kind of optical lens etc. and optic fiber preformed article.