The invention discloses a process of
cadmium tungstate scintillation single crystal growth by the Bridgman-Stockbarge method, and the technology belongs to the
single crystal growth field. High-purity CdO(99.99 percent) and WO3(99.99 percent) are taken as the starting material;
powder is made according to the
mole ratio that CdO:WO3 is equal to 1:1; after through fully ballmilling and mixing, the
powder is pressed into tablet with proper specification; the tablet is sintered for 2 to 6 hours at the high temperature of 1000 to 1150 DEG C; and CdWO4 ceramics-shaped polycrystalline tablet can be obtained. The
seed crystal and the tablet are stored through a special
platinum crucible with 0.1 to 0.3 mm of wall thickness; the
crucible is positioned in a
single crystal growth furnace after being sealed; the
furnace temperature is controlled within 1340 to 1400 DEG C; the position of the
crucible is adjusted to ensure the tablet and the top part of the
seed crystal are weld to form a stable
solid liquid interface with 20 to 60 DEG C / cm of
temperature gradient; growth is performed by the Bridgman-Stockbarge method at a speed lower than 2 millimeters / hour; annealing treatment is performed to the grown
crystal at the temperature of 950 to 1050 DEG C; and then the
scintillation single
crystal with high quality and
large size can be obtained. The process effectively avoids the inherent harmful melt composition during the process of
crystal growth from volatilizing, the melt composition during the process of
crystal growth keeps invariable, and the process can be applied to the bath-growth of the
cadmium tungstate single crystal with various specifications and shapes.