Tungsten Oxide

Whisker is a kind of fiber which grows in single crystal form under artificial control. Whisker's  diameter is very small (micron order of magnitude), no defects in the usual materials (grain boundaries, dislocations, voids, etc.).  Its atomic arrangement is highly ordered, so its intensity is close to the theoretical value of the complete crystal. Because the whisker reinforced composites have the potential of high strength, the research and development of whiskers have been paid much attention to. Zinc tungstate whisker is mainly used in metal matrix composites, and it is a key high-tech material. It has been widely used in ceramic cutting tools, space shuttles, automobile parts, chemical industry, machinery and energy production.  Zinc tungstate has a better scintillation performance than the currently widely used scintillation crystal, but also has the characteristics of not deliquescence and low price, and is a very promising scintillation crystal. The size of zinc ...