스컬용융법으로 큐빅지르코니아(YSZ) 단결정들($ZrO_2$: $Y_2O_3$= 80 : 20, 70 : 30, 60 : 40, 50 : 50 wt%, $Co_3O_4$: 0.8wt%, $CeO_2$: 0.4wt%)을 성장시켜 $N_2$ 분위기 $1000^{circ}C$에서 5시간 동안 열처리 하였다. 오랜지색, 황갈색 또는 갈색의 단결정들은 각각 갈적색, 황색 또는 녹색으로 변화되었다. 열처리 전 후의 YSZ 단결정들은 직경 6.5, 두께 2 mm의 웨이퍼로 연마 하였다. 각 시편의 광학적 또는 구조적 특성은 UV-VIS 분광광도계와 XRD(X-ray diffraction)로 분석하였으며, $Ce^{3+}(^2F_{5/2,7/2}(4f){ ightarrow}^2T_g(5d^1))$, $Co^{2+}(^4A_2(^4F){ ightarrow}^4T_1(^4F)$ 또는 $^4T_1(^4P))$ 및 $Co^{3+}$에 의한 흡수, 이온화에너지 및 격자상수 변화를 확인하였다.
Co-(0.8 wt%) and Ce-(0.4 wt%) doped cubic zirconia ($ZrO_2$ : $Y_2O_3$ = 80 : 20, 70 : 30, 60 : 40, 50 : 50 wt%) single crystals grown by a skull melting method were heat-treated in $N_2$ at $1000^{circ}C$ for 5 hrs. The orange, yellowish brown and brown colored as-grown single crystals were changed into either brownish red, yellow and green color after the heat treatment. Before and after the heat treatment, the YSZ (yttria-stabilized zirconia) single crystals were cut for wafer form (${phi}6.5mm{ imes}t2mm$). The optical and structural properties were examined by UV-VIS spectrophotometer and X-ray diffraction. Absorption by $Ce^{3+}(^2F_{5/2,7/2}(4f){ ightarrow}^2T_g(5d^1))$, $Co^{2+}(^4A_2(^4F){ ightarrow}^4T_1(^4F)$ or $^4T_1(^4P))$ and $Co^{3+}$, change of ionization energy and lattice parameter were confirmed.
