Claims
- 1. An abrasive comprising crystalline ceric oxide particles for polishing a hard substance selected from the group consisting of inorganic glass, quartz glass and quartz crystal, wherein the crystalline ceric oxide particles have a particle diameter of 0.005 to 5 μm and the number of hydroxyl groups on the surface of said particles is reduced to no less than one group or increased by oxidizing or reducing the surface of said particles.
- 2. The abrasive of claim 1, wherein the hard substance is quartz crystal.
- 3. The abrasive of claim 1, wherein the hard substance is a quartz piece of a quartz crystal oscillator.
- 4. The abrasive of claim 1, wherein the crystalline ceric oxide particles are obtained by reacting a cerium (III) salt with an alkaline substance in an (OH)/(Ce3+) molar ratio of 3 to 30 in an aqueous medium in an inert gas atmosphere to produce a suspension of cerium (III) hydroxide and immediately blowing oxygen or a gas containing oxygen into the suspension at a temperature of 10 to 95° C. and at an atmospheric pressure.
- 5. The abrasive of claim 4, wherein the gas containing oxygen is air.
- 6. The abrasive of claim 1, wherein the crystalline ceric oxide particles are heated at a temperature of 50 to 250° C. in an aqueous medium in the presence of an ammonium salt.
- 7. The abrasive of claim 6, wherein an anion component of the ammonium salt is a non-oxidizing component.
- 8. The abrasive of claim 6, wherein the ammonium salt having a non-oxidizing anion component is ammonium carbonate, ammonium hydrogencarbonate or a mixture thereof.
- 9. The abrasive of claim 6, wherein an anion component of the ammonium salt is an oxidizing component.
- 10. The abrasive of claim 6, wherein the ammonium salt having an oxidizing anion component is ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfamate or a mixture thereof.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/899,796 filed Jul. 7, 1997 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,962,343).
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