Facile aqueous synthesis and thermal insulating properties of low-density glass/TiO2 core/shell composite hollow spheres

Anatase TiO₂ shells assembled on hollow glass microspheres (HGM) with tunable morphologies were successfully prepared through a controllable chemical precipitation method with urea as the precipitator. Thus, glass/TiO₂ core/shell composite hollow spheres with low particle density (0.40 g/cm³) were fabricated. The phase structures, morphologies, particle sizes, shell thicknesses, and chemical compositions of the composite microspheres were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The morphology of the TiO₂ shell can be tailored by properly monitoring the reaction system component and parameters. The probable growth mechanism and fabrication process of the core/shell products involving the nucleation and oriented growth of TiO₂ nanocrystals on hollow glass microspheres was proposed. A low infrared radiation study revealed that the radiation properties of the products are greatly influenced by the unique product shell structures. A thermal conductivity study showed that the TiO₂/HGM possess low thermal conductivity that is similar to that of the pristine HGMs. This work provides an additional strategy to prepare low-density thermal insulating particles with tailored morphologies and properties.     

等离子喷涂Al2O3/TiO2纳米复合涂层的制备、结构及摩擦学性能

采用喷雾干燥法对溶胶-凝胶法合成的系列A l2O3/TiO2纳米复合粉体进行造粒,使用等离子喷涂技术制备系列A l2O3/TiO2纳米复合涂层.对涂层结构和形貌分析表明所制备的A l2O3/TiO2纳米复合涂层形成了具有熔融区和半熔融区的双区形态的纳米复合结构.使用UMT-2MT试验机研究了复合涂层的摩擦磨损性能,结果表明复合涂层的磨损率随TiO2含量的增加表现出先降低而后增大的趋势,TiO2质量百分数为10%的纳米复合涂层的磨损率最低;而涂层的摩擦系数随TiO2含量的增加变化不大.复合涂层的磨损机制为裂纹扩展导致的磨损剥落.