Apparent Electrical Conductivity of Porous Titanium Prepared by the Powder Metallurgy Method

Porous titanium is produced by thepowder metallurgy method. Dependence of the electrical conductivity on the porosity and pore size is investigated and the experimental results are compared with a number of models. It is found that the minimum solid area model could be successfully applied to describe the relationship between the electrical conductivity and the porosity of porous titanium. This kind of conductivity increases with increasing pore sizes.     

α-Al_2O_3介孔材料导热特性的模拟

本文针对α-Al2O3有序介孔材料的导热特性开展分子动力学模拟分析.提出了一种保证电中性的孔道结构构造方法;采用逆非平衡分子动力学方法(muller-plathe法),选取Matsui势为作用势,模拟计算了Al2O3介孔晶体材料在不同环境温度下沿孔道轴向方向的热导率;并借助全面实验分析法,设计了模拟条件,以考察孔径和孔隙率对热导率的影响.模拟结果显示:介孔Al2O3热导率先随温度的升高呈上升趋势,并在200—400 K之间取得极值;而后在400—1400 K范围内,热导率随温度的升高几乎呈线性下降.孔隙率一定时,随孔径增大,介孔Al2O3材料比表面积降低,界面散射的抑制作用减弱,使材料热导率略有上升;孔径一定时,随孔隙率上升,孔道壁面声子数减少,材料热导率下降明显;相对于孔径因素,材料孔隙率对声子导热影响更大.     

Stoichiometry analysis of titanium oxide coating by LIBS

In this work, laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is used to determine the composition of titanium oxide film produced by anodized of Ti6Al4V alloy. We have used Ti lines in the spectral region between 470–520 nm to determine temperature of the plasma generated on anodized surface of Ti6Al4V alloy for temperature determination by Boltzmann plot method. In order to measure the content of oxygen and titanium ratio on the surface the alloy, we have used the oxygen lines 777.194, 777.417 and 777.539 nm, and titanium lines 780.597 and 782.491 nm observed in an ambient of argon. Finally, we report the possibilities for the determination of the coating chemical composition using LIBS.     

MEASUREMENTS OF THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF POROUS PARTIALLY STABILIZED ZIRCONIA

Experimental measurements of the high-temperature (300 < T < 800 K) thermal conductivity of highly porous (porosity greater than 80%), partially stabilized zirconia (PSZ) were performed. A method of simultaneously inverting conductivity and extinction coefficient from the experimental data is presented. The effect of natural convection within the porous plates with heating from below was found to be negligible. The thermal conductivity integral (TCI) method was incorporated into the inversion of conductivity and radiative properties from the diffusion approximation of the combined radiation and conduction heat flux measurement. The measured conductivity decreased slightly as the pore size of the PSZ increased. The extinction coefficient decreased with increased pore size, and for pore size greater than 0.6 mm the trend had good agreement with the geometric optics limit prediction.     

Dielectric constant of porous ultra low-k dielectrics by fractal-Monte Carlo simulations

The effective dielectric constant of porous ultra low-k dielectrics is simulated by applying the fractal geometry and Monte Carlo technique in this work. Based on the fractal character of pore size distribution in porous media, the probability models for pore diameter and for effective dielectric constant are derived. The proposed model for the effective dielectric constant is expressed as a function of the dielectric coefficient of base medium and the volume fractions of pores and base medium, fractal dimension for pores, the pore size, as well as random number. The Monte Carlo simulations combined with the fractal geometry are performed. The predictions by the present simulations are shown in good accord with the available experimental data. The proposed technique may have the potential in analyzing other properties such as electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity in porous ultra low-k dielectrics.     

Electrical and optical properties of titanium dioxide films

A method is described for producing insulating films of titanium dioxide by vacuum evaporation. Photomicrographs showing the growth of crystallites in the layer are presented, and X-ray and electron diffraction data are given. Sputtering regimes by means of which it is possible to produce compact layers of specific resistance 10¹³ ohm · · cm, dielectric strength 10⁶V/cm, and dielectric constant of 30 are given.By investigating optical density spectra and temperature variation of electrical conductivity for these specimens values were obtained for the optical and thermal forbidden band widths in titanium dioxide; these were 4.2 and 3.9 eV respectively. It was found that insulating films of titanium dioxide were completely transparent over a wide range of wavelengths from 300 to 1000 m. Using the same investigations in layers with electrical conductivity greater than 10^–13/ohm · · cm defects were discovered, which were connected with oxygen deficiency and gave three impurity energy levels in the forbidden band of titanium dioxide.In conclusion the authors would like to express their gratitude to Prof. K. V. Shalimova under whose guidance the work was executed.     

Development of porous metal oxide thin films by co-evaporation

This paper focuses on the development of mixed metal oxide thin films and physical characterization of the films. The films were produced by co-evaporation of titanium oxide and tungsten oxide powders. This allowed the development of titanium oxide-tungsten oxide films as analyzed using XPS. Examination in the SEM and AFM showed that the films were nanoporous with the pore size and pore orientation varying as a function of the deposition angle. UV-vis spectra of the films show an increase of transmittance with increasing deposition angle which is attributed to the structure and porosity of the films. Raman analysis indicated that the as-deposited films have broad and weak Raman characteristics, attributed to the nanocrystal nature of the films and the presence of defects, and the peak broadening deceases after annealing the film, as expected.     

Electrical conductivity of metal powders under pressure

A model for calculating the electrical conductivity of a compressed powder mass consisting of oxide-coated metal particles has been derived. A theoretical tool previously developed by the authors, the so-called ‘equivalent simple cubic system’, was used in the model deduction. This tool is based on relating the actual powder system to an equivalent one consisting of deforming spheres packed in a simple cubic lattice, which is much easier to examine. The proposed model relates the effective electrical conductivity of the powder mass under compression to its level of porosity. Other physically measurable parameters in the model are the conductivities of the metal and oxide constituting the powder particles, their radii, the mean thickness of the oxide layer and the tap porosity of the powder. Two additional parameters controlling the effect of the descaling of the particle oxide layer were empirically introduced. The proposed model was experimentally verified by measurements of the electrical conductivity of aluminium, bronze, iron, nickel and titanium powders under pressure. The consistency between theoretical predictions and experimental results was reasonably good in all cases.     

Proton conductivity in nanopore silica xerogels

The lower cost and higher hydrophilicity of silica xerogels could make them potential substitutes for perfluorosulfonic polymeric membranes in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs). For that purpose, we need to obtain micro or micro plus mesoporous silica xerogels with a high porosity. The preparation of micro (<2 nm) and micro plus mesoporous silica xerogels (2<d_{pore size} ≤10 nm) from particulate as opposed to polymeric suspensions of silica using TEOS as precursor is employed in this work. Mixing of sols with different average particle size (particles formed under acid and base catalyzed reactions) allows silica xerogels with a high porosity and a controlled average pore size to be obtained. Proton conductivity of the xerogels was measured as a function of temperature and relative humidity (RH). The calcined xerogels showed microporosity or micro plus mesoporosity in the whole range of calcination temperatures. By mixing sols with a different average particle size (molar ratio: acid/base =1.2) porosities up to 48.0 %±0.1 are achieved after calcination at 300 °C for 1 hour. According to EMF measurements, electrical transport is due to protons in this kind of material. The proton conductivity of the studied xerogels increased linearly with temperature. An S-shaped dependence of the conductivity with the RH was observed with the greatest increase noted between 58 and 81% RH. Xerogels with a low porosity (40.8%±0.1) and an average pore size less than 2.0 nm showed lower values of proton conductivity than that of xerogels with a higher porosity and a higher average pore size in the whole range of temperature and RH. When silica xerogels with the highest conductivity are treated at pH 1.5, the proton conductivity increased from 2.84 × 10⁻³±5.11 × 10⁻⁵ S/cm to 4.0 × 10⁻³±7.2×10⁻⁵ S/cm, at 81% RH and 80 °C, indicating that the surface site-density of these materials has a strong effect on conductivity. Paper presented at the 9th EuroConference on Ionics, Ixia, Rhodes, Greece, Sept. 15 – 21, 2002.     

二维多孔热密封材料的有效导热系数模拟

本文对于二维多孔热密封材料的有效导热系数模拟提出一种简单有效的方法,它可以模拟介于固相连续和固相不连续之间的任何形式的孔隙分布结构,通过类比多孔渗流模型得出一种相关系数,再根据热阻串并联的关系计算四种可计算模型的有效导热系数,通过相关系数得到具体模型的有效导热系数。本文的模拟方法可以控制孔隙率、孔径、孔隙分布、温度等影响有效导热系数的重要参数,考虑了辐射的影响,而且模拟简单,计算快速,模拟结果与文献中实验的结果相比较能很好的吻合,验证了本文方法的正确性。     

Characterization of partially sintered ceramic powder compacts using fluorinated gas NMR imaging.

We use nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging of C2F6 gas to characterize porosity, mean pore size, and permeability of partially sintered ceramic (Y-TZP Yttria-stabilized tetragonal-zirconia polycrystal) samples. Conventional measurements of these parameters gave porosity values from 0.18 to 0.4, mean pore sizes from 10 nm to 40 nm, and permeability from 4 nm(2) to 25 nm(2). The NMR methods are based on relaxation time measurements (T(1)) and the time dependent diffusion coefficient D(Delta). The relaxation time of C2F6 gas is longer in pores than in bulk gas and it increases as the pore sizes decrease. NMR yielded accurate porosity values after correcting for surface adsorption effects. A model for T(1) dependence on pore size that accounts for collisions between gas molecules and walls as well as surface adsorption effects is proposed. The model fits the experimental data well. Finally, the long time limit of D(Delta)/D(o), where D(o) is the bulk gas diffusion coefficient is useful for measuring tortuosity, while the short time limit was not achieved experimentally and could not be used for calculating surface-area to volume (S/V) ratios.     

TiN synergetic with micro-/mesoporous carbon for enhanced performance lithium–sulfur batteries

Porous carbon has high specific area and total pore volume but weak interaction with dissolved polysulfides. Conductive polar metal compound has strong chemical adsorption of polysulfides but difficult to attain high porosity to encapsulate sulfur series. Instead of efforts on the cathode, we prepared a composite made up of titanium nitride and three-dimensional micro-/mesoporous carbon by a facile and economic way. This composite was coated on the commercial Celgard separator as a polysulfide interceptor to enhance the performances of lithium–sulfur battery. The strategy exerts the synergetic merits of porosity, chemical adsorption, physical interception, and benign conductivity. The hierarchical carbon possesses a high specific surface area of 1571 m²/g and total pore volume of 1.56 cm³/g with the pore size centered at 1.27 and 5.30 nm. TiN can immobilize sulfur intermediates by strong chemical interaction. In addition, excellent electrical conductivity of TiN facilitates redox kinetics. The pure sulfur cathode with the modified separator delivers high initial capacity of 1130 mAh/g at 1 C (1 C?=?1675 mAh/g) and retains 500 mAh/g after 400 cycles, demonstrating superior cycling stability, rate capabilities. Discharge-charge profiles, electrochemical impedance spectrum, and cyclic voltammetry curves of batteries were investigated to support the prominent electrochemistry of the material. Further analysis and observation on the modified separator disassembled from the coin cells after cycling were conducted to probe the evolution and reaction mechanism of the coating.     

Study of the microporosity in nanoporous carbon films by small-angle X-ray scattering

The structural difference in the microporous structures of nanoporous carbon films is revealed by small-angle X-ray scattering; it consists in a higher porosity of the layers formed from the titanium carbide. The pore shape is shown to be equiaxed. Pores 20 Å in diameter mainly contribute to the porosity of the nanoporous carbon films. The characteristics of the porous structure of the nanoporous carbon layers synthesized from the titanium or silicon carbide are found using small-angle X-ray scattering. The porous structure is shown to consist of two size fractions of equiaxed pores 10 and 40 Å in radius. The porosity of the films is mainly contributed by the pores of the small size fraction; their fraction is 46 or 10% for the layers synthesized from the titanium or silicon carbide, respectively.     

使用条件生成对抗网络生成预定导热率多孔介质

多孔介质在工程领域中的应用非常广泛,其中有效导热率和孔隙率为多孔介质材料非常重要的性质,得到一个符合需要的有效导热率和孔隙率的多孔介质材料具有重要意义.本文使用四参数随机生成方法制作了训练数据集,搭建了一个条件生成对抗网络(CGAN),使用预定的有效导热率和孔隙率作为输入,生成一个满足输入条件的多孔介质结构.特别地,由于多孔介质的孔隙结构分布对材料的有效导热率影响巨大,提出局部结构损失函数参与网络训练,使得网络更好地学习到孔隙分布与导热率之前的关系.通过使用格子Boltzmann方法验证神经网络生成的多孔介质结构的有效导热率,结果表明该方法能够快速且准确地生成预定参数的多孔介质结构.     

Synthesis,structural and electrical properties of Ti modified Bi2Sn2O7 pyrochlore

Polycrystalline ceramic samples of Bi₂Sn_2−xTi_xO₇ (x=0.00, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8) have been synthesized by standard high temperature solid state reaction method. The effect of homovalent cation (titanium) substitution on the Sn-site on the structural and electrical properties of the pure Bi₂Sn₂O₇ ceramic have been studied by X-ray diffraction followed by SEM, dielectric and dc conductivity studies. The structural analysis indicates that the increase of titanium contents do not lead to any secondary phase. The frequency and temperature dependent dielectric studies have been carried out. It is found that the Ti doping reduces the material particle size. The size of the particles are strongly influenced by the addition of titanium to the system. The substitution of Ti for Sn ions affected the degree of disorder and modified the dielectric properties leading to more resistive ceramic compounds. The activation energies of all the compounds were calculated using the relation σ=σ₀exp(−Ea/kT).     

纳米多孔氩薄膜热导率的分子动力学模拟

利用经典的Lennard-Jones势能模型,采用分子动力学模拟方法研究纳米多孔氩薄膜热导率.结果表明,纳米多孔氩薄膜热导率明显小于同温度下纯纳米氩薄膜热导率,并且孔隙率越大热导率减小越多.借助基于并联方法的有效热导率模型,对纳米多孔氩薄膜的热导率随孔隙率的变化进行解释.模拟结果还发现,薄膜内的多孔分布对薄膜的热导率有影响.     

Thermoelectric properties of pressed bismuth nanoparticles

Theory predicts a substantial increase in the dimensionless figure of merit as the dimensionality and characteristic size of a material are decreased. We explore the use of bismuth nanoparticles pressed into pellets as potential increased efficiency thermoelectric materials. The figure of merit of these pellets is determined by independently measuring the electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and Seebeck coefficient. The results from the nanoparticle sample are compared to microparticle-based samples. Both sample types show a slight reduction in thermal conductivity relative to bulk bismuth and a Seebeck coefficient near or slightly larger in magnitude than bulk bismuth. These changes are dwarfed by a hundred-fold decrease in the electrical conductivity due to porosity and an oxide layer on the particles. The low conductivity leads to figures of merit at least two orders of magnitude smaller than bulk bismuth. Oxide layer removal and reduced pellet porosity will be required to increase the figure of merit.     

Fixation of bioactive calcium alkali phosphate on Ti6Al4V implant material with femtosecond laser pulses

Bone implants made of metal, often titanium or the titanium alloy Ti6Al4V, need to be surface treated to become bioactive. This enables the formation of a firm and durable connection of the prosthesis with the living bone. We present a new method to uniformly cover Ti6Al4V with a thin layer of ceramics that imitates bone material. These calcium alkali phosphates, called GB14 and Ca10, are applied to the metal by dip coating of metal plates into an aqueous slurry containing the fine ceramic powder. The dried samples are illuminated with the 790 nm radiation of a pulsed femtosecond laser. If the laser fluence is set to a value just below the ablation threshold of the ceramic (ca. 0.4 J/cm²) the 30 fs laser pulses penetrate the partly transparent ceramic layer of 20-40 μm thickness. The remaining laser fluence at the ceramic-metal interface is still high enough to generate a thin metal melt layer leading to the ceramic fixation on the metal. The laser processing step is only possible because Ti6Al4V has a lower ablation threshold (between 0.1 and 0.15 J/cm²) than the ceramic material. After laser treatment in a fluence range between 0.1 and 0.4 J/cm², only the particles in contact with the metal withstand a post-laser treatment (ultrasonic cleaning). The non-irradiated rest of the layer is washed off. In this work, we present results of a successful ceramic fixation extending over larger areas. This is fundamental for future applications of arbitrarily shaped implants.     

Ablation mechanism study on metallic materials with a 10 ps laser under high fluence

Single shot ablation of metallic materials of aluminium, titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) and gold has been studied with 10 picoseconds (ps) laser pulses experimentally and theoretically. The ablation rate variation at high fluence was explained by a simplified predictive model based on critical-point phase separation (CPPS) theory. A comparison between experimental and numerical results inferred that CPPS may well be the dominant ablation mechanism for high fluence laser ablation at 10 ps laser duration.