超导氧化物La1.85Sr0.15CuO4/超高分子量聚乙烯复合材料的输运性质

采用热压法获得了具有不同混合比例的超导氧化物La1.85Sr0.15CuO4/超高分子量聚乙烯导电复合材料,并利用x射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜和标准四引线方法对复合材料的结构和低温电输运性质进行测量.实验结果显示,超导氧化物La1.85Sr0.15CuO4颗粒随机分布在聚合物本体中,相互间没有连接构成网络结构.在正常态下,复合材料的电阻-温度变化曲线给出类半导体行为.但对应于超导氧化物La1.85Sr0.15CuO4的超导转变温度Tc处,复合材料的电阻-温度变化曲线出现了极小值.室温下电阻率ρ随外加电场强度E的变化曲线测量结果表明,ρ-E曲线为一线形关系,随着电场强度E增加,电阻率ρ下降.文中对可能存在的导电机制进行分析,结果表明隧道贯穿模型可以很好地解释复合材料的导电机制.另外,外加电场强度E对复合材料的电输运特性有明显的影响.     

石墨烯/铝基复合材料在纳米压痕过程中位错与石墨烯相互作用机制的模拟研究

石墨烯因其优异的力学性能已成为增强金属基复合材料的理想增强体.然而,目前对石墨烯/金属基复合材料在纳米压痕过程中嵌入石墨烯与位错之间的相互作用仍不清晰.本文采用分子动力学模拟方法,对90°,45°和0°位向的石墨烯/铝基复合材料进行了纳米压痕模拟,研究了压痕加载和卸载过程中石墨烯/铝基复合材料的位错形核及演化,以获取不同位向的石墨烯与位错的相互作用机制,并分析其对塑性区的影响.研究发现,石墨烯可以有效阻碍位错运动,并且石墨烯会沿着位错滑移方向发生弹性变形.在纳米压痕过程中,位错与不同位向石墨烯之间的相互作用差异导致塑性区的变化趋势不同.研究结果表明,在石墨烯/铝基复合材料中,位向不同的石墨烯对位错阻碍强度和方式不同,且石墨烯位向为45°的复合材料的硬度高于其他模型.此外,石墨烯/铝基复合材料的位错线总长度的演化规律与石墨烯位向紧密相关.本文研究可为设计和制备高性能石墨烯/金属基复合材料提供一定的理论指导.     

铁电体-半导体量子点复合材料

文章介绍了这一领域的最新研究进展,并重点报道了一类新型铁电体基纳米复合材料－铁电体半 量子点复合材料的制备与光学性质,该材料在新型电致光元件及量子点激器中有着很好的应用前景。     

CdSe量子点膨润土复合材料的制备与表征

首先以CdCl₂·2.5H₂O、SeO₂和NaBH₄为反应物,制备巯基丁二酸稳定的CdSe量子点。然后将有机膨润土与CdSe量子点溶液混合并充分搅拌,制备负载CdSe量子点的膨润土发光材料,用荧光光谱、扫描电镜和X射线粉末衍射等分析测试手段对所得材料的光谱性能与微观结构进行表征。光谱分析表明,量子点膨润土复合材料的发光颜色与量子点溶液非常一致;X射线光电子能谱分析表明,复合后的材料中含有Cd 和 Se两种元素;此外,在量子点膨润土复合材料X射线粉末衍射谱中可见CdSe量子点（111）、（220）及（331）3个晶面的衍射峰,2θ=4.3°处出现膨润土（001）衍射峰。数据表明,在制备的CdSe量子点膨润土复合材料中,量子点和膨润土的结构都没有改变。     

钨/石墨烯/钨面向等离子体复合材料力学和热学及其抗辐照性能的第一性原理计算研究

通过第一性原理计算研究了钨/石墨烯/钨复合材料相比于纯钨金属在力学与热学性质方面的变化，并用氦原子-空位缔合缺陷模拟核聚变辐照损伤评估等离子体辐照条件下的性能.计算结果表明:钨/石墨烯/钨复合材料的体积弹性模量、杨氏模量与剪切模量呈现一定程度的下降，但是提升了钨基材料的延展性;钨/石墨烯/钨复合材料的热膨胀系数有所增加，但是具有较高的最小热导率.本文阐述了石墨烯界面层可以对基体杂质与缺陷进行吸附的独特机制，通过这种机制，钨/石墨烯/钨复合材料在力学、热膨胀系数以及最小热导率有更低程度的衰减，这显示了钨/石墨烯/钨复合材料在抗辐照性能方面具有较大的应用潜力.     

γ射线辐射下制备聚苯胺/银纳米复合材料及其输运性质

在γ射线辐射下,采用一步法制备了聚苯胺/银复合材料,通过红外光谱、紫外-可见光光谱、X射线衍射分析表明,所制备的样品由聚苯胺和面心立方相的银组成. 反应机理研究表明,聚苯胺是通过苯胺阳离子与·OH反应生成的苯胺阳离子自由基之间的反应生成的,银是通过银Ag⁺与e^-_aq的反应生成的. 扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜显示聚苯胺/银复合物呈纳米纤维和纳米颗粒的形貌,这种形貌可能是由于类似〝快速混合〞聚合反应的过程造成的. 在80～300 K,聚苯胺/银复合材料的输运行为可较好地符合变程跃迁模型,而在80 K以下,则明显地偏离变程跃迁模型.     

(纳米MCM-41)-CdS主-客体复合材料的制备及光学性质

以水热法制备了纳米微粒MCM-41分子筛，通过离子交换法将Cd(II)交换到分子筛中，然后采用硫代乙酰胺作硫化氢前驱体对(MCM-41)-Cd进行硫化，制备出主-客体复合材料(MCM-41)-CdS．化学分析表明，客体成功地组装到分子筛中．粉末X射线衍射结果表明，组装过程并未破坏所制备的主-客体材料中分子筛的骨架，分子筛骨架完整且结晶度仍然很高．红外光谱表明所制备材料骨架保持完好．低温N2吸附-解吸附研究表明，相对于MCM-41分子筛主体所制备的复合材料孔体积、孔尺寸及比表面积降低，表明客体在分子筛孔道内组装成功．制备的主-客体复合材料固体扩散漫反射吸收光谱相对于CdS体相呈现某些蓝移，说明客体处于分子筛孔道内，也表明分子筛主体对纳米硫化镉客体表现出明显的立体限域效应．(纳米MCM-41)-CdS及(微米MCM-41)-CdS样品呈现明显发光．     

超导-高分子复合材料介电性质的研究

采用固相反应法制备高温超导材料Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu2O3(Bi-2223),以高温超导材料为基体加入聚乙丙烯橡胶(EPR)高分子绝缘材料,通过不同温度退火处理,制备一系列超导.高分子复合材料,运用X射线衍射技术(XRD)和扫描电镜(SEM)对样品进行物相分析;采用低温循环系统测量样品电阻随温度变化关系;利用HP4294A型阻抗分析仪测量样品的介电特性,并对样品的电输运性质和介电特性进行了探讨.     

化学合成的钯改性的NiFe2O4纳米颗粒的结构和磁性

采用溶胶-凝胶自动燃烧方法合成了镍铁-钯复合材料NiFe₂O₄-Pd的磁性纳米颗粒. 样品在800 ℃烧结6 h生成结晶相. X射线衍射证实样品呈尖晶石结构. 利用场发射扫描电子显微镜研究结构形态和纳米颗粒的大小. 饱和磁化强度在100和300 K时,随着钯含量增加达5%降低,但加入10%Pd时磁化强度突然上升.     

聚偏二氟乙烯/(Y0.97Eu0.03)2O3稀土氧化物纳米复合材料制备、形貌及发光性能

借助超声技术采用一种简便易行的共沉淀方法制备出聚偏二氟乙烯(PVDF) /钇铕稀土氧化物((Y0.97Eu0.03)2O3)纳米粒子发光纳米复合材料。复合材料的断面形貌和(Y0.97Eu0.03)2O3纳米粒子在PVDF基体中的分散状态通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)进行了研究,其发光性质通过荧光光谱进行表征。SEM结果表明:当(Y0.97Eu0.03)2O3纳米粒子添加量在1% ～5%时,(Y0.97Eu0.03)2O3纳米粒子在PVDF基体中形成尺寸在50 nm～2μm的团聚体,其尺寸随(Y0.97Eu0.03)2O3添加量增加而增大;当(Y0.97Eu0.03)2O3添加量小于1%时, (Y0.97Eu0.03)2O3纳米粒子在PVDF基体中实现了较好分散。发光光谱结果表明制备的纳米复合材料具有明显的红光发射特征,对应于(Y0.97Eu0.03)2O3纳米粒子的本征发射。制备的高分子发光纳米复合材料将来有望在光学材料中获得应用。     

A Review of Advanced Composite and Nanostructured Coatings by Solid-State Cold Spraying Process

Cold spraying (CS) has been widely explored over the last decade due to its low process temperature and limited thermal effect on spray materials. As a solid-state process, the inherent deficiencies of traditional thermal spraying such as oxidation, decomposition, and grain growth are avoided. This article summarizes the research work on the fabrication of composites and nanostructured coatings by the promising CS process. After a brief introduction to CS and its deposition mechanisms, the preparation methods of spray powders are classified. Different methods are appropriate for particles of various properties, and the tendency is to design composite powders by combined methods in order to create coatings with specified properties. Then, the co-deposition mechanism of composite particles as well as research findings on metal–metal, metal–ceramic, and metal–intermetallic composite coatings are reviewed concerning the deposition characteristics, microstructure and its relation to properties. Moreover, CS has been used to deposit a variety of nanostructured materials, including metals, metal–ceramic composites, and even ceramics, retaining their nanocrystalline nature in the coating without grain growth or phase transformation. Finally, the potential applications of CS and issues to be addressed in coating deposition are discussed.     

Preparation and Characterization of Nano-structured Ceramic Powders Synthesized by Emulsion Combustion Method

The emulsion combustion method (ECM), a novel powder production process, was originally developed to synthesize nano-structured metal-oxide powders. Metal ions in the aqueous droplets were rapidly oxidized by the combustion of the surrounding flammable liquid. The ECM achieved a small reaction field and a short reaction period to fabricate the submicron-sized hollow ceramic particles with extremely thin wall and chemically homogeneous ceramic powder. Alumina, zirconia, zirconia–ceria solid solutions and barium titanate were synthesized by the ECM process. Alumina and zirconia powders were characterized to be metastable in crystalline phase and hollow structure. The wall thickness of alumina was about 10nm. The zirconia–ceria powders were found to be single-phase solid solutions for a wide composition range. These powders were characterized as equiaxed-shape, submicron-sized chemically homogeneous materials. The powder formation mechanism was investigated through the synthesis of barium titanate powder with different metal sources.     

Preparation of nano-structured Pt-YSZ composite and its application in oxygen potentiometric sensor

Nano-structured Platinum-Yttria Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) composites for oxygen potentiometric sensors were directly prepared with carbon black and the precursors such as chloroplatinic acid, zirconyl nitrate and yttrium nitrate. The as-prepared Pt-YSZ composite consisted of cubic crystalline YSZ and Pt particles, and the particle sizes of Pt catalyst and YSZ electrolyte were about 25-35 and 5-10 nm, respectively. The Pt-YSZ composite electrodes exhibited excellent electrochemical performances when evaluated by EIS measurements. The introduction of the nano-structured Pt-YSZ composite into the oxygen potentiometric sensor can reduce sensor's operating temperature to be about 380 °C, and also can reduce sensor's response time to be about 5 s at 400 °C. The oxygen potentiometric sensors incorporating nano-structured Pt-YSZ composites exhibited longer lifetime than those employing pure Pt as the sensing electrodes.     

A Review of Research Trends in Microwave Processing of Metal-Based Materials and Opportunities in Microwave Metal Casting

Microwave processing of materials has emerged as a new method for processing of a variety of materials in the recent years. Microwaves have been used effectively with significant advantages, particularly in food processing and chemical synthesis. They are also found to be efficient for processing polymers, ceramics, polymeric composites, and ceramic composites. The physics of interaction of microwaves with characteristically different materials is not yet explored well; consequently, there are challenges in microwave processing of metal-based materials. Industrial processing of bulk metal is yet to be popular in spite of the fact that the feasibility of metal powder sintering was demonstrated a few decades ago. This article provides a summary of fundamental aspects of microwave processing of metal-based materials and their interaction with metallic materials. The processing challenges have been surveyed; developments in terms of techniques and tooling have been analyzed. Possible effects of microwave processing on metallic materials, in particular metal powders, bulk metals, bulk metal-metal powder systems, and sheet metals have been presented. Future research aspects of microwave processing of metallic materials with reference to metal casting have been identified.     

Interphase phenomena in superconductive polymer-ceramic nanocomposites

Dynamic mechanical properties (elastic moduli, phase angle) for superconducting (SC) polymer–ceramic composites based on Y₁Ba₂Cu₃O_7?x SC oxide ceramic and superhighmolecular polyethylene have been investigated. The analysis of the obtained data shows a strong interaction of the polymeric binder with the surface of the ceramic grains. It is concluded that changes of packing and structure of the macromolecules occur at the ceramic–polymer interface. This is confirmed by melting enthalpy measurements of SC polymer–ceramic composites of different filler content. Scanning electron microscopy studies of the high temperature SC composites showed that the ceramic grains are evenly covered by the binder for both amorphous and crystalline polymers. EPR (electron paramagnetic resonance) spectra of polymer–ceramic composites have shown that the intensity of the EPR signals of Cu²⁺(1) depends on the nature and the content of binder. The Mn, Co, Zn, Ni containing superconducting composites have been obtained by frontal polymerization.     

Electromechanical response of 2-2 layered piezoelectric composites: A micromechanical model based on the asymptotic homogenization method

A micromechanical model based on the asymptotic homogenization technique has been developed to predict the complete elastic, dielectric and piezoelectric properties of a general 2-2 layered piezoelectric composite where the constituent phases are elastically anisotropic and piezoelectrically active. Two classes of layered piezoelectric composites (i.e. longitudinally and transversely layered) are considered in two widely different ceramic- and polymer-based systems and their effective properties are obtained in the limits of both large-volume (i.e. bulk) and small-volume (i.e. thin-film) systems. It is demonstrated that: (i) in the bulk, ceramic–ceramic layered composite system, the elastic, piezoelectric, and dielectric properties of the composites vary linearly with volume fraction of the second phase, while in the bulk ceramic–polymer layered composite system, the corresponding properties vary non-linearly with volume fraction of the second phase; (ii) in the prismatic (thin-film) layered piezoelectric composite system, the non-vanishing, effective elastic, piezoelectric and dielectric properties vary linearly with the volume fraction of the second phase for both the longitudinally and transversely layered composite structures in the ceramic–ceramic and the ceramic–polymer composite systems; (iii) the ceramic–polymer piezoelectric layered composites that incorporate a low density polymeric phase with lower acoustic impedance generally exhibit enhanced piezoelectric coupling constants and lowered acoustic impedance; (iv) the longitudinally layered composites exhibit higher piezoelectric coupling constants and lower acoustic impedance compared to that of the transversely layered composites; and (v) the best combination of properties for applications such as hydrophones (i.e. the highest piezoelectric coupling constants and the lowest acoustic impedance) is obtained in the ceramic–polymer, longitudinally layered, thin-film, piezoelectric composites.     

Synthesis and study of electroactive nanoparticles and their polymer composites for novel applications

Polymer ceramic composites using a polymer binder, nanosized BaTiO₃ and metal particles were developed for radiation shielding in the microwave region. From X-ray Diffraction (XRD) the crystallinity and nanosize of BaTiO₃ was confirmed in the composite. Interesting changes in Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) were observed before and after ball milling of BaTiO₃. Shielding Efficiency (SE) of microwave radiation has been measured from transmitted fraction (TF) of electromagnetic waves (EM) at different frequencies. The changes in TF were assigned to reflection and absorption of EM waves in different composites.     

Microstructural Features and Electrophysical Characteristics of Ceramic–Crystal Matrix Composites

The electrophysical properties of ceramic–crystal matrix composites are studied. Piezoelectrically active PZT/LiNbO₃ ceramic matrix composites with LiNbO₃ concentrations of 0–20 vol % are fabricated. Complex elastic, dielectric, and piezoelectric parameters are measured, and the microstructural characteristics of the obtained samples are studied experimentally. It is found that the extreme electrophysical properties of ceramic–crystal matrix composites depend on the properties and structure of the piezoceramic matrix and crystalline filler, and on the matrix microporosity produced during sintering. The electrophysical parameters of ceramic–crystal matrix composites as functions of crystalline filler content are established through the competing microporosity growth effects of the ceramic matrix and the increase in crystalline filler content.     

Visibly transparent & radiopaque inorganic organic composites from flame-made mixed-oxide fillers

Radiopaque composites have been produced from flame-made ytterbium/silica mixed oxide within a crosslinked methacrylate resin matrix. The refractive index of the filler powder increased with ytterbium oxide loading. A high transparency was achieved for a matching refractive index of the filler powder and the polymer in comparison to commercial materials with 52 wt% ceramic filling. It was demonstrated that powder homogeneity with regard to particle morphology and distribution of the individual metal atoms is essential to obtain a highly transparent composite. In contrast, segregation of crystalline single-oxide phases drastically decreased the composite transparency despite similar specific surface areas, refractive indices and overall composition. The superior physical strength, transparency and radiopacity compared to composites made from conventional silica based-fillers makes the flame-made mixed-oxide fillers especially attractive for dental restoration materials.     

Absorption enhancement of 980 nm MSM photodetector with a plasmonic grating structure

We present finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulation to analyze the optical absorption enhancement of metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) photodetectors employing plasmonic grating structures. Simulation results show that the combination of a subwavelength aperture and a nano-structured metal grating results in up to 16 times enhancement in optical absorption, in comparison to conventional MSM photodetector structures employing only a subwavelength aperture.