具有负膨胀性能的磁性材料

文章综述了国内外近些年来在各种磁性材料研究中发现的具有显著异常热膨胀行为的磁性化合物,其中包括反钙钛矿结构类型的Mn3AX,Th2Zn17结构类型的R2Fe17-xMxCy和钙钛矿结构类型的R1-xAxMnO3等系列。运用磁学理论,定性分析了负膨胀产生机理,并从实际应用角度对今后此类材料的进一步研究提出了展望     

具有负膨胀性能的磁性材料

文章综述了国内外近些年来在各种磁性材料研究中发现的具有显著异常热膨胀行为的磁性化合物,其中包括反钙钛矿结构类型的Mn3AX,Th2Zn17结构类型的R2Fe17-xMxCy和钙钛矿结构类型的R1-xAxMnO3等系列。运用磁学理论,定性分析了负膨胀产生机理,并从实际应用角度对今后此类材料的进一步研究提出了展望     

Composition and thermodynamic properties of thermal plasma with condensed phases

The initial relations of a method for calculating the composition and thermodynamic properties of a closed heterogeneous system in thermodynamic equilibrium at constant pressure and temperature are given. The gaseous phase is always present in the system, and substances in the condensed state can also be present, which are divided into several condensed phases. The essence of the method consists in the minimizing the Gibbs energy of a system in ideal state. The application possibilities of the method described are discussed in detail. The main aim of the article is to provide solutions to problems arising in the calculations of composition and thermodynamic properties. These problems are not only of physico-chemical nature but they also relate to the numerical calculations and stability. The nature of the problems is general and independent of computation method.     

Experimental study on the phase change and thermal properties of paraffin/carbon materials based thermal energy storage materials

In order to enhance the thermal energy storage efficiency of phase change materials, in this paper, expanded graphite (EG), multi-layer graphene nanoplatelet (MGN), graphite powder (GP) and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) as the effective heat transfer promoters in different mass fraction (0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.5 wt.%) were added into the paraffin. The chemical properties, latent heat capacities, thermal conductivities and heat storage performances of paraffin and the composites were investigated. The results showed that the addition of EG, MGN, GP and MWCNT could increase the thermal conductivity of paraffin. At 20 °C, the thermal conductivity of the paraffin was increased by 61.04%, 51.2%, 12.18% and 10.22% with 2.5 wt.% EG, MGN, GP and MWCNT, respectively. In addition, with the same mass fraction, the heat storage and release time of the composite were 56.03% and 54.26%, respectively, shorter than that of paraffin when the additive was EG.     

Design of diamond-shaped transient thermal cloaks with homogeneous isotropic materials

Transformation thermodynamics as a major extension of transformation optics has recently received considerable attention. In this paper, we present two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) diamond-shaped transient thermal cloaks with non-singular homogeneous material parameters. The absence of singularity in the parameters results from the fact that the linear coordinate transformation is performed by expanding a line segment rather than a point into a region, while the mechanism behind the homogeneity is the homogeneous stretching and compression along orthogonal directions during the transformation. Although the derived parameters remain anisotropic, we further show that this can be circumvented by considering a layered structure composed of only four types of isotropic materials based on the effective medium theory. Numerical simulation results confirm the good performance of the proposed cloaks.     

Negative thermal expansion: Mechanisms and materials

Negative thermal expansion (NTE) of materials is an intriguing phenomenon challenging the concept of traditional lattice dynamics and of importance for a variety of applications. Progresses in this field develop markedly and update continuously our knowledge on the NTE behavior of materials. In this article, we review the most recent understandings on the underlying mechanisms (anharmonic phonon vibration, magnetovolume effect, ferroelectrorestriction and charge transfer) of thermal shrinkage and the development of NTE materials under each mechanism from both the theoretical and experimental aspects. Besides the low frequency optical phonons which are usually accepted as the origins of NTE in framework structures, NTE driven by acoustic phonons and the interplay between anisotropic elasticity and phonons are stressed. Based on the data documented, some problems affecting applications of NTE materials are discussed and strategies for discovering and design novel framework structured NET materials are also presented.     

Physicochemical characteristics of the components of energetic condensed systems

The physicochemical characteristics of nanosized energetic materials (aluminum, ammonium nitrate, RDX) are studied and the burning rate of energetic condensed systems containing nanosized components is determined. The morphology, chemical purity, and thermal properties of nanosized powders produced by vacuum and plasma recondensation were examined. The materials obtained are identical to the precursors and are characterized by an increased reactivity compared to their microsized counterparts. At a pressure of 100 atm, a monopropellant prepared from nanosized RDX particles is found to have twice as high the burning velocity as a microsized RDX propellant. For nanoaluminum-ammonium perchlorate compositions, the burning velocity is demonstrated to be an order of magnitude higher than that for similar compositions with microsized aluminum. An important feature of nanoaluminum-based formulations is a decrease in the degree of agglomeration of metal fuel products and, hence, in two-phase losses in solid-propellant rocket engines.     

A study on preparation and properties of carbon materials/myristic acid composite phase change thermal energy storage materials

Microscale graphite (Gr) and nanoscale multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were chosen to modify the organic phase change material (PCM) of myristic acid (MA). The Gr/MA and MWCNTs/MA composite PCMs were prepared by adding the carbon materials at different mass fractions into MA. The experimental results indicated that both Gr and MWCNTs could enhance the thermal conductivity of MA. For the 3?wt% loading, the solid thermal conductivity of MA increased by 37.42% with Gr and 62.26% with MWCNTs. The FT-IR spectra showed that the reactions between carbon materials and MA were physical. The DSC results illustrated that the phase change latent heats of the composite PCMs decreased gradually with the additives increasing. Gr and MWCNTs strengthened the thermal stability of MA. The heat release rates of the composite PCMs accelerated. Three hundred thermal cycles of the chosen composite PCMs revealed that the prepared composite PCMs presented good thermal cycling stability.     

Low thermal expansion behavior and transport properties of Ni and Ge co-doped manganese nitride materials at cryogenic temperatures

A series of Ni and Ge co-doped manganese nitride materials were fabricated by mechanical ball milling followed by solid-state sintering. Their thermal expansion properties and electrical and thermal conductivities were investigated in the temperature range of 77–300 K. The results show that Ni and Ge co-doped manganese nitride materials have negative thermal expansion (NTE), and the operation-temperature window of NTE shifts toward the lower temperature region and the variation of linear thermal expansion (ΔL/L _(300K)) in the operation-temperature window of NTE decreases with increasing Ni content. The combination of these two factors results in a low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) at cryogenic temperatures. The average CTE of Mn₃(Cu_0.2Ni_0.4Ge_0.4)N drops to ‘zero’ in the temperature range of 190–77 K. The values of electrical and thermal conductivities of the Ni and Ge co-doped manganese nitride materials are in the ranges of 2–3×10³ (ohm cm)⁻¹ and 1.6–3.4 W (m K)⁻¹, respectively.     

Measurement of textile materials thermal properties

The determination of thermal properties of textile materials is difficult and subject to errors. Here we used two experimental methods. A PhotoPyroElectric method (Front PPE configuration with a modulated heat flow imposed on the surface of the sensor) and a commercial device (Alambeta) based the hot plate method. Two theorical approaches for the latter device were used. We tested the two methods on different textile materials (cotton, modal, wool and spacer). We observe good agreement between thermal conductivities measured with the two methods.     

Characteristics of the initiation of chain and thermal explosions of energetic materials by pulsed laser radiation

A comparative experimental and theoretical study of the initiation of silver azide (SA) single crystals and pressed pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN)–metal nanoparticles by a neodymium laser pulse is performed. The main differences in the explosive decomposition of the samples are associated with the absence of the induction period and the presence of subthreshold effects in the initiation of PETN-based composites. By contrast, the initiation of SA single crystals always features an induction period, but no subthreshold effects. It is shown that the observed differences in the explosive decomposition are due to the fact that SA single crystals decompose by the chain explosion mechanism, whereas pressed PETN–metal nanoparticles samples, by the thermal explosion mechanism in the micro-hotspot mode. The kinetic parameters of the initiation of the decomposition reaction calculated within the framework of the existing model are consistent with the available experimental data. An experimental criterion for distinguishing between the chain and thermal (in micro-hotspot) mechanisms of the initiation of an explosion under the action of a laser radiation pulse is formulated, according to which the absence of the induction period and a pronounced manifestation of subthreshold effects are indicative of a thermal explosion, whereas the presence of the induction period and the absence of subthreshold effects are characteristic of a chain explosion.     

Anomalous thermal expansion in the paramagnetic phase of dysprosium and terbium-50% holmium

The c-axis thermal expansion and expansion coefficients have been measured over the temperature range T_N < T < 273 K in single crystal dysprosium and terbium-50% holmium. The data show abrupt changes in the expansion coefficients at approximately 226 K in dysprosium and 250 K, 212 K and 196 K in terbium-50% holmium. Departures from lattice Grüneisen behaviour occur at temperatures well in excess of the Néel temperatures.     

The hydrogenation-dependent thermal expansion properties of hydrogenated graphene

Thermal expansion properties of hydrogenated graphene are investigated by performing the first-principles calculations. We find that both fully hydrogenated graphene (graphane) and half hydrogenated graphene (graphone) exhibit negative thermal expansion properties at low temperatures. Their thermal expansion behaviors display the hydrogenation-dependent features: hydrogenated graphene with boat-like structures possess better negative thermal expansion properties than those with chair-like structures. In particular, the graphane with boat-like structure shows giant negative thermal expansion, with thermal expansion coefficient of about ?4.1 × 10^-5 K^-1. Such different thermal behaviors are ascribed to different vibrational features, and the typical modes contributing to the negative thermal properties of the systems are addressed. Our results will be of importance for both fundamental understanding and the application of this family in nanodevices in the future.     

Investigation of phase transitions and thermal expansion of some complex tungsten-containing oxides

The phase transitions have been investigated and the thermal expansion coefficients have been determined in compounds with a structure of brannerite, defect pyrochlore, and tungsten bronze of the general formula M ^I A ^VWO_{6 − δ} (M ^I = □, H₃O, Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs; A ^V = V, Nb, Sb, and Ta; δ = 0, 0.5) by high-temperature X-ray diffraction and differential thermal analysis. It has been shown that brannerites and tungsten bronze do not undergo phase transitions and the compounds are characterized by a significant anisotropy of the thermal expansion, whereas pyrochlores undergo phase transitions of three types, and thermal deformations in them are determined by the size of M ^I atoms.     

Non-self-sustained discharge in nitrogen with a condensed dispersed phase

A non-self-sustained discharge in nitrogen with a condensed dispersed phase is studied experimentally for the first time under atmospheric pressure at room temperature. It is shown that macroparticles strongly affect the current-voltage characteristics as well as the stability of the discharge process. A numerical simulation of dust particle charging in nitrogen is carried out at room temperature and cryogenic temperatures under continuous medium conditions. It is shown that a considerable charge is accumulated at macroparticles in the nitrogen beam plasma. As the gas temperature decreases, the charge of macroparticles in nitrogen increases, while in argon their charge decreases. For this reason, the Coulomb interaction parameter for dust particles in nitrogen increases strongly upon a transition from room to cryogenic temperature, while in argon this parameter decreases. It is also shown that the characteristic time of dust particle charging is shorter than 1 μs for a beam current density of 90 μA/cm², while the neutralization of the charge takes milliseconds. Possible mechanisms of the influence of the dust component on the characteristics of non-self-sustained discharge are considered.     

Negative thermal expansion and phase transition behaviour in Ag2O

The structure of Ag₂O has been studied between 5 and 300 K using both high resolution synchrotron X-ray and neutron powder diffraction methods. Ag₂O exhibits strong negative thermal expansion below 200 K and the cell volume is only weakly temperature dependent between 200 and 300 K. There is evidence for a first order phase transition below 35 K in Ag₂O and this is apparently related to displacive disorder of the Ag cations. This disorder contributes to the observed NTE.     

Anomalous thermal expansion at phase transitions of Ag4RbI5

High resolution capacitance dilatometry has been used to verify the first-order nature of the 208 K phase transition in Ag RbI and to measure the volume change at the 122 K first-order phase transition. The latter is in accord with prediction using the Clausius-Clapeyron equation. Problems relating to the chemical stability of the compound are discussed.