Subtle interactions in silica-alumina mixtures

Object of the study in this paper was the mechanical mixtures of amorphous silica and α-Al₂O₃ with different precursors (gibbsite, boehmite, and γ-Al₂O₃). The results obtained revealed that measurable interactions exist in different binary systems without previous thermal treatment. These interactions could be explained by the existence of attractive and repulsive forces which appear between the OH⁻ groups present on the surfaces of alumina and silica constituents. In thermally treated samples, the interactions are not driven by intermolecular forces but rather by polymorphic transformations of alumina and silica, which are followed by sintering.     

锂掺杂ZnO陶瓷靶材制备及其掺杂引起的缺陷

采用燃烧合成和放电等离子烧结方法制备锂掺杂ZnO陶瓷靶材. 利用XRD, SEM, TEM和激光粒径分析等手段分析合成粉体与陶瓷的显微结构. 结果表明, 锂掺杂ZnO粉体与陶瓷均为纤锌矿结构, 无其他相存在; 粉体的粒径分布为0.18-1.7 μm, 烧结体致密度较高, 晶粒尺寸为1-3 μm. 此外, 分析锂元素在烧结过程中引起掺杂缺陷变化, 锂元素由ZnO晶格的间隙位置转移为替代锌晶格位置, 实现受主掺杂, 为实现p型ZnO薄膜的制备奠定基础.     

High pressure infiltration sintering behavior of WC-Co alloys

In this paper, two average tungsten carbide particle sizes of 2, 0.5?μm are placed respectively, in contact with a WC-16Co substrate, pressed at the pressure of 4.5–5.5?GPa, and heated to temperatures ranging from 1350°C to 1500°C in a large-volume cubic press. During the process Co was forced out of the WC-16Co substrate into the compressed powder. The resulting infiltrated samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Vickers hardness and cutting performance tests. The results of XRD confirmed that the sintered bulks have WC and Co phases. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis reveals that the WC grains in well-sintered alloys are round in shape and cobalt with lower content is uniformly dispersed in the WC grain boundaries. The sintered sub-micron WC-Co alloy with a cobalt content of 3.8?wt% exhibits a prominent combination of high hardness value of 23.1?GPa and a large fracture toughness value of 8.6?MPa?m^½. The high-speed cutting tests indicating its cutting performance is significantly superior to the commercial YG6X (WC-6?wt%Co with WC grain size of 0.5?μm).     

The effect of processing conditions on the mechanical properties of polyethylene produced by selective laser sintering

A study was performed to explore the feasibility of processing a polyethylene by selective laser sintering. The polyethylene powder was characterised by scanning electron microscopy, particle size analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. The laser sintering processing conditions, especially powder bed temperature, laser power and laser scan counts, were studied. Well defined tensile testing specimens of the polyethylene were produced successfully by double laser scanning. The effect of the thermal history during the laser sintering process on the mechanical properties of the laser sintered parts is discussed for the first time.     

Cold Sintering: A Paradigm Shift for Processing and Integration of Ceramics

This paper describes a sintering technique for ceramics and ceramic‐based composites, using water as a transient solvent to effect densification (i.e. sintering) at temperatures between room temperature and 200 °C. To emphasize the incredible reduction in sintering temperature relative to conventional thermal sintering this new approach is named the “Cold Sintering Process” (CSP). Basically CSP uses a transient aqueous environment to effect densification by a mediated dissolution–precipitation process. CSP of NaCl, alkali molybdates and V₂O₅ with small concentrations of water are described in detail, but the process is extended and demonstrated for a diverse range of chemistries (oxides, carbonates, bromides, fluorides, chlorides and phosphates), multiple crystal structures, and multimaterial applications. Furthermore, the properties of selected CSP samples are demonstrated to be essentially equivalent as samples made by conventional thermal sintering.     

Dry Sintering Meets Wet Silver‐Ion “Soldering”: Charge‐Transfer Plasmon Engineering of Solution‐Assembled Gold Nanodimers From Visible to Near‐Infrared I and II Regions

Achieving highly tunable and localized surface plasmon resonance up to near infrared (NIR) regions is a key target in nanoplasmonics. In particular, a self‐assembly process capable of producing highly uniform and solution‐processable nanomaterials with tailor‐made plasmonic properties is lacking. We herein address this problem through a conjunctive use of wet Ag⁺ soldering and dry thermal sintering to produce nanodimer‐derived structures with precisely engineered charge‐transfer plasmon (CTP). The sintered dimers are water soluble, featuring gradually shifted CTP spanning an 800 nm wavelength range (up to NIR II). Upon silica removal, the products are grafted by DNA to offer surface functionality. This process is also adaptable to DNA‐linked AuNP dimers toward plasmonic meta‐materials via DNA‐guided soldering and sintering.     

过渡金属复合氧化物电子组态与表面光伏响应的关系(Ⅰ)──M(Ⅱ)铁酸盐(M=Cu,Co,Ni)的研究

利用表面光电压谱及场诱导表面光电压谱研究了部分过渡金属复合氧化物的电子组态与其光伏响应的关系.结果表明,在过渡金属M(M＝Cu,Co,Ni)铁酸盐系列样品中,开壳层的Cu(Ⅱ)(铁酸盐)和CO(Ⅱ)(铁酸盐)的电荷转移跃迁(CT)具有双激发态的成分,其中含有较强的低能电子跃迁;与它们相比,闭壳层的Ni(Ⅱ)铁酸盐的CT跃迁则需要较大的能量.三者的FISPS证实了它们具有不同的CT跃迁性质,为其催化反应机理研究提供了微观信息.     

Influence of the support and precursor compounds on the sintering and coking of supported nickel oxyreforming catalysts

In this paper the activity, selectivity and mainly stability of nickel catalysts in the oxyreforming reaction are analyzed. The catalysts were prepared employing different precursors (nickel nitrate and nickel acetylacetonate) on α-Al₂O₃ and α-Al₂O₃ modified by a layer of aluminium oxide. The catalytic sample obtained from nickel acetylacetonate on the modified support showed the best stability.     

TiO2纳米粒子膜表面性质的研究

ＴｉＯ_２纳米粒子膜在光催化降解大气和水中的污染物［１］、光电转换［２］、光致变色［３］等方面有广阔的应用前景,近年来受到了科学界的高度重视．研究表明,膜的表面性质对如上应用有着重要影响．本文采用等离子体化学气相沉积法（ＰＥＣＶＤ法）［４］制备了ＴｉＯ２的纳米粒子膜,分别采用ＴｉＣｌ４等离子体或Ｏ２等离子体处理膜表面,获得两种不同表面性质的ＴｉＯ２纳米粒子膜;并利用表面光电压谱（ＳＰＳ）和电场诱导表面光电压谱（ＥＦＩＳＰＳ）技术对膜的表面性质进行具体分析,探讨了其在光催化领域的可能应用．１实验部…     

Effect of heat treatment on the mechanical and microstructural characterization of Mg-AZ91E/TiC composites

Mg-AZ91E/TiC_p composite was fabricated using a spontaneous infiltration technique at 950 °C under an argon atmosphere. The composites produced have 37 vol.% of metal matrix and 63 vol.% of TiC-like reinforcement. The obtained composites were subsequently solution heat-treated at 413 °C during 24 h, cold water quenched, and subsequently artificially aged at 168 and 216 °C during 16 h in an argon atmosphere. Effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties was evaluated. Microstructural characterization was analyzed using different techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Interface between matrix and reinforcement was examined using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and mechanical properties were evaluated by measuring the elastic modulus and hardness. Mg, TiC, Al, and Mg₁₇Al₁₂ phases through XRD were detected. Meanwhile, using TEM analysis in heat-treated composites MgAl₂O₄, MgO, and Al₂O₃ were identified. The as-fabricated composite have elastic modulus and hardness of 162 GPa and 316 Hv, respectively. After solution heat treatment and aging at 168 °C during 12 h, the composites reaches values of 178 GPa and 362 Hv for the elastic modulus and hardness, respectively. Time of aging was correlated with measures of elastic modulus and hardness.