Crystallization of amorphous Si3N4 and superhardness effect in HfC/Si3N4 nanomultilayers

HfC/Si₃N₄ nanomultilayers with various thicknesses of Si₃N₄ layer have been prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering. Microstructure and mechanical properties of the multilayers have been investigated. The results show that amorphous Si₃N₄ is forced to crystallize and grow coherently with HfC when the Si₃N₄ layer thickness is less than 0.95 nm, correspondingly the multilayers exhibit strong columnar structure and achieve a significantly enhanced hardness with the maximum of 38.2 GPa. Further increasing Si₃N₄ layer thickness leads to the formation of amorphous Si₃N₄, which blocks the coherent growth of multilayer, and thus the hardness of multilayer decreases quickly.     

Ablative property of HfC-based multilayer coating for C/C composites under oxy-acetylene torch

To improve ablation resistance of C/C composites, HfC-based coating and SiC coating were prepared on the surface of C/C composites by chemical vapor deposition. The coating exhibits dense surface and outstanding anti-ablation ability. Compared with uncoated C/C, the linear and mass ablation rates of the coated C/C decreased by 33.3% and 66.7%, respectively, after ablation for 20 s. The residual oxides can prevent oxygen from diffusing inwardly; large amounts of heat can be taken away by the gas generated during ablation, which is also helpful for protection.     

新型石墨插层化合物HfC2结构与性质的第一性原理研究

在高压下,预测一种新型石墨插层化合物HfC₂.采用第一性原理方法对其在0 GPa下的结构和性质进行研究,分别采用GGA-PBESOL、GGA-PW91和LDA方法进行结构优化,得到的晶体学数据基本相同.弹性常数和声子谱计算证实其力学和晶格动力学稳定性,表明HfC₂在0 GPa下能够稳定存在.采用GGA-PBESOL方法计算得到HfC₂的体模量和剪切模量达到265 GPa和118 GPa,Pugh比k<0.57,是一种具有高体模量的韧性材料.HfC₂存在C-C、Hf-C共价作用,且具有金属特性和特殊层状结构,是其具有高体模量和韧性的原因.最后,对HfC₂在0~500 GPa内的键长、体模量、剪切模量、k值等进行研究,探索其力学性质随压力变化的规律.