Sintering effect on electrical properties and pulse aging behavior of （V2O5-Mn3O4-Er2O3）-doped zinc oxide varistor ceramics

The effect of sintering temperature on microstructure, electrical properties, and pulse aging behavior of(V2 O5-Mn3 O4-Er2 O3)-doped zinc oxide varistor ceramics was systematically studied. When the sintering temperature increased, the average grain size increased from 6.1 to 8.7 m and the sintered density decreased from 5.52 to 5.43 g/cm3. The breakdown field decreased from 3856 to 922 V/cm with an increase in the sintering temperature up to 900 C, whereas a further increase to 2352 V/cm at 925 C. The nonlinear coefficient increased pronouncedly from 4.6 to 30.0 with an increase in the sintering temperature. The varistor ceramics sintered at 850 C exhibited the best clamping characteristics, with the clamp voltage ratio of the range of 2.22–2.88 for pulse current of 1–25 A. The varistor ceramics sintered at 925 C exhibited the strongest stability, with %ΔE 1 mA/cm2=–8.8% after applying the multi-pulse current of 25 A.     

Nonlinear behavior of Tb4O7-modified ZnO-Pr6O11-based ceramics with high breakdown field

The effect of Tb4O7 on electrical behavior of the ZnO-Pr6O11-based varistor ceramics was investigated.Microstructural analysis indicated that the addition of Tb4O7 decreased average grain size from 3.6 to 3.2 μm and increased the sintered density from 5.58 to 5.68 g/cm3.As the amount of Tb4O7 increased,the breakdown field increased from 9393 to 12437 V/cm and the nonlinear coefficient increased from 50 to 65.The varistor ceramics added with 0.5 mol.% in the amount of Tb4O7 exhibited an excellent stability by exhibiting-0.1% in the variation rate of the breakdown field,0% in the variation rate of the nonlinear coefficient,and 8.8% in the variation rate of the leakage current density for DC-accelerated aging stress of 0.85 E1 mA/115℃/24 h.     

Highly nonlinear property and threshold voltage of Sc2O3 doped ZnO-Bi2O3-based varistor ceramics

A series of ZnO-Bi2O3-based varistor ceramics doped with 0-0.4 mol.% Sc2O3 were prepared by high-energy ball milling and sintered at temperatures between 1000 and 1150oC. X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were applied to characterize the phases and microstructure of the varistor ceramics. A DC parameter instrument for varistor ceramics was applied to investigate the electronic properties and V-I characteristics. The results showed that there were no changes in crystal structure with Sc2O3-doped varistor ceramics and that the average size of ZnO grain increased first and then decreased. The best electronic characteristics of the varistor ceramics prepared by high-energy ball milling were found in 0.3 mol.% Sc2O3-doped ZnO-Bi2O3 -based ceramics sintered at 1000 oC, which exhibited a threshold voltage of 821 V/mm, nonlinear coefficient of 62.1 and leakage current of 0.16 μA.     

Microstructure and Electrical Properties of Er2O3-Doped ZnO-Based Varistor Ceramics Prepared by High-Energy Ball Milling

The microstructure, electrical properties and density of ZnO-based varistor ceramics with different Er2O3 content prepared by high-energy ball milling （HEBM） and sintered at 800℃ were investigated. With increasing Er2O3 content, the ZnO grain size decreases due to the Er-rich phases inhibiting grain growth ; and nonlinear coefficient （ α ） decreases because of the decrease of barrier height （φB） The breakdown voltage （Eb） and density increase, whereas leakage current （IL） decreases with increasing Er2O3 content. The barrier height （φB）, donor concentration （Nd）, density of interface states （Ns） decrease and barrier width （ω） increases with increasing Er2O3 content due to acceptor effect of Er2O3 in varistor ceramics.     

Microstructure,electrical and dielectric properties,and aging behavior of ZPCCA varistor ceramics with Er2O3 doping

The microstructure, electrical and dielectric properties, and DC-accelerated aging of the ZPCCA(ZnO-Pr6O11-CoO-Cr2O3-Al2O3) ceramics were investigated with various contents of Er2O3. The ceramic phases consisted of a bulk phase of ZnO grains, and a minor secondary phase of mixture of Pr6O11 and Er2O3. The increase of the content of doped Er2O3 increased the densities of sintered pellet from 5.66 to 5.85 g/cm3, and decreased the average grain size from 9.6 to 6.3 μm. With the increase of the content of doped Er2O3, the breakdown field increased from 2390 to 4530 V/cm, and the nonlinear coefficient increased from 28.4 to 39.1. The sample doped with 0.25 mol.% Er2O3 exhibited the strongest electrical stability; variation rates for the breakdown field measured at 1.0 mA /cm2, and for the non-ohmic coefficient were –3.4% and –23.8%, respectively, after application of a stress of 0.95 EB/125 ℃/24 h.     

Sintering behavior and microwave dielectric properties of （1-x）CaTiO_3-xLaAlO_3 ceramics

The sintering behavior,microstructure and microwave dielectric properties of (1–x)CaTiO3–xLaAlO3 (x=0.1,0.3,0.5,0.7,0.9,respectively) ceramics were investigated systematically by thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis (TG-DSC),X-ray diffraction (XRD),scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and a network analyzer.The result showed that forming temperature of the perovskite type crystal increased with increasing of x value.0.9CaTiO3-0.1LaAlO3 ceramics were sintered well from 1 400 to 1 550 oC,its bulk density increased with sintering temperature,and microwave dielectric properties of the ceramics at 1 400 oC was shown as follows: relative dielectric constant εr= 45.1,Q×f= 46 087 GHz and τf=–14.1×10–6/oC,respectively.But 0.7CaTiO3-0.3LaAlO3 ceramics were sintered well only when sintering temperature rose to 1 500 oC.(1–x)CaTiO3–xLaAlO3 (x=0.5,0.7 and 0.9,respectively) were not sintered well up to 1 550 oC and the sintered samples exhibited porous characteristic and with low bulk density.     

Effects of MgO on Properties of La2O3-TiO2 Ceramics

The influence of MgO on sintering and dielectric properties of La2O3-TiO2 ceramics was investigated, and the mechanism also discussed. The results show that La2O3-TiO2 ceramics with MgO can be sintered between 1200 and 1280 ℃. With the increasing of the MgO, the dielectric constant of the material decreases, but the temperature coefficient of dielectric constant increases. Between 1 and 40 MHz,     

Study on Agglomeration and Densification Behaviors of Gadolinium-Doped Ceria Ceramics

By synthesizing reactive powders via a self-sustaining combustion synthesis, the glycine-nitrate process, the gadolinium-doped celia （GDC） with the chemical formula Ce0.8Gd0.2O1.9 was prepared. The resultant powders were dispersed with the terpineol as the dispersant through different methods such as ball milling and high-shear dispersing. Coagulation factor （CF） was used to mark the degree of agglomeration on the nano-scale GDC in this work. The effect of agglomeration on the densification behavior at different sintering temperatures was investigated. The studies indicated that agglomeration retarded the densification at the sintering stage. The powders with better dispersion exhibited a higher sintered density at the same temperature. After effective dispersion treatment, GDC could be fully densified at the sintering temperature of 1300 ℃. The densification temperature was significantly lower than those reported previously. The high sintering kinetics of the ceramics was obtained based on the agglomeration control.     

Effect of La2O3 on Microstructure and Transmittance of Transparent Alumina Ceramics

Optically transparent alumina ceramics were fabricated by conventional process and sintered without pressure in H2 atmosphere. The results indicate that relative densities of alumina specimens increase to theoretical densities （T. D. ） with increasing content of La2O3. With increasing holding time during sintering, much less pores and larger grains were found in the sintered alumina samples. Higher transmittance was achieved in alumina codoped with MgO and La2O3 as compared with that doped with MgO only. The total-transmittance of alumina sample is up to 86% at twavelength range of 300 - 800 nm.     

Synthesis of Al2O3/TiCN-0.2%Y2O3 Composite by Hot Pressing

Al2O3/TiCN composites were synthesized by hot pressing.The influences of components and HP temperature on mechanical properties,such as bending strength,breaking tenacity and Vickers hardness were investigated.The results showed that the mechanical properties of Al2O3/TiCN composite increased with temperature when hot pressing temperature is below 1650 ℃.The mechanical properties reached their maximums when the composites were sintered at 1650 ℃ for 30 min under hot pressing pressure of 35 MPa,the value of bending strength,breaking tenacity and Vickers hardness was 1015 MPa,6.89 MPa·m1/2,and 20.82 MPa,respectively.When hot pressing temperature was above 1650 ℃,density decreased because of decomposition with increased temperature,and mechanical properties dropped because of rapid growth of grains in size at high temperature.Microstructure analysis showed that the addition of Y2O3 led to the formation of YAG phase so as to inhibit the growth of crystals.This helped to improve breaking tenacity of the composites.TiCN particles with diameters of 1 μm dispersed at Al2O3 grain boundaries,inhibited grain growth and enhanced mechanical properties of the composites.SEM study of the propagation of indentation cracks showed that the bridge linking behavior between matrix and strengthening phase might lead to the formation of the coexisted field of crack deflection,branching and bridge linking.The mechanism of this phenomenon was that the addition of Y2O3 improved the dispersion of TiCN particles so as to enhance the tenacity of the composites.The breaking tenacity was changed from 5.94 to 6.89 MPa·m1/2.     

氧化物添加对BaO-TiO2-Al2O3-SiO2玻璃陶瓷介电性能的影响

采用烧结法制备工艺,成功制备了BaO-TiO₂-Al₂O₃-SiO₂玻璃陶瓷,以钛酸钡体系玻璃陶瓷为基础成分添加不同种类氧化物(Y2O3,Ni2O3,ZrO2),并采用X射线衍射(XRD),场发射扫描电镜(FESEM),精密阻抗分析仪测试仪(LCR)对添加不同氧化物玻璃陶瓷样品的析出相成分、微观结构和介电性能进行表征,研究了氧化物添加对BaO-TiO₂-Al₂O₃-SiO₂玻璃陶瓷性能的影响。研究结果表明:添加不同的氧化物并未改变BaO-TiO₂-Al₂O₃-SiO₂玻璃陶瓷的析出相种类,但能够促进基体中钙钛矿结构钛酸钡结晶相的生成。同时添加不同氧化物后样品的致密度均随烧结温度的升高呈现先增大后减小的变化趋势,在最适烧结温度下,氧化物的添加提高了不同烧结玻璃陶瓷样品的致密度,并优化了样品的介电性能。通过添加不同种类氧化物获得了同时具有高致密度和良好介电性能的玻璃陶瓷成分,当添加0.5%(质量分数)Ni₂O₃时,样品在最佳烧结温度1230°C下烧结获得最大致密度为98.6%,提高了1.65%,样品室温下的介电常数高达1100,提高了139.5%。     

Microstructure and Electrical Properties of Er_2O_3-Doped ZnO-Based Varistor Ceramics Prepared by High-Energy Ball Milling

Zinc oxide (ZnO) varistors exhibit highly nonlin-ear voltage-current (V-I) properties and it is ex-pressed bythe relationI=KVα,whereKis a constantandαis a nonlinear coefficient .They are extensivelyused as surge arresters in electric power lines ,such a…     

Preparation of transparent Y2O3 ceramic by slip casting and vacuum sintering

In the present work transparent Y2O3 ceramics were made by slip casting and vacuum sintering of nanopowders with sodium poly-acrylic acid(PAA-Na) as dispersant.The rheological properties of Y2O3 nanopowder slurry were investigated using different amounts of dis-persant and solid contents.The microstructures and transmittance of the sintered ceramics were also studied by means of scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and ultra-violet visible spectrometry.The results showed that rheological behaviors of the Y2O3 nanopowder slurry were effectively promoted by sodium polyacrylic acid.Highly dispersive and stable slurries were obtained as the dispersant was added over 1.0 dwb% under the fixed conditions of pH 11 and 45 wt.% solid content.All the slip cast green bodies were sintered into highly dense ceramics after sintering at 1700 oC for 5 h in vacuum,wherein the sample added with 1.1% sodium polyacrylic acid exhibited the highest relative den-sity of 99.36% and transmission of 30% at 800 nm wavelength.     

烧结温度及Y2O3对9Cr-RAFM钢性能的影响

采用粉末冶金技术,以球磨-模压-真空烧结工艺制备2种9Cr-RAFM钢:以0.3%Y2O3(质量分数)为弥散相的ODS 9Cr铁基高温合金和不添加Y2O3的Non-ODS 9Cr铁基高温合金。研究烧结温度及Y2O3对RAFM钢的力学性能和微观组织的影响。研究结果表明:采用球磨-模压-真空烧结工艺制备的ODS合金的综合力学性能高于Non-ODS合金,并且在1 390℃烧结,保温2 h条件下制备的ODS合金具有最佳的综合力学性能(抗拉强度600 MPa,伸长率23.1%)。并对不同球磨时间的合金粉末进行XRD物相分析,用SEM及能谱分析技术研究Y2O3影响RAFM钢的微观组织成分和力学性能的机理。     

掺杂氧化铝对纳米钨粉烧结过程的影响

以碳热预还原和氢气深还原两步制备的纳米钨粉作为烧结原料,即先通过碳黑还原脱除三氧化钨中的大部分氧,再以氢还原脱除残留的氧。该方法制备的钨粉颗粒呈球形形貌,平均晶粒度可达90 nm。同时,向钨粉中掺杂质量分数为1%和2%的氧化铝,探究了氧化铝对钨粉烧结行为的影响。通过烧结样品的断口形貌和晶粒的平均尺寸分析发现,氧化铝对烧结后期的晶粒长大有明显的抑制作用,相同的烧结温度下晶粒的尺寸随着氧化铝含量的上升而减小。在1600 ℃时,纯钨粉烧结坯的晶粒平均尺寸为2.75 μm,但添加质量分数为1%和2%氧化铝的烧结样品晶粒平均尺寸约为1.5 μm,这是由于氧化铝能有效地抑制烧结后期的钨粉晶粒长大。纯钨粉和掺杂氧化铝钨粉的烧结坯的硬度随温度升高具有不同的趋势。掺杂钨粉烧结坯的硬度随着温度的升高而升高,且其最大值高于800 HV。但是,纯钨粉烧结坯的硬度随烧结温度增加而先增加后降低,在1400 ℃时取得最大值（473.6 HV）,这是由纯钨粉烧结坯的晶粒在高温下急剧长大所导致。在烧结温度为1600 ℃时,纯钨粉、掺杂质量分数1%和2%的氧化铝掺杂的钨粉的烧结坯的相对密度依次为98.52%、95.43%和93.5%。      

CuTa_2O_6掺杂Ba(Zn_(1/3)Ta_(2/3))O_3基微波陶瓷烧结动力学及微波性能

结合烧结动力学模型和微观形貌观察,研究未掺杂和掺杂CuTa_2O_6的Ba(Zn_(1/3)Ta_(2/3))O_3陶瓷在1 270~1 520℃温度范围内的致密化过程和烧结动力学机理。结果表明:在1 150℃以上烧结,随温度升高,Ba(Zn_(1/3)Ta_(2/3))O_3的烧结机制从体积扩散向晶界扩散转变。掺杂0.25%CuTa_2O_6可显著加快Ba(Zn_(1/3)Ta_(2/3))O_3陶瓷的烧结致密化过程,在显著降低烧结温度的同时,可大幅缩短烧结时间并有效地促进B位的有序化。掺杂Ba(Zn_(1/3)Ta_(2/3))O_3陶瓷在1370℃烧结12h即可获得96%的相对密度,在1 370℃烧结12 h后的介电常数(εr)和品质因数(Q·f)分别约为29.4和985 35;相比较,未掺杂Ba(Zn_(1/3)Ta_(2/3))O_3在1 520℃烧结12 h的εr和Q·f分别只有27.4和68 147。掺杂Ba(Zn_(1/3)Ta_(2/3))O_3陶瓷经1 520℃烧结48 h的εr和Q·f分别约为28.2和103 131。