Structural and electrical transport properties of a rare earth double perovskite oxide：Ba2ErNbO6

The double perovskite oxide barium erbium niobate,Ba2ErNbO6(BEN) was synthesized by solid state reaction technique.Rietveld refinement of the X-ray diffraction pattern of the sample showed cubic(Fm3m) phase at room temperature.Fourier transform infrared spectrum showed two primary phonon modes of the sample at around 387 and 600 cm–1.Raman spectrum of the sample taken at 488 nm excitation wavelength showed four primary strong peaks at 106,382,747 and 814 cm–1.Lorentzian lines with 10 bands were used to fit the Raman spectrum.A group theoretical study was performed to assign all the Raman modes.Impedance spectroscopy was applied to investigate the ac electrical conductivity of BEN in a temperature range from 303 to 673 K and in a frequency range from 100 Hz – 1 MHz.The dielectric relaxation mechanism was discussed in the frame work of permittivity,conductivity,modulus and impedance formalisms.The complex plane plot of the impedance data was modeled by an equivalent circuit consisting of two serially connected R-CPE units,(one for the grain and the other for the grain boundary),each containing a resistor(R) and a constant phase element(CPE).The R-CPE units were used to incorporate the non-ideal character of the polarization phenomenon instead of an ideal capacitive behaviour.The relaxation time corresponding to dielectric loss was found to obey the Arrhenius law with activation energy of 0.85 eV.The frequency dependent conductivity spectra followed the Jonscher power law.The Cole-Cole model was used to investigate the dielectric relaxation mechanism in the sample.     

Preparation and Easy-Cleaning Property of Rare Earth Composite Ceramic

Rare earth and far-infrared mineral composite materials were added to ceramic glazes to prepare easy-cleaning ceramic. The morphology of easy-cleaning ceramic was observed by SEM. The influence of easy-cleaning ceramic on water surface tension and contact angles of water were investigated. Through calculation of ceramic surface free energy and observation of oil drop on ceramic surface in water, the easy-cleaning mechanism of rare earth composite ceramic was studied. It is found that the rare earth composite ceramic can make water surface tension decrease. The surface free energy and the polar component of rare earth composite ceramic are increased. The rare earth composite ceramics have the easy-cleaning property.     

Far Infrared Radiation Property of Rare Earth Mineral Composite Materials

Rare earth mineral composite materials were prepared using rare earths and natural far-infrared mineral materials. The influences of rare earth additive content and heat treatment temperature on the far infrared radiance were studied. The results show that the far infrared radiance of rare earth mineral composite materials is 0.93 when the rare earth additive content is 6% and heat treatment temperature is 750 ℃.     

Effect of Rare Earth on Fuel Activation of Far Infrared Ceramic

This work relates to a new type of ceramic with far infrared rays emitting function for improving fuel efficiency, and more particularly for enhancing the combustion efficiency. According to the far infrared rays absorption properties of fuel, some rare earth is added to the ceramic to radiate some far infrared rays with special wavelength. And the effect of rare earth on the fuel activation of the ceramic was investigated.. It is shown that the rare earth cooperates with the ceramic improving the far infrared rays radiation ability. The radiance can reach 90%. With the device of the invention, the double bonds between carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon fuel are broken down to form smaller hydrocarbon molecules lowering the volatilization point thereby enhancing the combustion efficiency. According to the test results,the fuel consumption rate is improved by 4.4%. At the same time, deleterious gas output is reduced obviously to achieve energy conservation and prevent environmental pollution.     

Effect of Rare Earth Phosphate Composite Materials on Cleanout Oil-Dirty Property of Ceramics

The ceramics with cleaning easily up oil-dirty property were prepared by doping enamel slurry with rare earth elements phosphate composite materials, and then the influence mechanisms of rare earth elements phosphate composite materials on the cleaning easily up oil-dirty property of ceramic were studied by testing the surface tension and contact angle of water, latex stability inside of ceramic product. Results that the ceramic doped enamel slurry with rare earth phosphate composite materials can reduce obviously the surface tension and contact angle of water, and make latex more stable, and so the ceramics possess excellent cleanout oil-dirty property.     

Effect of Rare Earth Composite Ceramic Materials on Oil Combustion of Oil-Burning Boiler

The rare earth composite ceramic materials were prepared using rare earths and far infrared natural mineral. The effects of the as-prepared ceramic materials on the oil consumption and air pollutants emissions of oil-burning boiler were investigated. The results show that the composite ceramic materials can radiate higher intensity of far infrared. The molecular movement is strengthened and the chemical bonds of the molecules are easily ruptured when the diesel oil is dealt with the composite materials. The oil-saving rate of the RBS·VH-1.5 boiler dealt with the rare earth composite ceramic materials is 3.49%, and the reducing rates of CO and NO in the exhaust gas are 25.4% and 9.7%, respectively.     

Sintering of transparent Nd:YAG ceramics in oxygen atmosphere

Yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) transparent ceramics were fabricated by sintering at oxygen atmosphere. Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) was added as the sintering additive to control the grain growth and densification. Pores were eliminated clearly at temperature lower than 1700oC, while grain size was around 3 μm. The in-line transmittance was 80% at 1064 nm when samples were sintered at 1710oC. The effect of TEOS was studied in oxygen atmosphere sintering for Nd:YAG transparent ceramics. At higher temperature like 1710oC, the grain growth mechanism was solute drag, while at 1630 and 1550 oC the grain growth was controlled by liquid phase sintering mechanism. And 0.5 wt.% TEOS was the best adding content for Nd:YAG sintered in oxygen atmosphere.     

Preparation and Upconversion Luminescence of Y3Al5O12∶Yb3+, Er3+ Transparent Ceramics

YAG:1% (atom fraction) Yb3 , 0.5% (atom fraction) Er3 transparent ceramics were fabricated by the solid state reaction method using high-purity Y2O3, Al2O3, Yb2O3, and Er2O3 powders as starting materials. The mixed powder compact was sintered at 1760 ℃ for 6 h in vacuum and annealed at 1500 ℃ for 10 h in an air atmosphere. The ceramics consisted of about 10 μm grains and exhibited a pore-free structure. The optical transmittance of the ceramics at 1064 nm was nearly 80%. Upconversion emissions were investigated on the ceramics pumped by a 980 nm continuous wave diode laser, and strong green emission centered at 523 and 559 nm and red emission centered at 669 nm were observed, which originated from the radiative transitions of 2H11/2→4I15/2, 4S3/2→4I15/2, and 4F9/2→4I15/2 of Er3 ions, respectively.     

Influence of Composite Phosphate Inorganic Antibacterial Materials Containing Rare Earth on Activated Water Property of Ceramics

Antibacterial ceramic was prepared by doping enamel slurry with composite phosphate inorganic antibacterial materials containing rare earth (inorganic antibacterial additives), and then the mechanisms for activating water and improving seed germinative property were tested by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and the method of testing oxygen dissolved in activated water. Results show that the half peak width of ^17O-NMR for tap water activated by the antibacterial ceramic drops from 115.36 to 99.15Hz, and oxygen concentrations of activated water increase by 20%, germinate rate of horsebean and earthnut seeds increases by 12.5% and 7.5%, respectively. Therefore antibacterial ceramic doped enamel slurry with inorganic antibacterial additives containing rare earth can reduce the volume of clusters of water molecules, improve activation of tap water, and promote plant seeds germinate.     

YCrO3钙钛矿陶瓷高温红外隐身涂层制备与性能研究

基于飞行器热端部件温度逐渐升高的现状以及对红外隐身性能的需求,且现有红外隐身材料及涂层体系无法在900 ℃高温环境下长时、有效地发挥红外隐身性能,因此亟需开发适用于900 ℃高温环境的新型高性能红外隐身材料及涂层。通过喷雾干燥和固相反应法合成球形YCrO3粉末,采用高速氧燃料喷涂(HVOF) 和大气等离子喷涂(APS)技术制备双层CoNiCrAlY/YCrO3涂层,观察了粉体及涂层微观结构,测试了涂层结合强度以及涂层在900 ℃下的热震性能和红外发射率。研究结果表明,所制备的涂层具有较高的结合强度,且在900 ℃温度下表现出优异的热稳定性和低红外发射率,该涂层在高温红外隐身领域具有较大的应用潜力。     

Effect of sintering temperature on morphology and arc erosion properties of La-Ni-O ceramic and its composites

Ceramic LaNiO3 samples were prepared by solid state reaction method at different sintering temperatures. It was found that the resultant was not ABO3 perovskite single phase but dual phase La2NiO4 and NiO, and the percentage of the two phases varied with sintering temperature. Ceramics sintered at 1400 ℃ were well crystallized and the phase ratio of La2NiO4 was the maximum. The surface morphology observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) indicated that the grains of the ceramics sintered at 1400 ℃ were uniform and compact, which were in agreement with the properties of high density and low electrical resistivity of the samples. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of ceramics before and after arc erosion indicated their high structural stability, which resulted in the good arc erosion resistance properties for silver-based electrical contact materials. The contact materials prepared with the ceramic sintered at 1400 ℃ exhibited better mass transition and arc erosion resisting properties.