Shape memory effect during preparation of alumia ceramic tubes

Pure alumina ceramic tube and 95 alumina ceramic(the ceramic with 95.84% alumina) tube were prepared by using self-prepared alumina micrometer powder without agglomeration as raw material. The ceramic green was shaped by isostatic pressing and sintered at different temperature from 800 to 1 600 ℃ for 2 h. The 95 ceramic tube sintered at 1 550 ℃ for 2 h had mean particle size of 4 μm, bend strength of 437 MPa and volume density of 3.714 g/cm3. Shape memory effect during sintering was observed. XRD results showed that no phase transition occurred during shape memory process, which indicated that shape memory effect was not caused by phase transition. Several probable causes of the alumina ceramic shape memory effect were discussed in this paper.     

Coprecipitation preparation and voltage sensitive characteristics of doped ZnO varistor

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Influence of deposition pressure on properties of ZnO: Al films fabricated by RF magnetron sputtering

Transparent conductive aluminum doped zinc oxide(ZnO:Al,AZO) films were prepared on glass substrates by rf(radio frequency) magnetron sputtering from ZnO: 3wt% Al_2O_3 ceramic target. The effect of argon gas pressure(PAr) was investigated with small variations to understand the influence on the electrical, optical and structural properties of the films. Structural examinations using X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM) showed that the ZnO:Al thin films were(002) oriented. The resistivity values were measured by four-point probe with the lowest resistivity of 5.76×10~(-4) Ω?cm(sheet resistance=9.6 Ω/sq. for a thickness=600 nm) obtained at the PAr of 0.3 Pa. The transmittance was achieved from ultravioletvisible(UV-VIS) spectrophotometer, 84% higher than that in the visible region for all AZO thin films. The properties of deposited thin films showed a significant dependence on the PAr.     

Large scale synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles via homogeneous precipitation

In order to synthesize ZnO nanoparticles economically, industrial-grade zinc sulfate and urea were utilized to synthesize ZnO precursors in a stirred-tank reactor or a Teflon-lined autoclave at 100–180 °C under complete sealing condition. The ZnO precursors were calcined at 450 °C for 3 h to synthesize ZnO nanoparticles. The composition of the precursors and the formation mechanism of ZnO were studied by thermogravimetric analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The results of X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy of the ZnO powders demonstrate that high-purity zincite ZnO nanoparticles are synthesized. Orthogonal experiments were performed to find out the optimal conditions for the maximum yield and the minimum size. The effect of temperature on the size of ZnO nanoparticles was investigated. The results show that a higher temperature is propitious to obtain smaller nanoparticles.     

Structure transition of nano-titania during calcination

1　INTRODUCTIONTitaniahasthreecrystallines :brookite ,anataseandrutile .Theirbasicstructuralunitisthesame[TiO6 ]octahedron ,buttheirlatticestructuresaredifferent .Forexample ,brookitebelongstorhombiccrystallo series ,whilerutileandanatasebelongtosquarecrystallo series .Thoughrutileandanatasearethesamecrystallo series ,theirsymmetricalelementsandunit cellparametersaredifferent[1] .Inrecentyears ,muchattentionhasbeenpaidtophasetransformationoftitaniaparticle ,especiallytothetemperatureofph…     

Preparation and Characterization of Fe^3＋ -doped Nanometer TiO2 Photocatalysts

Fe^3＋ -doped nanometer TiO2 photocatalysts were prepared by sol-gel technique. TiO2 powders with different Fe^3＋ / Ti^4 ＋ molar ratios ranging from 0. 05% to 25% were synthesized by calcinating the gels in the temperature range of 200-600 ℃ . The effects of the content of iron ions and calcination temperature on the physical properties of the powders and their photocatalytic activities were examined by the photodecorapositon of methyl orange in sunlight. The results show that Fe dopant can decrease the temperature of nanatase-ratile transformation. The ideal photocatalytic property was achieved when the sample with an Fe^3＋ / Ti^4＋ ratio of 20 at% was calcined at about 300 ℃ for an hour, which is superior to that of commercial Degussa P-25. The optimum microstructure of the Fe-doped TiO2 for a high photocatalytic activity in sunlight is consisted of nanatase and ratile.     

Structural,optical and electrical properties of Li-doped ZnO thin films influenced by annealing temperature

Li-doped Zn O thin films had been grown by radio frequency magnetron sputtering and then annealed under various annealing temperatures. The characteristics of Zn O films were examined by XRD, FESEM, Hall measurement and optical transmission spectra. Results showed that p type conduction was observed in Lidoped Zn O films annealed at 500-600 ℃ and the p type Zn O films possessed a good crystalline with c-axis orientation, dense surface, and average transmission of about 85% in visible spectral region.     

Synthesis of leucite from potash feldspar

Leucite particles were synthesized from feldspar mixed with 0% to 52% potassium nitrate fired from 800 ℃ to 1 200 ℃ by solid state method. The X-ray Diffraction （XRD） patterns show that in the temperature range from 800 ℃ to 1 200 ℃, the leucite can be removed as the single crystalline phase. Kalsilite may be crystallized with leucite at 800 ℃, but can be eliminated after prolonged heating. The scanning electron Microscopy （SEM） images clearly display the that crystals of micrometer scale leucite, and the leucite crystals distribute evenly in the matrix. The Thermal expansion coefficient （TEC） of the samples fabricated is as high as 20.52×10^-6 ℃^-1 measured from 20 ℃ to 500 ℃. The mechanism of transformation from feldspar to leucite was proposed.     

Die wall lubricated warm compaction behavior of non-lubricant admixed iron powder

The phenomena of die wall lubricated warm compaction of non-lubricant admixed iron powders were researched, and its mechanism of densification was discussed. Water atomized powder obtained from the Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation was used. With compacting and sintering, compared with cold compaction, the density of warm compacted samples increases by 0.07 - 0. 22 g/cm^3 at the same pressed pressure. The maximum achievable green density of warm compacted samples is 7.12 g/cm^3 at 120℃, and the maximum sintered density is 7.18 g/cm^3 at 80℃. Compared with cold compaction, the ejection force of warm compaction is smaller; the maximum discrep- ancy is about 7 kN. The warm compacted mechanism of densification of iron powders can be obtained： heating the powder contributes to improving plastic deformation of powder particles, and accelerating the mutual filling and rearrangement of powder particles.     

The Mechanism of Sol-Gel Synthesis of Normal Spinel LiMn2O4 with Chelation of Citric Acid

The sol-gel process of citric acid chelating with metal cations for the synthesis of normol spinel LiMn2O4 and the reaction mechanion mechavism were investigated by means of XRD,TG-DTA,and SEM ,the results show that at the beginning lithium citrate and chelate compound of citic acid with manganese ions formed ,and then with heating the esterification and condensation reacions occured between them and glyol ,The products obtained are polymers in which metal cations are distibuted homogeneously on atomic scale that ensur hight reacivity to cations of Li^ and Mn^2 ,Firing the gel grepared by this process ,the lattice diffusions of solid reactant ions caused by non-homogeneity of reactants are elinimated and avoided .At 400℃ phase-pure LiMn2O4 with nanometer scale crystallization having precise stoichiometry and perfect crystallization can be obtained ,The model of chelate coordinated of double -molecule between citric acid and Mn^2 in the gel network is proosed ,It is important for explaining the dispersion state of Mn^2 and the formaiton process of gel by this model.     

Preparation and characterization of nanocomposite MgFe<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript>/SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>

Nanocomposites MgFe₂O₄/SiO₂ were successfully synthesized by the sol-gel method in the presence of N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The formation of pure MgFe₂O₄ was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron diffraction. The structural evolution of MgFe₂O₄ nanocrystals was followed by powder X-ray diffraction and IR absorption spectroscopy. The formation of spinel structure of MgFe₂O₄ started at 800 °C, and completed at 900 °C. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements suggest that the particle sizes increase with the increasing annealing temperature, and the mean particle sizes of the spherical samples annealed at 800 °C, 900 °C and 1 050 °C are ca. 3 nm, 8 nm and 11 nm, respectively. Magnetization measurements at room temperature and 78 K indicate superparamagnetic nature of these MgFe₂O₄ nanocrystals. Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 30771676), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20081842), and the Foundation of Nanjing Bureau of Personal for the Returned Overseas Chinese Excellent Scholars     

Effect of silver growth temperature on the contacts between Ag and ZnO thin films

Highly c-axis oriented ZnO thin films were deposited on Si substrates by the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method. At different growth temperatures, 200 nm silver films as the contact metal were deposited on the ZnO thin films. The growth temperatures have great influence on the crystal quality of Ag films. Current-voltage characteristics were measured at room temperature. The Schottky contacts between Ag and ZnO thin films were successfully obtained when silver electrodes were deposited at 150°C and 200°C. Ohmic contacts were formed while the growth temperatures were lower than 150°C or higher than 200°C. After analysis, the forming of Ag/ZnO Schottky contacts was shown to be dependent on the appearance of the p-type inversion layer at the interface between Ag and ZnO layers.     

Effect of Grain Size of CaCO3 and SiO2 on the Formation of C3S Under Different Conditions

The effect of grain size of CaCO3 and SiO2 on the formation of C3S under various conditions, such as rapid heating rate（800 ℃/min）, normal heating rate（30 ℃/min） and in the presence or absence of ZnO, was studied. The results show that the decomposition temperature of CaCO3, the temperature of appearance of liquid phase and the f-CaO content descend when the grain size of CaCO3 and SiO2 becomes smaller, which attributes to the reactive activity enhancement of powders due to the decrease of the particle size. When the grain size of CaCO3 and SiO2 is below 1 μm, the rate of the formation of C3S is greatly raised. A rapid sintering rate and the presence of ZnO have an important effect on the formation of C3S and can lower the temperature of the formation of C3S by about 50 ℃.     

Spherical and radiate Ni particles prepared by the tartrate precipitation and thermal decomposition method

Nickel tartrate precursor particles were synthesized by the liquid phase precipitation method in an ethanol-water-ammonia mixed solution, with tartaric acid and using nickel chlorate as raw materials, with the pH value controlled at 4.0, and the temperature controlled at 50 °C. Nickel particles with complicated morphology were prepared by the decomposition of nickel taratrate precursor particles at temperatures of 360, 380 and 400 °C, respectively. The study of infrared spectroscopy (IR) indicated that the product was pure nickel tartrate. The studies of the atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) and organic elemental analysis (OEA) indicated that the molar ratio of Ni²⁺ to (C₄H₄O₆)^2? is close to 1:1. The studies of the differential scanning calorimeter and thermo-gravimetric analysis (DSC-TG) indicated that the chemical formula Ni₂(C₄H₄O₆)₂·5H₂O was confirmed. The studies of X-ray diffractions (XRD) indicated that the silvery white metal powders were pure Ni, with a face-centered cubic crystal structure. The images of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the morphology of metal Ni particles was obvious spherical and radiate. The diameter of nickel tartrate particles was about 60 μm, which consisted of many nanolathes; and the diameter of metal Ni particles was about 30 μm, which consisted of many lathes about 0.5 μm in thickness.     

Synthesis of refractory cordierite from calcined bauxite, talcum and quartz

A cordierite was synthesized from calcined bauxite, talcum, and quartz. The properties and microstructure of the cordierite sintered samples were characterized by Archimedes’ method, thermal dilatometry, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and so on. The experimental results showed that calcined bauxite could broaden the range of synthesizing temperature from 1300 °C to 1420 °C and get pure cordierite. The bulk density and linear thermal expansion coeffi cient of the sample synthesized at 1420 °C for 2 h were 1.97 g·cm^?3 and 2.1×10^?6 °C^?1, respectively. The XRD analysis showed that the major crystalline phase was α-cordierite with almost no glassy matters, the SEM images illustrated a small vent hole and the size were 5–100 μm, the well-grown hexagonal and granular cordierite grains had the sizes distributed among 0.1–8 μm, and providing high mechanical strength and lower linear thermal expansion coeffi cient.     

The dislocation sub-structure evolution during hot compressive deformation of Ti-6Al-2Zr-1Mo-1V alloy at 800 °C

Hot compressive behaviors of Ti-6Al-2Zr-1Mo-1V alloy at 800 °C, as well as the evolution of microstructure during deformation process, were investigated. The experimental results show that flow stress increases to a peak stress followed by a decease with increasing strain, and finally forms a stable stage. Dislocations are generated at the interface of α/β phase, and the phase interface and dislocation loops play an important role in impeding the movement of dislocation. As strain increasing, micro-deformation bands with high-density dislocation are formed, and dynamic recrystallizaton occurs finally. XRD Fourier analysis reveals that dislocation density increases followed by a decrease during compressive deformation, and falls into the range from 10¹⁰ to 10¹¹ cm⁻².     

Optimization of the process for preparing Al-doped ZnO thin films by sol-gel method

Transparent and conducting Al-doped ZnO thin films with c-axis-preferred orientation were prepared on glass substrate via sol-gel route. The physical and chemical changes during thermal treatment were analyzed by TG-DSC spectra and the crystallization quality was characterized by XRD patterns. The optimized preheating and post-heating temperatures were determined at ~420℃ and ~530℃, respec-tively. From thermodynamic and kinetics views, we investigated the mechanism of orientation growth with (002) plane parallel to the substrates. The surface morphologies of the films, post-heated at 420℃, 450℃, 530℃ and 550℃, respectively, were observed by SEM micrographs. The film post-heated at 530℃ shows a homogenous dense microstructure and exhibits the minimum sheet resistance of 140 Ω/Sq. The visible optical transmittance of all the films is beyond 90%. In addition, the annealing treatment in vacuum can contribute greatly to the electrical conductivity.     

Fabrication, Structures and Properties of Quasi One-dimensional ZnO Toothed- nanostructures

Uniform ZnO toothed-nanobelts and nanocombs were fabricated respectively through pure zinc powder evaporation without catalyst at temperature of 600-650℃. Scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM） observations show that such ZnO nanostructures have several types in morphology, and all of them are single crystalline. The experimental results reveal that the growth of the ZnO nanostructures was controlled by vapor-solid mechanism. Room temperature photoluminescence spectra of the toothed-nanobelts show a UV emission at - 390 nm and a broad green emission with 4 subordinate peaks at 455-495 nm.     

Lower temperature synthesis of cerium-doped polycrystalline lutetium pyrosilicate powders by a novel sol-gel processing

A novel sol-gel processing was developed to synthesize polycrystalline cerium-doped lutetium pyrosilicate(Lu2Si2O7:Ce,LPS:Ce)powders under low temperature.It was found that the addition of propylene oxide(PPO)could promote the formation of Lu-O-Si bonds in precursor,which was beneficial to the formation of LPS phase.X-ray diffraction(XRD)patterns indicated that the single-phased LPS powder was well crystallized at 1050°C.Microstructure observation demonstrated that the synthetic LPS powder was composed of ellipsoidal grains with the mean size of 40 nm.The luminescent properties were characterized by photoluminescence(PL),X-ray excited luminescence(XEL)and vacuum ultraviolet(VUV)spectroscopy at room temperature.The synthetic LPS:Ce powder emitted a broad emission spectrum centered at about 380 nm,which should be ascribed to the 5d→4f transition of Ce3+.Decay time of the synthetic LPS:Ce powder was measured to be only 32 ns.     

Synthesis and characterization of Nd doped M-type hexagonal barium ferrite ultrafine powders

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