Characterization of intermetallic phases and oxides formed in annealed Ni/Al multilayer structures

Two different multilayer structures composed of ten alternating Ni and Al thin films were sputter deposited on Si (111) substrates. These multilayers with individual Ni and Al thin film thicknesses of about 25 nm and 38 nm and of 25 nm and 13 nm, respectively, have the average compositions of Ni_0.50Al_0.50 and Ni_0.75Al_0.25. The samples were heat treated in a differential scanning calorimeter instrument with a constant heating rate of 40 °C min ⁻¹ in Ar from room temperature to 550 °C. The compositions of as-deposited and heat-treated samples were studied with high-resolution Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) rotational depth profiling. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses show an excess of Ni in both annealed samples. X-ray diffraction measurements of annealed multilayers show the formation of Ni₂Al₃ and NiAl₃ phases in the Ni_0.50Al_0.50 sample and the presence of Ni₃Al and Ni A1₃ phases with some excess of Ni in the Ni_0.75Al_0.75 sample. AES and XPS investigations of the reacted layers after 15 min annealing in air at 500 °C disclose considerably different surface oxide thin films: on the Ni_0.50Al_0.50 layer the oxide thin film consists of Al₂O₃ with a small amount of NiO, whereas that on the top of the Ni_0.75Al_0.25 layer is thicker and consists of NiO on top and some Al₂O₃ below.     

Nickel Enriched Diffusion Layers on a NiAl Alloy

The intermetallic phase NiAl is a perspective material for high-temperature and shape memory effect applications. Formation of Ni₅Al₃, Ni₂Al, Ni₃Al phases which influence the extent of martensitic transformation in NiAl have been studied up to now with controversial results. We have investigated (using SEM and local elemental analyses) the microstructure of nickel enriched surface layers on a Al-79 wt.% Ni alloy. The layers were prepared by diffusion annealing and subsequently given two different heat treatments: at 930°C outside the Ni₅Al₃ region and at 500°C within the Ni₅Al₃ region of the phase diagram. In the specimen which was only diffusion annealed separate islands of Ni₅Al₃ phase elongated in the direction of the concentration gradient could be recognized within the nickel enriched surface layer. In the samples additionally annealed at 500°C, a well defined continuous layer of the Ni₅Al₃ phase situated 0.4 mm below the specimen surface was found. In the samples annealed at 930°C, isolated Ni₃Al precipitates were observed. Their number and size gradually increased with increasing nickel content.     

Comparative study of martensitic transformation behavior of NiAlMn and NiAlMnFe high temperature shape memory alloys

A comparative study of microstructure and martensitic transformation (MT) behavior of Ni₅₉Al₁₁Mn₃₀ and Ni₆₀Al₁₉Mn₁₆Fe₅ high temperature shape memory alloys (SMAs) has been performed by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS), optical microscopy, and micro-hardness testing. The MT temperature (MTT) of Ni₅₉Al₁₁Mn₃₀ alloy is higher than that of Ni₆₀Al₁₉Mn₁₆Fe₅ alloy, and both alloys’ MTT increases with increasing annealing temperature. The temperature hysteresis and hardness of Ni₅₉Al₁₁Mn₃₀ alloy are smaller than that of Ni₆₀Al₁₉Mn₁₆Fe₅ alloy. The MT behavior of Ni₆₀Al₁₉Mn₁₆Fe₅ is sensitive to aging temperature and its MTT and hysteresis decrease with increasing aging temperature. However, the MT behavior of Ni₅₉Al₁₁Mn₃₀ alloy is not sensitive to aging temperature. The MT stabilization effects appear in both alloys during thermal cycles. This stabilization effect vanishes from the second thermal cycle. The quenched microstructure of Ni₅₉Al₁₁Mn₃₀ and Ni₆₀Al₁₉Mn₁₆Fe₅ alloys is M plus gamma phase, in which the volume fraction of gamma phase is about 40 and 20%, respectively, and the microhardness of M is higher than that of gamma phase. No aging effects were found in both alloys after aging at 400 °C.     

锂离子电池正极材料LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2的制备与性能

采用共沉淀法制备粒径10 μm左右的前驱体Ni_0.8Co_0.15Al_0.05（CO₃）_x（OH）_y,然后采用该前驱体和LiOH·H₂O成功制备了锂离子电池正极材料LiNi_0.8Co_0.15Al_0.05O₂（LiNCA）,并详细研究了煅烧氛围、煅烧温度和煅烧方式等条件对LiNCA电化学性能的影响。研究表明,在O₂中煅烧获得的LiNCA放电容量达到170 mAh·g^-1,50次循环后容量保持率达到95%,性能明显优于空气氛围中煅烧得到的LiNCA。在O₂氛围下,700~750℃温度范围煅烧得到的LiNCA性能最好,煅烧温度过高或过低,LiNCA性能均明显下降。将前驱体在O₂氛围中450℃条件预煅烧,然后与LiOH·H₂O在700~750℃混合煅烧的煅烧方式,得到的LiNCA放电容量明显提高,可达190 mAh·g^-1。     

Ni2O3对C3S形成过程的影响及其固溶效应

C3S是水泥熟料中最重要的矿物,杂质离子固溶进入C3S晶格并促进其单斜型或三方型稳定存在,研究离子在C3S中的固溶作用机理,能更深入了解阿利特的微结构及性质。利用化学分析、XRD、DTA及相图分析,研究Ni2O3对C3S形成过程的影响及其固化效应。结果表明:Ni2O3主要以+2价的形式在CaO-Si O2二元体系中存在,因其优先与Si O2反应形成固溶体,f-CaO随Ni2O3掺量递增而增大;当Ni2O3掺量大于其CaO-Si O2二元体系固溶极限时,f-CaO变化趋势呈相反趋势,且促进C3S形成效应明显。通过最小二乘法及Ni2O3固溶度的精确界定,可推导出Ni2O3在C3S中的固溶反应分子式为:(Ca3-0.53xNi0.53x)(Si1-0.47xNi0.47x)O5(x=0.0442)。     

Lu2.94Al5O12:0.06Ce3+绿色荧光粉的制备及光致发光

采用高温固相法制备了Lu_2.94Al₅O₁₂:0.06Ce³⁺绿色荧光粉。通过X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和光致发光光谱(PL)对样品的物相、形貌及发光性能进行了表征。结果表明,所合成的Lu_2.94Al₅O₁₂:0.06Ce³⁺绿色荧光粉为立方晶系,表面为类球形。激发光谱中,位于340和450 nm的激发峰分别归属于4f的两个能级到5d能级的跃迁而产生的吸收,340 nm处的激发峰是由于发光是由于²F_5/2到5d的跃迁,而450nm处的激发峰是由于²F_7/2到5d的跃迁。发射光谱中,位于525 nm的发射峰对应Ce³⁺的4f-5d电子跃迁。当Ce₃₊掺杂量为6%,1500℃煅烧5 h时,Lu_2.94Al₅O₁₂:0.06Ce³⁺绿色荧光粉CIE色坐标为(0.3683,0.5959),是一种可以用作白光LED的绿色荧光粉。     

Ni0.5Co0.5Fe2O4铁氧体/氰酸酯-环氧树脂复合材料的制备和性能

采用水热法合成Ni_0.5Co_0.5Fe₂O₄铁氧体,并应用于氰酸酯-环氧树脂（CE-EP）复合材料的增韧改性,研究Ni_0.5Co_0.5Fe₂O₄铁氧体对CE-EP固化反应、力学性能及热稳定性的影响。XRD和SEM结果表明,所合成的Ni_0.5Co_0.5Fe₂O₄铁氧体结晶性好、纯净、呈块状,粒径约为20 nm。性能研究表明,Ni_0.5Co_0.5Fe₂O₄铁氧体的加入对CE和EP间的固化反应速度影响不大,且不会改变树脂基体的固化反应机制。与纯CE-EP树脂体系相比,Ni_0.5Co_0.5Fe₂O₄铁氧体/CE-EP复合材料在保持CE-EP玻璃化转变温度（T_g）的基础上明显改善了其韧性,当Ni_0.5Co_0.5Fe₂O₄铁氧体质量分数为3wt%时,其冲击强度和弯曲强度达到最大值,较纯CE-EP树脂基体分别提高了65%和30.3%;但其热分解温度略有降低,可能是由于Ni_0.5Co_0.5Fe₂O₄铁氧体对CE-EP树脂基体高温分解的催化作用造成的。      

Comparative study of Li[Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3]O2 cathode material synthesized via different synthetic routes for asymmetric electrochemical capacitor applications

Layered Li[Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3]O₂ cathode materials were synthesized by different synthesis routes using carbonate and hydroxide co-precipitation methods. Physical properties of the prepared Li[Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3]O₂ varied depending on the synthesis method employed. These materials were applied as a positive electrode to an asymmetric electrochemical capacitor with activated carbon as the negative electrode and the electrochemical properties of the capacitor were studied. Li[Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3]O₂ prepared by the carbonate co-precipitation exhibited higher capacitance and better rate capability with stable cycling retention over 500 cycles than Li[Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3]O₂ prepared by the hydroxide co-precipitation. The asymmetric electrochemical capacitor (AEC) cell (AC/Li[Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3]O₂) had a voltage slope from 0.2 to 2.2 V and delivered a capacity of 60 F g⁻¹ with a capacity retention of 88.4% during 500 cycles based on the overall active materials weight. The leakage current was largely decreased for the asymmetric electrochemical capacitor and the maintained voltage was 84.4% during 3 days.     

Morphology control and luminescent property of Y3Al5O12:Tb particles prepared by spray pyrolysis

A spray pyrolysis process was used to prepare spherical yttrium aluminum garnet (Y₃Al₅O₁₂:Tb) phosphor particles with enhanced luminescence properties. The aim of the process was to improve the morphology and luminescent intensity of the Y₃Al₅O₁₂:Tb phosphor particles by modifying the precursor solution. The particles produced from a nitrate aqueous solution were spherical with a hollow structure that was deformed by the post treatment at 1400 °C. To avoid the hollowness, the nitrate solution was modified by the addition of an NH₄OH solution so that a polycation solution could be obtained. Compared with the hollow particles prepared from the nitrate aqueous solution, the Y₃Al₅O₁₂:Tb particles with the spherical morphology and nonaggregated structure, even after the post treatment, were successfully prepared and found to have an improved photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence intensity.     

Fatigue behaviors of the Cu47.5Zr47.5Al5 bulk-metallic glass (BMG) and Cu47.5Zr38Hf9.5Al5 BMG composite

Based on the Cu_47.5Zr_47.5Al₅ bulk-metallic glass (BMG), the Cu_47.5Zr₃₈Hf_9.5Al₅ BMG composite with a CuZr phase is fabricated successfully. The four-point-bend fatigue behaviors are investigated. The fatigue-endurance limit of the BMG composite is 378 MPa, based on the stress range (σ_r = σ_max − σ_min, where σ_max and σ_min are the applied maximum and minimum stresses, respectively). This value is much higher than that (224 MPa) of the BMG. The fatigue ratios (= the maximum stress range/yield strength corresponding to the fatigue cycles equal to 10⁷) of the BMG composite and the BMG are 0.23 and 0.12, respectively. The different fatigue-fracture surfaces of the BMG and BMG composite show somewhat different fracture mechanisms, which could be rationalized in terms of the effects of the second phase in the composite.     

Precipitation of icosahedral quasicrystalline phase in metallic Zr65Al7.5Ni5Cu17.5Re5 glass

Recently, the precipitation of an icosahedral quasicrystalline phase (I-phase) in metallic Zr₆₅Al_7.5Ni₁₀Cu_12.5M₅ (M=Pd, Pt, Au and Ag) glasses, which were obtained by adding noble metals to the well-known metallic Zr₆₅Al_7.5Ni₁₀Cu_17.5 glass, was reported. In the present work, the crystallization process of a metallic Zr₆₅Al_7.5Ni₅Cu_17.5Re₅ glass, which was obtained by adding non-noble metal Re to Zr₆₅Al_7.5Ni₁₀Cu_17.5, was studied. Two exothermic peaks were observed in the differential scanning calorimetry curve of the metallic glass, of which the low temperature one corresponds to the precipitation of an I-phase. The present result demonstrates that the addition of Re is effective in promoting the precipitation of I-phase, in addition to the previously reported noble metals (Pd, Pt, Au and Ag). The atomic radii of these elements are limited to the range of 0.137 to 0.144 nm, implying that atomic size is a significant factor.     

The effect of precipitation of Mg2Al3 and of MnAl6 on texture evolution during isothermal annealing and subsequently on formability of CC AA5182 Al alloy

Continuous cast (CC) AA5182 Al alloy with the precipitation of Mg₂Al₃ and of MnAl₆ was cold rolled to 70% reduction and then isothermally annealed in a salt bath at three temperatures (316, 343, and 371 °C) for different times. Texture evolution during recrystallization was investigated. It was found that the recrystallization textures of the material with intense Mg₂Al₃ precipitation along the grain boundaries exhibited weaker Cube, Goss and R/β fiber components than those of the material with the more uniform fine MnAl₆ precipitates. The opposite was true in the cold rolled condition, i.e. the material with MnAl₆ precipitation had weaker Cube, Goss, and R/β fiber components in the cold rolled condition than the material with intense Mg₂Al₃ precipitation. Thus, recrystallization textures of material with Mg₂Al₃ precipitation were weaker than material with MnAl₆ precipitation. This is due to the fact that large Mg₂Al₃ particles favor the nucleation of randomly oriented grains. When subjected to formability tests, the material with prior Mg₂Al₃ precipitation displayed a lower anisotropy in tensile yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, elongation, and strain hardening exponent than material with prior MnAl₆ precipitation. This is in accord with the texture results which indicated that the recrystallization textures of material with an initial Mg₂Al₃ precipitation were closer to those of a perfectly random sample than those of material with an initial MnAl₆ precipitation. On the other hand, the elongation and Olsen values were lower and the surface quality after bending tests was worse for material with Mg₂Al₃ precipitation. This is due to the non-uniform distribution of Mg₂Al₃ particles which precipitated primarily along the grain boundaries and caused an earlier formation and coalescence of the microvoids around the grain boundary precipitates. The forming limit diagrams (FLD) correlated well with the tensile, Olsen and bending results.     

Ti1Li3Al2-LDHs/g-C3N4复合材料的制备及其光催化CO2-甲苯反应特性

光催化CO₂还原是实现CO₂绿色转化利用的重要途径之一,但一直受其反应转化效率低的制约。开发新的CO₂还原反应体系和提高光催化剂的可见光利用率及光生电子与空穴的分离效率是解决上述问题的有效方法。本文利用甲苯作为底物,构建了光催化CO₂-甲苯耦合反应的新体系,并通过静电组装法合成了Ti₁Li₃Al₂-层状双氢氧化物(LDHs)/石墨相氮化碳(g-C₃N₄)复合光催化剂。重点研究了该复合光催化剂的光电性质及在CO₂-甲苯耦合反应体系中的光催化反应特性。结果表明,在光催化CO₂-甲苯耦合体系中,Ti₁Li₃Al₂-LDHs/g-C₃N₄作用下,CO₂被还原为CO,甲苯被氧化为苯甲醇、苯甲醛及苯甲酸苄酯,其中苯甲醛和苯甲醇的含...     

Chemical stability, microstructure and mechanical behavior of LaPO4-containing ceramics

The use of LaPO₄ as a weak interface in composites for high temperature applications was investigated using tape-cast laminates and fiber model systems. Three laminates were fabricated with LaPO₄ as one component and Al₂O₃, Y₃Al₅O₁₂ or LaAl₁₁O₁₈ as the other. The chemical compatibility between the different components of the laminates, as well as the mechanical responses to flexural deformation and the propagation of indentation cracks, were examined. Two fiber model systems (Al₂O₃ fiber/LaPO₄ coating/Al₂O₃ matrix and Y₃Al₅O₁₂ fiber/LaPO₄ coating/Al₂O₃ matrix) were studied by fiber pushout tests to measure the interfacial shear strengths. The interfacial shear strengths were calculated by the linear and shear-lag approaches for different embedded fiber lengths. The results suggest that Y₃Al₅O₁₂ fiber-reinforced composites with LaPO₄ coatings have potential as high temperature materials in oxidizing environments.     

Compressive fracture of Zr55Al10Ni5Cu30 bulk amorphous alloy at high temperatures

The fracture behavior of the Zr₅₅Al₁₀Ni₅Cu₃₀ bulk amorphous alloy under uniaxial compression at high temperatures has been investigated. At room temperature, the fracture occurred along the maximum shear plane which declined by 45° to the direction of the applied load, and a crack with serrated edge appeared on the ridge of the veins at the fracture surface for the Zr₅₅Al₁₀Ni₅Cu₃₀ bulk amorphous alloy. At high temperatures, the compressive fracture surface of the Zr₅₅Al₁₀Ni₅Cu₃₀ bulk amorphous alloy became much rougher than that at room temperature and steps appeared on the fracture surface. With increasing temperature, a different pattern from the vein-like morphology appeared on the fracture surface, which is very similar to the lava-flow. This type of fracture pattern is most likely due to the adiabatic heating created by plastic flow.     

Study of the pumping regimes in Ti-sapphire and Nd0.5La0.5Al3(BO3)4 powders

Stimulated emission without a cavity was obtained (at λ=800 nm) in powders of Ti-sapphire laser crystal and compared to that in Nd_0.5La_0.5Al₃(BO₃)₄. The formation of a narrow channel in a powder sample by a pumping laser beam was found to be advantageous for stimulated emission in Ti-sapphire and disadvantageous in Nd_0.5La_0.5Al₃(BO₃)₄. The effect of the material volume density on stimulated emission in scattering Nd_0.5La_0.5Al₃(BO₃)₄ was experimentally studied. The experimental results are explained in terms of absorption of pumping light in scattering materials, penetration depth for pumping, and residence time for emission photon in the pumped volume.     

Processing, microstructure and properties of C40 Mo(Si,Al)2/Al2O3 composites

The C40 Mo(Si_0.75Al_0.25)₂/Al₂O₃ composites were prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS) of mechanically alloyed (MA) powders. The Mo(Si_0.75Al_0.25)₂/0–20 vol.% Al₂O₃ materials, showing micron and submicron composite structure, possess a hardness of 13.9–14.6 GPa but a poor toughness of 1.78–1.80 MPa m^1/2. The addition of 30 vol.% Al₂O₃ leads to the formation of the micron C40 Mo(Si_0.75Al_0.25)₂/Al₂O₃ composite with an intergranular distribution of Al₂O₃, that results in a drop of the hardness to 10.2 GPa and an improvement of the toughness to 3.67 MPa m^1/2. The transition of the cleavage facets to the intergranular fracture with the addition of Al₂O₃ is assumed as the main toughening mechanism.     

Long lasting phosphorescence of Sr4Al14O25:Eu,Dy thin films by magnetron sputtering

This paper reports the preparation process and the long lasting phosphorescence of the Sr₄Al₁₄O₂₅:Eu²⁺,Dy³⁺ thin films obtained by magnetron sputtering. Phosphorescence was achieved by annealing the films in reducing atmosphere. Sr₄Al₁₄O₂₅ thin film was obtained when the films were treated at 1200 °C, while SrAl₂O₄ was generated as the intermediate phase during the annealing process. Sr₄Al₁₄O₂₅:Eu²⁺,Dy³⁺ film generated an emission at 485 nm, and SrAl₂O₄:Eu²⁺,Dy³⁺ film showed an emission peaking at 515 nm. Afterglow characteristics were observed for both films, and Sr₄Al₁₄O₂₅:Eu²⁺,Dy³⁺ film showed a better afterglow property than the SrAl₂O₄:Eu²⁺,Dy³⁺ film due to a deeper trap level and a higher trap concentration formed in the thin films.     

Growth Mechanisms and Hot Corrosion Resistance of Palladium Modified Aluminide Coatings on Superalloys

Recently palladium has generated interest as a precoating for aluminizing superalloys used in gas turbine blades. Little work has however been done on the mechanisms of formation of palladium modified aluminide coatings, and also on the constitution of the ternary Ni-Pd-Al system. The present work was initiated to fill this gap. It was first devoted to a study of the ternary phase diagram, with synthesis of alloys in order to evaluate the stability domains of the different known phases: Ni₃ Al, NiAl, Ni₂Al₃, Pd₂Al, PdAl, Pd₂Al₂. Annealing of diffusion couples made with different alloys of the two binary Pd-Al and Ni-Al systems enabled to complete this study. Formation mechanisms of the coatings were also determined, with aluminization of binary PdNi alloys in different conditions (low and high aluminum activity). Resistance to hot corrosion of palladium modified aluminide coatings was evaluated with burner rig tests, and was compared to that of simple and platinum modified aluminide coatings.     

粉末冶金(FeNiMnAl_(x))_(50)Cu_(50)中熵合金的微观组织与力学性能EI北大核心CSCD

对物理法制备的再生铜合金粉末进一步合金化,通过机械合金化(MA)结合放电等离子烧结(SPS)的方法制备了(Fe_(40)Ni_(40)Mn_(20))_(50)Cu_(50),(Fe_(38)Ni_(38)Ni_(38)Mn_(19)Al_(5))_(50)Cu_(50),(Fe_(36)Ni_(36)Mn_(18)Al_(10))50 Cu_(50)和(Fe_(32)Ni_(32)Mn_(16)Al_(20))_(50)Cu_(50)四种中熵合金块体,并研究了Al元素的含量对中熵合金微观组织与力学性能的影响。结果表明:在高能球磨60 h之后合金粉末完成合金化,四种中熵合金粉末均形成单一FCC相的过饱和固溶体且有微量WC杂质。经SPS烧结后,(Fe_(40)Ni_(40)Mn_(20))_(50)Cu_(50),(Fe_(38)Ni_(38)Mn_(19)Al_(5))_(50)Cu_(50)和(Fe_(36)Ni_(36)Mn_(18)Al_(10))50 Cu_(50)形成了由富Cu的FCC1相和富Fe-Ni的FCC2相组成的双相FCC结构,并具有超细晶+微米晶的多尺度结构;而(Fe_(32)Ni_(32)Mn_(16)Al_(20))_(50)Cu_(50)由富Cu的FCC主相和少量富Fe-Mn的FCC2相及富Ni-Al的BCC相(B2)组成。随着Al含量的提高,四种中熵合金的塑性逐渐降低,而强度和硬度逐渐提高。(Fe_(40)Ni_(40)Mn_(20))_(50)Cu_(50)合金的压缩屈服强度、抗压强度和维氏硬度分别为878 MPa,1257 MPa和248.5HV。与(Fe_(40)Ni_(40)Mn_(20))_(50)Cu_(50)相比,(Fe_(32)Ni_(32)Mn_(16)Al_(20))_(50)Cu_(50)的压缩屈服强度和硬度分别提高了50.1%和50.4%,断裂应变由19.55%下降至8.31%。