La2O3-Gd2O3-Mo secondary emission material

A new kind of materials La2O3-Gd2O3-Mo has been produced by powder metallurgy method.The composition and microstructure of the material were studied by XRD and SEM.It shows that no chemical reaction takes place among La2O3,Gd2O3,Mo and the rare earth oxides exist along molybdenum grain boundaries and in the pores.The emission property measurement results of this material show that adding rare earth oxide into molybdenum can improve the secondary emission coefficient of the emitter,and the emission property depends on the activation temperature.After La2O3-Gd2O3-Mo was activated at 1360℃,the maximum secondary emission coefficient can be high to 2.62,which has exceeded that for practical uses(2.0).     

Enhancement of room-temperature magnetoresistance in La0.5Sm0.2Sr0.3MnO3/（Ag2O）x/2

La0.5Sm0.2Sr0.3MnO3/(Ag2O)x/2 (x = 0.00, 0.04, 0.08, 0.25, 0.30) samples were prepared by the solid-state reaction method, and their transport behaviors, transport mechanism, and magnetoresistance effect were studied through the measurement and fitting of ρ-T curves. The results show that the element Ag takes part in reaction when the doping amount is small. Ag is mainly distributed at the grain boundary of the host material and is in metallic state when the doping amount is relatively large; then the system becomes a two-phase composite. A small amount of Ag doping can apparently increase grain-boundary magnetoresistance induced by the spin-dependent scattering. The resistivity of the sample doped with 30 mol% Ag is one order of magnitude smaller than that of low-doped samples, and its magnetoresistance in the magnetic field of 0.5 T and at 300 K is strengthened apparently reaching 9.4%, which is connected not only with the improvement of the grain-boundary structure of the host material but also with the decrease of material resistivity.     

Selective laser sintering of polymer-coated Al2O3／ZrO2／TiC ceramic powder

A type of polymer-coated Al2O3/ZrO2/TiC ceramic powder was prepared. The laser sintering mechanism of polymer-coated Al2 O3/ZrO2/TiC powder was investigated by studying the dynamic laser sintering process.It is found that the mechanism is viscous flow when the sintering temperature is between 80 ℃ and 120 ℃, and it is melting/solidification when the temperature is above 120 ℃. The process parameters of selective laser sintering were optimized by using ortho-design method. The results show that the optimal parameters include laser power of 14 W,scanning velocity of 1 400 mm/s, preheating temperature of 50 ℃ and powder depth of 0.15 mm. A two-step posttreatment process is adopted to improve the mechanical properties of laser sintered part, which includes polymer debinding and high temperature sintering. After vacuum sintering for 2 h at 1 650 ℃, the bending strength and fracture toughness of Al2O3/ZrO2/TiC ceramic part reach 358 Mpa and 6.9 Mpa · m1/2 , respectively.     

Synthesis and catalytic property of Cu-Mn-Ce／γ-Al2O3 complex oxide

A new type of catalytic material for purification of automobile exhaust, Cu-Mn-Ce-O/γ-Al2O3, has been studied. The factors affecting its catalytic activity, such as calcination temperature and the period of calcinations and so on have been investigated. Its catalytic activity after SO2-poisoning was determined in a hxed-bed reactor by exposing the sample to the atmosphere of 160 mL/min SO2/air. The study reveals that the catalyst has shown high catalytic activities for the conversion of NH3 oxidation by NO after sulfate. The conversion of NO reduction over the sulfated catalyst is somewhat higher than that over the fresh catalyst except that the optimum temperature has increased about 100℃. Also at the optimum process for the experiment, the selective catalytic oxidation of CO by NO is Over 76 % and the conversion of NO reduction is over 80 % by NH3.     

Fabrication of finegrained Al2O3 ceramic at low sintering temperature

A research on fabrication of finegrained Al2O3 ceramic at lower sintering temperature was carried out.Al2O3 powder with 50 nm in diameter is compounded with 11.24%Al and 4.75% Fe(mass fraction) by high-energy ball-milling. AI is got from Al powder which is a component of the materials being milled and Fe from steel milling balls and milling jar during the milling. In this way, nearly no impurity is brought into the composite powder during milling. With hot pressing of the composite powder and pure Al2O3 powder, it is proved that Al2O3 powder can be densified at lower sintering temperature when the powder is compounded in this way. Al2OC and AlFe form during sintering process of the composite powder. With the reactive sintering and multiphase sintering mechanisms, finegrained Al2O3 ceramic is fabricated at low sintering temperature.     

利用固相反应法制备的石榴石结构的Li7La3Zr2O12粉体的形成机制

The formation mechanisms of garnet-like Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) phase using LiOH?H2O as raw materials are investigated symmetrically by XRD and DTA/TG measurements. It was found that reaction mechanisms of the LLZO formation are as follows: 7Li2O 3La2O3 4ZrO2=2Li7La3Zr2O12 The production of LLZO phase takes place at about 680oC observed from the XRD patterns, in agreement with the thermic peak at 700oC in DTA/TG curves, which arises from the formation of LZZO phase. The stable existence temperature range of LLZO phase is wide, from 720 to 1000oC. However, LLZO is thermally unstable at the high temperatures (>1000oC) due to a serious loss of lithium element, and it discomposes into pyrochlore phase La2Zr2O7. And the amount of the decomposed products increased, and LLZO decreased gradually with the increase of the calcination temperature. When the reactant mixture was calcined at the low temperature, the produced phases were identified to be lanthanum compounds because La2O3 absorbs moisture and CO2 very easily. The chemical reactions at lower temperature are mainly related with the reactions among lanthanum compounds. LLZO powder was synthesized by solid state reaction at 800℃. It is found that the LLZO crystal belongs to the tetragonal symmetry. SEM observations show that the obtained LLZO powder was nano-sized.     

Sintering behavior of aluminum nitride powder prepared by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis method

Fully dense aluminum nitride(AIN) ceramics were synthesized by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis(SHS) method using AIN powder as raw material with Y_2 O_3 additive. The sintering behavior was studied at different sintering temperatures and additive contents. The change of phase compositions, secondary phase distributions and grain morphologies during sintering process were investigated. It is shown that fully dense ceramics using AIN powder prepared by SHS method can be obtained when the sintering temperature is above 1830 ℃. Both Y_2 O_3 content and sintering temperature have an important influence on the formation of Y-Al-O phase and grain shape. When Y_2 O_3 content is identified, the grain morphology converts from polyhedron into sphere-like shape with the rise of sintering temperature. At a certain sintering temperature,the grain size decreases with the increase in Y_2 O_3 content. The influencing mechanisms of different YAl-O secondary phases and sintering temperatures on the grain size and morphology were also discussed based on the experimental results.     

Preparation of Y2O3：Eu^3＋ phosphor by molten salt assisted method

A kind of fine and quasi-spherical Y2O3：Eu^3＋ phosphor was prepared by firing a preparative precursor at 1 200 ℃ for 2 h with the molten salts of Na2CO3, S and NaCl. The precursor was obtained by homogeneous precipitation of yttrium and europium with oxalic acid when using EDTA, citric acid or starch as complexant. The structure and morphology of the phosphors were characterized by XRD and SEM, respectively. The influence of complexing environment, firing temperature and molten salts on formation of the phosphor Y2O3：Eu^3＋ was discussed. The result show that the prepared Y2O3：Eu^3＋ phosphor is of quasi-spherical structure with size of 2-3 μm. Its luminescent intensity is 30% higher than that of the same phosphor prepared by the same procedure but without molten salts, and is 5% higher than that of commercial Y2O3：Eu^3＋ red phosphor.     

Nanoparticles α-Al2O3 prepared by combustion synthesis method

Nanometer α-Al2O3 powders were synthesized by the method of low-temperature combustion synthesis （LCS） with aluminum nitrate nonahydrate and urea as raw materials. The prepared powders were studied by XRD, TG-DTA, FT-IR and TEM. It is found that the average size of particles is 60 -80 nm. The optimal synthetic conditions are obtained, i.e. , the suitable fuel is urea; the molar ratio of oxidizer to fuel is 1 ： 2 and the igniting temperature is 700℃. The results show that the size of particles is governed by synthesizing temperature, the fuel and the molar ratio of oxidizer to fuel. TEM image of the particles collected shows that the crystal habits of particles have a spheric structure and particles are polycrystal.     

Durability experiment on anti-electron-bombardment of RE2O3-Mo secondary emission material

A durability test to determine anti-bombardment sensitivity of multi-RE2 O3-Mo secondary emission material was carried out and the variation of maximum secondary emission coefficient (δmax) was monitored at regular intervals. After the experiment, the cathode was analyzed with SEM, EDS and XRD techniques. The results show that δmax of multi-RE2O3-Mo cermets cathode heated to 1 100 ℃ under electron bombardment of 300 W/cm2 reaches the peak of 3.35 at 200 h. After 500 h of bombardment, the maximum secondary-electron-yield curve stabilizes. The δmax value of the cathode remains at about 2.5 after 1 000 h and represents a good anti-bombardment property. The high δmax value of the cathode is related with formation of an enriched Y2 O3 layer on the surface under high temperature and with the amount of La2 O3 particles in the shape of nanometer distributed on the surface. Under the experimental conditions, the drop of δmax value may be caused by the reduction of La2 O3 content and the porous layer resulted from evaporation of MoO2, which is formed when Mo at the surface is oxidized.     

Synthesis of Al2O3／WC powder by aluminothermic reduction and carbonization method

Al2O3/WC powder was synthesized by means of aluminothermic reduction-carbonization with metallic Al powder, yellow tungsten oxide and carbon black or graphite as raw materials under the protection of coke granules.The effects of Al2O3 content, temperature, C/WO3 molar ratio, and atmosphere on the synthesis of Al2O3/WC powder were studied. The results show that the relative content of WC and W2C is strongly influenced by the factors mentioned-above. Carbon black has higher reactivity than graphite. Al2O3-WC composite is easier to obtain under the protection of coke granules than under argon atmosphere. The CO in the coke layer can easily react witht ungsten to form WC and to transfer from W2C to WC.     

Preparation of layered oxide Li（Co1/aNi1/3Mn1/3）O2 via the sol-gel process

To obtain homogenous layered oxide Li(Co1/3Ni1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3)O2 as a lithium insertion positive electrode material,the sol-gel process using citric acid as a chelating agent was applied.The material Li(Co1/3,Ni1/3Mn1/3)O2 was synthesized at different calcination temperatures.XRD experiment indicated that the hyered Li(Co1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3)O2material could he synthesized at a lower temperature of 800℃,and the oxidation state of Co,Ni,and Mn in the cathode confirmed by XPS were 3, 2,and 4,respectively.SEM observations showed that the synthesized material could form homogenous particle morphology with the particle size of about 200nm In spite of different calcination temperatures,the charge-discharge curves of all the samples for the initial cycle were similar,and the cathode synthesized at 900℃ showed a small irreversible capacity loss of 11.24% and a high discharge capacity of 212.2 mAh.g-1 in the voltage range of 2.9-4.6 V.     

Experiment and finite element method analysis mass erosion and transfer of Ag/La2NiO4-based electrical contacts during operation

A uniform transient temperature field model of electrical contacts operation was found by analyzing the process of closing arc → constriction resistance Joule heat → breaking arc. Essential parameters of Ag/La2NiO4 electrical contact material for transient temperature field calculation were obtained through tests of electrical contact experimental instrument under 18 V DC in different currents, other correlation experiments, and calculation analysis. The finite element method was applied to solve the transient temperature field, and the features and distribution of the transient temperature field were obtained. The condition of material erosion and mass transfer can be forecasted by those calculation results. It is beneficial to research about the lifetime of Ag/La2 NiO4 electrical material.     

Thermoelectric properties of Bi_（1.5）Pb_（0.5）Sr_（2-x）La_xCo_2O_y polycrystalline materials

Polycrystalline samples of Bi 1.5 Pb 0.5 Sr 2-x La x Co 2 O y (x = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) with a layered structure were prepared by solid-state reaction method. All samples are p-type semiconductors. The thermoelectric properties, namely, the electric resistivity (ρ), Seebeck coefficient (S), and power factor (S 2 /ρ) of the samples are dependent on chemical composition. The values of ρ, S, and S 2 /ρ increase with an increase in temperature for all samples. The substitution of Pb 2+ for Bi 3+ and La 3+ for Sr 2+ improves the thermoelectric properties of the Bi 2 Sr 2 Co 2 O y system owing to the simultaneous decrease of electric resistivity and increase of Seebeck coefficient. As a result, the optimal thermoelectric property has been obtained in Bi 1.5 Pb 0.5 Sr 1.7 La 0.3 Co 2 O y and the power factor can reach 2.1 × 10-4 W·m-1 K-2 at 998 K.     

3D finite element method analysis of deformation and temperature rise during equal-channel angular pressing

The material flow, temperature rise of the billet and pressing load during equal-channel angular process （ECAP） were studied by using 3D finite element method for Cu at different comer angle of mold, interfacial friction coefficient between the billet and the mold. As comer angle increases, the magnitude of shear deformation decreases and the strain difference between upper and lower part of the material becomes more apparent. The pressing load and peak temperature rise of the billet become low as the interracial friction coefficient decreases. The effects of the comer angle of mold on the temperature rise of the billet can be ignored, but the effects of the friction coefficient between the mold and the billet must be taken into account. For pressing load, the effect of the friction coefficient is larger than that of the comer angle. A good agreement between the simulated and measured material flow is obtained.     

The Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior Evaluation of Ce-TZP／Al2O3 Nanocomposites

Ce-TZP/Al2O3 nanocomposites were prepared from mixture of self-made Ce-TZP nanometer powder and commercial Al2O3 powder by hot-pressing method. Influences of nanometer ZrO2 particles on the mechanical properties and microstructure of Ce-TZP/Al2O3 ceramics were investigated. Meanwhile, t→m transformation toughening mechanism was investigated by x-ray diffractometry (XRD) method, and deflection of samples under applied stress were recorded too. The results show that when the percentage of ZrO2 was 20%, the mechanical properties and microstructures of materials were preferential. Additionally, TEM observation show that dislocation structures form both in the Al2O3 grain and on the Al2O3 grain boundary.     

Microwave permittivity of SiC-Al2O3 composite powder prepared by sol-gel and carbothermal reduction

SiC-Al2O3 composite powder was prepared by sol-gel and carbothermal reduction method. The powder synthesized was characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD） and scanning electron microscopy（SEM） to confirm the phase formation, and the thermodynamic analysis was performed systematically. Moreover, the variation of its microwave permittivity with different atomic ratio of Al/Si was investigated in the frequency range of 8.2-12.4 GHz. The results show that, the powder obtained consists of spherical particles of 300-400 nm in diameter, which are composed of SiC and Al2O3 microcrystal with the grain size of approximately 45 nm. The results of XRD accord with those of the thermodynamic analysis. It is impossible for Al atoms to dissolve in the lattice of SiC during the carbothermal reduction process. Along with the increase of atomic ratio of Al/Si in the xerogel, the amount of Al2O3 in the powder synthesized increases, which reduces both ε＇, the real part of complex permittivity, and tg δ（ε＂/ε＇）, the dissipation factor, where ε＂ is the imaginary part of complex permittivity.     

Electrical conductivity of Na3AlF6-AlF3-Al2O3-CaF2-LiF（NaCl） system electrolyte

A PGSTAT 30 and a BOOSTER 20A were used to measure cell impedance.Electrical conductivity was gained by the Continuously Varying Cell Constant Technique.Electrical conductivity of KCl was measured for comparison.The results prove that the method is reliable and accurate.The electrical conductivity of Na3AlF6-AlF3-Al2O3-CaF2-LiF(NaCl)system was studied by this method.Activation energy of conductance was obtained based on the experiment results.The experiments show that electrical conductivity is increased greatly with NaCl and LiF added.Increasing 1%LiF(mass fraction)results in corresponding increase of 0.0276 S/cm for superheat condition of 15℃.For NaCl,it is 0.024 S/cm.Electrical conductivity is increased by 0.003 S/cm with 1℃temperature increase.The electrical conductivity is lower than that predicted by the WANG Model and higher than that predicted by the Choudhary Model.     

Structure and electrochemical properties of LiMn2O4

LiMn2O4, a cathode material of lithium ion battery, was prepared by the citric acid complexing method using lithium acetate and manganese acetate as raw materials. The type of atom location confused degree, the confused degree and judgement method in LiMn2O4 were analyzed. The effect of sintering temperature on structure and electrochemical properties of LiMn2O4 was also investigated. The results show that the atom location confused degree increases with the decrease of the X-ray diffraction peak intensity ratio of LiMn2O4, Ⅰ111/Ⅰ311. The type of atom location confused degree depends on the variation tendency of Ⅰ111/Ⅰ311 and Ⅰ311/Ⅰ400 value. If the variation tendency is the same, it belongs to the 16c type location confusion, however, if the variation tendency is contrary, it belongs to the anti-spinel type location confusion. When the sintering temperature is low, it is apt to produce the anti-spinel location confusion in LiMn2O4. With the increase of sintering temperature, the confused degree with the anti-spinel type gradually reduces, however, the confused degree with 16c type increases to some extent. When the atom location confusion with the anti-spinel type appears in LiMn2O4, both the initial discharging capacity and cycling properties of LiMn2O4 reduce. However, the atom location confusion with 16c type does not affect the charge and discharge properties of LiMn2O4.     

Formation free energy of sodium stannate measured using β-β″-Al_2O_3 ceramic electrolyte

β-β″-Al_2O_3 precursor powder was successfully prepared by a solid-phase sintering method with Li_2CO_3,Na_2CO_3 (as the sources of Li_2O and Na_2O, respectively) and α-Al_2O_3 powder as the raw materials. The precursor was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scan-ning electron microscope (SEM). The results indicate that the amount of Na_2O in the raw materials has a great effect on the formation of β″-Al_2O_3 in the β-β″-Al_2O_3 precursor.When Na_2O content is 10 wt%,the content of β″-Al_2O_3 phase reaches the maximum value of 86.24 wt% in the precursor. The β-β〃-Al_2O_3 ceramic was prepared from β-β″-Al_2O_3 precursor powder by isostatic pressing and burying sintering process. The conductive property of the β-β″-Al_2O_3 ceramic was examined by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)method, and the density was measured by the Archimedes method. The results reveal that when 10 wt% Na_2O was added, the sample exhibits the best performance with the lowest resistivity of 4.51 Ω·cm and the highest density of 3.25 g·cm~(-3). A solid electrolyte battery of Pt|SnO_2, Na_2SnO_31|β-β″-Al_2O_3|Na-CrO_2, Cr_2O_3|Pt was assembled by the β-β″-Al_2O_3 elec-trolyte tube to measure the open potential of the resulting battery, and the formation free energy of sodium stannate was calculated. In the temperature range of 1273-773 K,the relationship between formation free energy of sodium stannate and temperature was generated as follows:ΔG_(Na_2SnO_3)~0= —1040.83 + 0.2221T± 7.54.