Conductive and Radiative Properties of Soda‐Lime Silicate Glassmelts with Different Iron Contents from 1100°C to 1500°C

This paper presents an inverse method for retrieving (i) the true thermal conductivity, and (ii) the two‐band absorption coefficient of soda‐lime silicate glassmelts between 1100°C and 1550°C from measured steady‐state temperature profiles. This was achieved by combining (i) a forward method solving combined conductive and radiative heat transfer accounting for temperature‐dependent thermal conductivity and spectral absorption coefficient and (ii) an inverse method based on genetic algorithm (GA) optimization. Four glassmelt compositions from ultraclear to gray glasses with iron content ranging from 0.008 to 1.1 wt% were investigated. First, it was established that the steady‐state temperature in glassmelt can be predicted accurately by averaging the spectral absorption coefficient over two bands from 0 to 2.8 μm and 2.8 to 5.0 μm. The inverse method showed that the true thermal conductivity was independent of the iron content and given by k_c(T) = 1.31 + 5.90 × 10^?4T, where T is given in °C. In addition, the band absorption coefficient between 0 and 2.8 μm strongly increased with increasing iron content, while the band absorption coefficient between 2.8–5.0 μm was independent of iron content.     

Effective Thermal Conductivity of Soda‐Lime Silicate Glassmelts with Different Iron Contents Between 1100°C and 1500°C

This study presents a simple method for retrieving the effective thermal conductivity of semitransparent glassmelts from measured temperature profiles. Effective thermal conductivity of molten glass at high temperature is an important thermophysical property that affects the glassmelting and forming processes and thus the quality of the final glass products. In semitransparent glassmelts, heat is transferred by both conduction and radiation. In the limiting case of optically thick glassmelts, typically featuring high iron content, thermal radiation can be treated as a diffusion process. The total heat flux can be expressed as the sum of a phononic and a radiative heat fluxes based on Fourier's law. For weakly absorbing glassmelts, the temperature profile may be strongly nonlinear particularly neat container walls due to the contribution from emission and absorption. Steady‐state measurement techniques, such as the linear heat flux method, have been developed to measure glassmelt effective thermal conductivity at high temperatures. However, they typically use only three temperatures measurements and assume linear temperature profile in the glassmelt. The new retrieval method addresses these drawbacks particularly for weakly absorbing glassmelts featuring nonlinear temperature profiles. It is demonstrated with experimental data collected for soda‐lime silicate glasses with iron content ranging from 0.008 to 1.1 wt% and temperatures between 1100°C and 1550°C.     

Microstructural Characterization of Ferroelectric Thin Films in Transverse Section

A technique has been developed for the TEM examination of ferroelectric thin films in transverse section. Some preliminary results are reported for three different thin-film/substrate systems. The microstructures of thin films of lead scandium tantalate deposited onto sapphire and MgO, and lead titanate deposited onto AIN, have been examined, with particular attention being paid to the quality of the thin-film/substrate interfaces and to the changes in the nature of the microstructures of the thin films as a function of distance from their substrates. It is demonstrated that the technique successfully produces adequate electron transparent regions for the characterization of the thin-film/substrate interface of all the samples examined and that it is possible to prepare transverse sections of ferroelectric thin films routinely.     

Synthesis and Microstructural Characterization of Unsupported Nanocrystalline Zirconia Thin Films

A polymeric precursor spin-coating technique is illustrated in which yttrium-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) thin films are produced on Si, Al₂O₃, and NaCl at temperatures less than 350°C. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) examinations show that the YSZ films are nanocrystalline (grain size of less than 5 nm), fully dense, and have a stabilized cubic fluorite structure. Using the polymeric precursor spin coating method, unsupported nanocrystalline thin films of YSZ with thicknesses ranging from 30 to 1000 nm are prepared by transferring the films from a host substrate to metallic TEM grids with unsupported areas exceeding 1 mm².     

Annealing Temperature Effect on Bismuth Induced Crystallization of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Thin Films

Silicon - In this work, we emphasis on the Bismuth induced crystallization of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin films. 50 nm of bismuth thin films are deposited by vapor...     

Creep of Nextel™ 610 Fiber at 1100°C in Air and in Steam

Creep of Nextel^?610 fibers was investigated at 1100°C and 100–500 MPa in air and in steam. The effect of loading rate on fiber tensile strength was also explored. The presence of steam accelerated creep and reduced fiber lifetimes. Loading rate had a considerable effect on tensile strength in steam, but not in air. A linear elastic crack growth model was used to predict the creep lifetimes from the constant loading rate data. The dependence of tensile strength on loading rate and the predictability of creep lifetimes suggest that the failure mechanism in steam was environmentally assisted subcritical crack growth. The creep‐rupture data were analyzed in terms of a Monkman‐Grant (MG) relationship. Monkman‐Grant parameters for creep‐rupture data were the same in steam and air, and predicted creep‐rupture at 1100°C in both environments. A grain‐size increase of about 25% was observed by TEM after 100 h at 1100°C in steam, which was about two times that observed in air.     

Electrode Properties of Halogenide-Chalcogenide Glasses and Amorphous Thin Films Fabricated by Chemical Deposition

Multicomponent thin halogenide-chalcogenide CuI–PbI₂–As₂Se₃, CuI–AgI–As₂Se₃, and PbI₂–AgI–As₂Se₃ films are synthesized by the chemical deposition method from halogenide-chalcogenide glass solutions in n-butylamine and the electrode properties of the glass and films are examined. It is established that the electrode properties of halogenide-chalcogenide glass and films with similar compositions are virtually the same. The similarity of the electrode parameters of halogenide-chalcogenide glass and films can be explained by the preservation of the glass polymer structure upon dissolution in n-butylamine and film deposition from the solution.     

Characterization and Investigation of the Tribological Properties of Sol–Gel Zirconia Thin Films

Sol–gel zirconia thin films were prepared by dip coating in an ethanol solution of zirconium oxychloride. The zirconia films consisted of a completely tetragonal phase and exhibited nanoscale uniformity. They displayed excellent antiwear and friction-reduction performance in sliding against steel. The friction coefficient (0.13–0.15) and the wear life over 5000 sliding cycles were recorded for the films at a sliding speed of 90 mm/min and a load of 0.5 N. The film was characterized by slight scuffing and abrasion at low loads and sliding speeds.     

Fabrication, Microstructural Characterization, and Mechanical Properties of Polycrystalline t'-Zirconia

Large-grained (100- to 200-μm), yttria-doped, polycrystalline t '-zirconia ceramics were fabricated by heat-treating presintered samples at temperatures 2100°C. Polarized light microscopy revealed the ferroelastic domain structure in the t ' samples. XRD showed that no monoclinic phase was detected on as-polished, ground and fracture surfaces, or on surfaces while under a tensile stress as high as 400 MPa. By contrast, relative changes occurred in the tetragonal peak intensities, which were attributed to ferroelasatic domain switching. The higher toughness of 3-mol%-Y₂O₃-doped t ' samples (7.7 MPa · m^1/2) compared to that of 8 mol% Y₂O₃ cubic samples (2.4 MPa · m^1/2) was explained in part by ferroelastic domain switching.     

LiMn2O4薄膜的快速退火制备及其性质

为了获得电化学性能优良的锂离子薄膜电池正极材料,采用快速退火技术制备L iMn2O4薄膜,用X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜检测和分析了薄膜的物相及表面形貌;用循环伏安、恒流充放电研究了L iMn2O4薄膜的电化学性质。结果表明,制备的L iMn2O4薄膜均匀、致密、无龟裂;在退火温度从700℃升高到850℃的过程中,薄膜容量从34μAh/(cm2.μm)逐步升高到40μAh/(cm2.μm);当退火时间从1 m in延长到4 m in时,薄膜容量由36μAh/(cm2.μm)升高到41μAh/(cm2.μm),但当退火时间进一步延长到8 m in时,薄膜容量下降到39.5μAh/(cm2.μm);对于不同温度退火2 m in制备的薄膜而言,800℃退火得到的L iMn2O4薄膜经100次循环后的每次容量损失为0.021%,循环性能最好;对于750℃不同退火时间制备的L iMn2O4薄膜来说,退火时间为4 m in时得到的薄膜循环性能最好,经100次循环后每次容量损失仅为0.025%,表明快速退火制备的L iMn2O4薄膜具有优良的循环性能。     

Zirconia-Related Phases in the Zirconia/Titanium Diffusion Couple After Annealing at 1100°–1550°C

A diffusion couple of 3 mol% Y₂O₃–ZrO₂ and titanium was isothermally annealed in argon at temperatures between 1100° and 1550°C. The phases and microstructure in the ceramic side were investigated using scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, both attached to an energy-dispersive spectrometer. After annealing at 1100°C/6 h, zirconia grains did not grow conspicuously and evolved only traces of oxygen, resulting in t -ZrO_{2− x} but not α-Zr. At temperatures above 1300°C, a significant amount of oxygen evolved from zirconia, reducing the O/Zr ratio, such that α-Zr was excluded from t -ZrO_{2− x} during cooling, yielding a higher O/Zr ratio (≈2). When held at 1550°C/6 h, zirconia grains grew rapidly. The α-Zr was segregated on grain boundaries during cooling by the exsolution of zirconium from ZrO_{2− x} , while twinned t '-ZrO_{2− x} or lenticular t -ZrO_{2− x} , which was embedded in ordered c- ZrO_{2− x} , was found. The ordered c -ZrO_{2− x} was identified by the     {113} superlattice reflections of its electron diffraction patterns.     

Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Hydroxyapatite–Zirconia Composites

This work focuses on the improvement of the mechanical properties of hydroxyapatite (HA) through the addition of 3 mol% yttria partially stabilized zirconia (PSZ). Enamel-derived HA (EHA) from freshly extracted human teeth and commercial HA (CHA) were chosen as the matrix. The effects of addition up to 10 wt% of PSZ and of sintering temperature (1000°–1300°C) on the density, microhardness, and compression strength were evaluated. For EHA–PSZ composites, the density and mechanical properties were generally enhanced by adding 5 wt% PSZ, especially after sintering at 1200°C, whereas CHA–PSZ composites showed lower strength values at sintering temperatures of 1200° and 1300°C with respect to EHA–PSZ composites. This may be due to the lower stability of CHA–PSZ composites with higher amounts of calcium zirconate formed over 1100°C when compared with EHA–PSZ composites.     

Thermal shock behavior of Ti2AlC from 200°C to 1400°C

The thermal shock behavior of Ti₂AlC synthesized by means of self‐propagating high‐temperature combustion synthesis with pseudo hot isostatic pressing is investigated, with a focus on the effect of the quenching temperature and quenching times. In general, Ti₂AlC exhibits a better thermal shock resistance than typical brittle ceramics like Al₂O₃. Although the flexural strength decreases quickly in the temperature range of 300°C‐500°C, no discontinuous decrease in the retained strength is observed in Ti₂AlC which, as with other MAX phases, differs from the behavior of typical brittle ceramics. Overall, the initial strength (grain size) plays a determining role in the thermal shock behavior of Ti₂AlC and other MAX phases. On increasing quench times to 5 cycles, the retained flexural strength decreases further, however with a lower rate of decrease compared with the first quench. Quenching at 300°C and above, voids after the pullout of grains and cracks are present, which however are absent in the un‐quenched samples, indicating the weakening of bonding among grains and the induced damage around the grain boundary during the thermal shock.     

Wear of zirconia-dispersed alumina at ambient temperature, 140 °C and 250 °C

Commercial grade alumina along with 5, 10, 15 and 20 wt.% zirconia-dispersed aluminas were tested for their wear resistance at ambient temperature, 140 °C and 250 °C using a pin on disk tribotester fitted with a hot stage. The sample suite was investigated for physical characteristics including hardness, fracture toughness, bulk density, alumina grain size and zirconia grain size. The wear track and wear debris were investigated using profilometry, SEM as well as TEM.

The 5 wt.% zirconia-dispersed aluminas had the lowest wear volume loss over the temperature range. The alumina sample exhibited a wear dependence with relative humidity which is attributed to the formation of a tribochemical layer. Investigation of the tribochemical layer using SEM/EDS and TEM electron diffraction showed the tribochemical layer to be aluminium hydroxide. The major wear mechanism for all samples was brittle fracture.     

Solubility of potassium ferrate in 12 M alkaline solutions between 20°C and 60°C

The solubility of potassium ferrate (K₂FeO₄) was measured in aqueous solutions of NaOH and KOH of total concentration 12 M containing various molar ratios of KOH:NaOH in the range 12:0 to 3:9. Several analytical methods were tested for the determination of ferrate concentration. The final method chosen consisted of potentiometric titration of the ferrate sample with an alkaline solution of As₂O₃. The assumption was made that ferrate dissociates in concentrated KOH solutions predominantly to KFeO₄⁻. The solubility constant, S, defined as the product of the molar concentration of the potassium ion, K⁺, and the ferrate anion, KFeO₄⁻, was found to be 0·044 ± 0·006 mol² dm⁻⁶ for 20°C, 0·093 ± 0·004 mol² dm⁻⁶ for 40°C and 0·15 ± 0·09 mol² dm⁻⁶ for 60°C. From these results the heat of dissolution of K₂FeO₄ was calculated as −14·3 kJ mol⁻¹. At 60°C the enhanced decomposition of the ferrate at the higher temperature led to a greater deviation in solubility values compared with data for either 20°C or 40°C.     

Thermal degradation of poly(methyl methacrylate) at 50°C to 125°C

Small but significant numbers of chain scissions occur in a commercial poly(methyl methacrylate) sheet exposed to temperatures between 50 and 125°C. The scission rate is initially high and then levels off to a constant rate. The short-time rate of chain scissions is temperature dependent, while the long-time rate of chain scissions appears to be temperature independent. Four possible sources of random chain scission initiation were considered: (1) the presence of unreacted initiators of polymerization, (2) free radicals generated from additives in the commercial film, (3) weak links in the polymer chain, and (4) free radicals generated from the thermal decomposition of an oxidation product of methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer. The source most consistent with our results is the one involving free radicals generated from the oxidation product of MMA monomer.     

退火处理对玻璃表面沉积的ZnO薄膜微观形貌与性能的影响

以Zn(NO3)2·6H2O为前驱体,采用超声喷雾热解法在500℃下、在钠钙硅浮法玻璃衬底上制备了ZnO薄膜.分别在不同温度(500、550、600℃)和不同时间(30、60、120min)对制备的ZnO薄膜进行了退火处理.研究退火条件对ZnO薄膜微观结构、形貌以及光学性能的影响.结果表明:退火处理能提高ZnO薄膜的c轴取向;随着退火时间的延长,ZnO薄膜附着强度随之增加,但c轴取向度呈先增强,至120min时又开始呈下降的趋势;随着退火温度的升高,ZnO薄膜的c轴取向亦出现先显著增强,之后又开始下降的趋势,同时可见光透过率亦呈相同的变化趋势.最佳退火条件为500℃温度保温60min,此时薄膜不仅c轴取向生长优势明显,结晶质量良好,表面颗粒大小均匀,致密平滑,同时薄膜的可见光透过率由退火前的70％提高到90％.     

Mechanical Properties Improvement of Waterborne Polyurethane Coating Films After Rewetting and Drying

Drying behavior of waterborne polyurethane coating under ambient conditions displays the typical three-stage drying process on compact hard substrates. When the naturally dried samples are further dried at thermal condition of 105°C, the loss of residual water was accompanied with an increase in the hardness of the films. When the coating films were immersed in water and dried at ambient condition again, the hardness and modulus increased significantly. After 180-min immersion followed by natural drying, the hardness of the film increased to almost 10 times that of the initial value. The possible reason is that the interaction between water and the hydrophobic amorphous phase of polyurethane led to a compacted amorphous phase, which decreased the free volume of the films, resulting in the increase in the hardness and modulus of the coating films.     

Microstructural Developments and Dielectric Properties of Rapid Thermally Processed PZT Thin Films Derived by Metallo-organic Decomposition

Microstructural developments and dielectric properties of lead zirconate titanate thin films (0.22 4mUm) with the composition Pb(Zr_0.53Ti_0.47)O₃ were studied. The films were prepared by metallo-organic decomposition (MOD) and rapid thermal processing (RTP) in the temperature range 475–825°C for 2 min in an oxygen gas flow with and without post-annealing. An amorphous–pyrochlore–perovskite phase transformation is indicated at or below 525°C RTF temperatures while a direct amorphous-to-perovskite phase transformation is indicated at higher RTP temperatures. A decrease in grain size with increasing temperature is correlated with an increase in and dominance of nucleation of perovskite sites. The best dielectric and fatigue properties were exhibited by films processed in the temperature range 725–775°C. Hysteresis loops tended toward squareness and polarization charges increased with increased temperature. Furthermore, 45% of the initial charge remained after 10⁹switching reversals. A degradation, however, was observed in both properties at higher temperatures.