Preparation of environmentally friendly high-emissivity Ca2+-Fe3+ co-doped LaAlO3 ceramic

Ca²⁺-Cr³⁺ co-doped LaAlO₃ is an excellent ceramic material with high emissivity; however, it is harmful to the environment because of the presence of Cr³⁺ ions. In this study, Ca²⁺-Fe³⁺ co-doped LaAlO₃ ceramic materials were successfully prepared via a high-temperature solid-state reaction. The emissivity of Ca²⁺-Fe³⁺ co-doped LaAlO₃ was 0.91, which is approximately equal to that of Ca²⁺-Cr³⁺ co-doped LaAlO₃. To compensate for the lack of data on the thermophysical properties of doped LaAlO₃ high-emissivity ceramics, the thermal expansion coefficients and thermal conductivities of LaAlO₃ doped with Ca²⁺-Fe³⁺ or Ca²⁺-Cr³⁺ were investigated. The thermal conductivities of La_0.9Ca_0.1Al_0.9Fe_0.1O₃ and La_0.9Ca_0.1Al_0.9Cr_0.1O₃ at 1200°C were 3.802 and 3.707 W·m⁻¹·K⁻¹, respectively. The thermal expansion coefficients of La_0.9Ca_0.1Al_0.9Fe_0.1O₃ and La_0.9Ca_0.1Al_0.9Cr_0.1O₃ at 1200°C were 11.49×10⁻⁶ and 11.41×10⁻⁶ K⁻¹, respectively. These results indicate that Ca²⁺-Fe³⁺ co-doped LaAlO₃ exhibits great potential as a new generation of environmentally friendly near-infrared radiating materials in the field of energy efficiency.