Particle and crystallite sizes of ZrO2 powder obtained by the calcination of hydrous zirconia

1985 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takao Itoh
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (21) ◽  
pp. 65-73
Author(s):  
Monika Gwoździk

The paper presents results of studies on the crystallite sizes of oxide layer formed during a long-term operation on 10CrMo9-10 steel at an elevated temperature (T = 545° C, t = 200,000 h). This value was determined by a method based on analysis of the diffraction line profile, according to a Scherrer formula. The oxide layer was studied on a surface and a cross-section at the outer and inner site on the pipe outlet, at the fire and counter-fire wall of the tube. X-ray studies were carried out on the surface of a tube, then the layer’s surface was polished and the diffraction measurements repeated to reveal differences in the originated oxides layer.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2231
Author(s):  
Alexandru Enesca ◽  
Luminita Isac

A dual S-scheme Cu2S_TiO2_WO3 heterostructure was constructed by sol–gel method using a two-step procedure. Due to the synthesis parameters and annealing treatment the heterostructure is characterized by sulfur deficit and oxygen excess allowing the passivation of oxygen vacancies. The photocatalytic activity was evaluated under UV and UV–Vis irradiation scenarios using S-MCh as reference pollutant. The heterostructure is composed on orthorhombic Cu2S, anatase TiO2 and monoclinic WO3 with crystallite sizes varying from 65.2 Å for Cu2S to 97.1 Å for WO3. The heterostructure exhibit a dense morphology with pellets and particle-like morphology closely combined in a relatively compact assembly. The surface elemental composition indicate that the heterostructure maintain a similar atomic ratio as established during the synthesis with a slight sulfur deficit due to the annealing treatments. The results indicate that the three-component heterostructure have higher photocatalytic efficiency (61%) comparing with two-component heterostructure or bare components. Moreover, Cu2S_TiO2_WO3 exhibit a superior constant rate (0.114 s−1) due to the high concentration of photogenerated charge carriers, efficient charge separation and migration.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Pancotti ◽  
Dener Pereira Santos ◽  
Dielly Oliveira Morais ◽  
Mauro Vinícius de Barros Souza ◽  
Débora R. Lima ◽  
...  

AbstractIn this study, we report the synthesis and characterization of NiFe2O4 and CoFe2O4 nanoparticles (NPs) which are widely used in the biomedical area. There is still limited knowledge how the properties of these materials are influenced by different chemical routes. In this work, we investigated the effect of heat treatment over cytotoxicity of cobalt and niquel ferrites NPs synthesized by sol-gel method. Then the samples were studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Analysis (FTIR), and X-ray fluorescence (XRF). The average crystallite sizes of the particles were found to be in the range of 20–35 nm. The hemocompatibility (erythrocytes and leukocytes) was checked. Cytotoxicity results were similar to those of the control test sample, therefore suggesting hemocompatibility of the tested materials.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Silvia Soreto Teixeira ◽  
Manuel P. F. Graça ◽  
José Lucas ◽  
Manuel Almeida Valente ◽  
Paula I. P. Soares ◽  
...  

The physical properties of the cubic and ferrimagnetic spinel ferrite LiFe5O8 has made it an attractive material for electronic and medical applications. In this work, LiFe5O8 nanosized crystallites were synthesized by a novel and eco-friendly sol-gel process, by using powder coconut water as a mediated reaction medium. The dried powders were heat-treated (HT) at temperatures between 400 and 1000 °C, and their structure, morphology, electrical and magnetic characteristics, cytotoxicity, and magnetic hyperthermia assays were performed. The heat treatment of the LiFe5O8 powder tunes the crystallite sizes between 50 nm and 200 nm. When increasing the temperature of the HT, secondary phases start to form. The dielectric analysis revealed, at 300 K and 10 kHz, an increase of ε′ (≈10 up to ≈14) with a tanδ almost constant (≈0.3) with the increase of the HT temperature. The cytotoxicity results reveal, for concentrations below 2.5 mg/mL, that all samples have a non-cytotoxicity property. The sample heat-treated at 1000 °C, which revealed hysteresis and magnetic saturation of 73 emu g−1 at 300 K, showed a heating profile adequate for magnetic hyperthermia applications, showing the potential for biomedical applications.


2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandro M. Acuña ◽  
Diego G. Lamas ◽  
Rodolfo O. Fuentes ◽  
Ismael O. Fábregas ◽  
Márcia C. A. Fantini ◽  
...  

The local atomic structures around the Zr atom of pure (undoped) ZrO2nanopowders with different average crystallite sizes, ranging from 7 to 40 nm, have been investigated. The nanopowders were synthesized by different wet-chemical routes, but all exhibit the high-temperature tetragonal phase stabilized at room temperature, as established by synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction. The extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) technique was applied to analyze the local structure around the Zr atoms. Several authors have studied this system using the EXAFS technique without obtaining a good agreement between crystallographic and EXAFS data. In this work, it is shown that the local structure of ZrO2nanopowders can be described by a model consisting of two oxygen subshells (4 + 4 atoms) with different Zr—O distances, in agreement with those independently determined by X-ray diffraction. However, the EXAFS study shows that the second oxygen subshell exhibits a Debye–Waller (DW) parameter much higher than that of the first oxygen subshell, a result that cannot be explained by the crystallographic model accepted for the tetragonal phase of zirconia-based materials. However, as proposed by other authors, the difference in the DW parameters between the two oxygen subshells around the Zr atoms can be explained by the existence of oxygen displacements perpendicular to thezdirection; these mainly affect the second oxygen subshell because of the directional character of the EXAFS DW parameter, in contradiction to the crystallographic value. It is also established that this model is similar to another model having three oxygen subshells, with a 4 + 2 + 2 distribution of atoms, with only one DW parameter for all oxygen subshells. Both models are in good agreement with the crystal structure determined by X-ray diffraction experiments.


2010 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 89-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Roman Olszyna ◽  
Marek Kostecki

Technology of thermal ceramic barriers (TBC) has been chiefly designed for materials with a single thermal barrier of the 7YSZ type. A high content of Y2O3 ensures a good phase stability of the YSZ material. In search for other alternative materials suitable for TBC, the material most often examined is modified zirconium oxide. The modification consists of stabilizing the ZrO2 powder with Y2O3 and doping it with La, Gd and Nd. This paper presents the results of studies on producing cathodic zirconium oxide-based ceramic targets intended for depositing refractory heat-resistant nano-crystalline TBC coatings. The targets are characterized by a high density (close to its theoretical value) and have a homogeneous phase and chemical structure.


2013 ◽  
Vol 334-335 ◽  
pp. 381-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Arianpour ◽  
F. Kazemi ◽  
Hamid Reza Rezaie ◽  
A. Asjodi ◽  
J. Liu

Zirconium carbide (ZrC) has extended application in many ceramic and metal matrix composites especially used for ultra high temperature conditions. The synthesis of zirconium carbide powder is costly and difficult because of its high refractoriness and chemically inert properties. In this research, the synthesis of zirconium carbide nanopowder at low temperature via carbothermal reduction route was investigated according to thermodynamic data. The starting materials were zirconium acetate and sucrose as zirconium and carbon sources, respectively. After preparation of different carbon/zirconium ratio containing precursors, the dried precursors were heat treated at 1400°C and vacuum atmosphere. Also the ZrC formation was followed by thermal analysis of the produced precursors. The phase evolutions and microstructural studies were carried out using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that it is possible to synthesis zirconium carbide nanopowder with round shape and crystallite sizes smaller than 20 nm at low temperatures. Also according to thermodynamic calculations, it was concluded that by applying vacuum condition, the zirconium carbide formation can occur at less than 1000°C which is very effective on the size reducing of produced ZrC nanopowders.


2004 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 188-195
Author(s):  
N. Mihailov ◽  
O. Vankov ◽  
N. Petrova ◽  
D. Kovacheva

AbstractThin films (50–1200 nm) of YFeO3 were deposited on fused silica substrates by spray-pyrolysis using ethylene glycol solution of Y-Fe(III) citric complexes. The films were post deposition annealed at 750°C in static air for 2 h. Films obtained in this way were afterwards irradiated by a burst mode operated Nd-YAG laser (pulse energy 650 mJ, pulse duration 700 μs, energy density 110 mJ/cm2). The laser’s onset was synchronized with that of a magnetic field pulse of nearly square shape (magnetic induction 0.5 T, pulse duration 900 μs). The samples were placed normally to the direction of the magnetic field. The treatment does not affect the phase composition of the film but significantly increases the crystallite sizes of the phases presenting in the sample. The saturation magnetization of the films decreases as a result of the laser and magnetic field treatment and the coercive force increases by 50%.


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