Effect of high-energy mechanical activation on the microstructure and electrical properties of ZnO-based varistors

2000 ◽  
Vol 132 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 107-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Phui Fah
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Mechanical Activation ◽  
High Energy

scholarly journals Influence of prolonged sintering time on density and electrical properties of isothermally sintered cordierite-based ceramics

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Peles ◽  
N. Djordjevic ◽  
N. Obradovic ◽  
N. Tadic ◽  
V.B. Pavlovic
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Mechanical Activation ◽  
Compaction Pressure ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Sintering Process ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Air Atmosphere ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Sintering Time ◽  
High Energy Ball Mill

Mechanical activation is a commonly used and relatively fast and inexpensive procedure for sample preparation before the sintering process. Cordierite, a stoichiometric mixture of three different oxides (2MgO?2Al2O3?5SiO2) is a very attractive, widely used high-temperature ceramic material. The mechanical activation of the starting mixtures with 5.00 mass% TiO2 was performed in a high energy ball mill during 10-80 min. The applied compaction pressure before the sintering process was 2t/cm2, based on our recent investigation. The sintering process was performed at 1350oC for 2h and 4h in air atmosphere. X-ray diffraction was used to analyze the phase composition of non-activated and 80 min activated samples, sintered for 2 and 4h, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy was performed to analyze the microstructure of both compacted and sintered samples. Atomic force microscope was used to investigate the surface of the sintered samples. This paper investigates the influence of prolonged sintering time on the densities of the sintered samples, along with electrical properties.

scholarly journals Influence of mechanical activation of AL2O3 on synthesis of magnesium aluminate spinel

2004 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Zhihui ◽  
LI. Nan
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Mechanical Activation ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Milling Time ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Magnesium Aluminate ◽  
Reaction Sintering ◽  
Air Atmosphere ◽  
Energy Ball ◽  
Analytical Reagent

Magnesium aluminate (MA) spinel is synthesized by reaction sintering from alumina and magnesia. The effects of mechanical activation of Al2O3 on reaction sintering were investigated. Non-milled a - Al2O3 and a - Al2O3 high-energy ball milled for 12h, 24h and 36h were mixed with a MgO analytical reagent according to the stoichiometric MA ratio, respectively and pressed into billets with diameters of 20mm and height of 15mm. The green-body billets were then sintered at high temperature in an air atmosphere. The results show that bulk density, relative content of MA and grain size of MA increase with increasing high-energy ball milling time of Al2O3. However prolonged milling time over 24h has a small beneficial effect on the densification of MA. Bulk density and grain size of a sample of a- Al2O3 milled for 24h are 3.30g/cm3 and 4-5 mm, respectively.

scholarly journals Electrical properties of mechanically activated zinc oxide

2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Vojisavljevic ◽  
M. Zunic ◽  
G. Brankovic ◽  
T. Sreckovic
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Arrhenius Equation ◽  
Electrical Response ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Microstructural Properties ◽  
Impedance Analyzer ◽  
Zinc Oxide Powder ◽  
Zno Ceramics

Microstructural properties of a commercial zinc oxide powder were modified by mechanical activation in a high-energy vibro-mill. The obtained powders were dry pressed and sintered at 1100?C for 2 h. The electrical properties of grain boundaries of obtained ZnO ceramics were studied using an ac impedance analyzer. For that purpose, the ac electrical response was measured in the temperature range from 23 to 240?C in order to determine the resistance and capacitance of grain boundaries. The activation energies of conduction were obtained using an Arrhenius equation. Donor densities were calculated from Mott-Schottky measurements. The influence of microstructure, types and concentrations of defects on electrical properties was discussed.

Mechanochemical Synthesis of Intermetallic Compounds in the Gallium–Iridium System

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (03n04) ◽  
pp. 1940067
Author(s):  
P. Vitiaz ◽  
N. Lyakhov ◽  
T. Grigoreva ◽  
E. Pavlov
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Mechanical Activation ◽  
Intermetallic Compounds ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Planetary Mill ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Active Liquid ◽  
Scanning Electron

The interaction between a solid inert metal Ir and an active liquid metal Ga during mechanical activation in a high-energy planetary mill is studied by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy with high-resolution energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis. The effect of mechanical activation on the formation of GaxIry intermetallic compounds and GaxIry/Ir composites and their solubility in acids was investigated. The subsequent extraction of Ga from intermetallic compounds and composites in the mixture of concentrated acids [Formula: see text] makes it possible to produce nanoscale Ir.

scholarly journals Application of Mechanical Activation in Synthesizing Multiferroic Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3 Powders

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 1015-1020 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Bochenek ◽  
G. Dercz ◽  
D. Oleszak
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Mechanical Activation ◽  
Mossbauer Spectroscopy ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Partial Synthesis ◽  
Oxide Mixture ◽  
High Energy Milling ◽  
Oxide Powders ◽  
Simple Oxide ◽  
Powder Samples

Application of Mechanical Activation in Synthesizing Multiferroic Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3 Powders In the study, the method of high-energy powder milling - mechanical activation (MA) was used for synthesizing Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3 (PFN) powders. For the purpose of comparing the influence of high-energy milling on PFN synthesis, two groups of powder samples were used. The first mixture consisting of simple oxide powders; the second one consisting of compound oxide powders. The obtained powders were subjected to structural analysis with the use of XRD and Mőssbauer spectroscopy. Tests revealed that during the process of high-energy milling of initial constituents a partial synthesis of PFN material phases occurs. By comparing the two methods of PFN synthesizing it may be stated that mechanical activation in the case of a simple oxide mixture (PFN1) is equally effective as for a compound oxide mixture (PFN2).

Structural characterization, electrical properties and gas sensing applications of polypyrrole/Cu-Al2O3 hybrid nanocomposites

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 719-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Sankar ◽  
K Parvathi ◽  
MT Ramesan
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Dc Conductivity ◽  
Hybrid Nanocomposites ◽  
Ammonia Gas ◽  
Sensing Applications

The present work focused on the synthesis of polypyrrole (PPy) wrapped nano copper-alumina (Cu-Al2O3) composite by an in situ polymerization of pyrrole in the presence of Cu-Al2O3 nanoparticles. The polymerized samples were systematically characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, scanning electron microscope (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HR-TEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The properties such as AC and DC conductivity, dielectric constant, and ammonia gas sensing performance of PPy/Cu-Al2O3 composites were investigated in detail as a function of Cu-Al2O3 content. The FTIR spectra showed the existence of sharp and resolved infrared bands of nanoparticles in the PPy chain. The presence of the crystalline peaks of Cu-Al2O3 in the PPy matrix was confirmed from the XRD analysis. SEM images revealed the homogenous growth of Cu-Al2O3 in the polymer with the formation of spherically shaped particles. The HR-TEM observation showed that Cu-Al2O3 particles were dispersed at a nanometer level in the nanocomposites with a width of 30–60 nm. The glass transition temperature of composites obtained from DSC was found to be increased with increase in the content of nanoparticles. TGA analysis proved that the nano Cu-Al2O3 in the content in the composites acted as a mass transport barrier that retards the degradation of the product. The AC conductivity and dielectric constant of the nanocomposite showed that the maximum electrical properties were observed for the composite with 5 weight percentage loading of Cu-Al2O3. DC conductivity showed that the PPy/Cu-Al2O3 composites have higher electrical conductivity than PPy. The ammonia gas sensing property of the composites was significantly enhanced by the addition of Cu-Al2O3 nanoparticles. Therefore, the improved properties of synthesized PPy/Cu-Al2O3 nanocomposite can be useful for developing functional composite material for the fabrication of sensors, electronic devices, and high energy storage capacitors.

scholarly journals Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Glass and Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Composites

1991 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. R. Headifen ◽  
E. P. Fahrenthold
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Composite Fiber ◽  
Pulsed Power ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Dynamics Modeling ◽  
Mechanical And Electrical Properties ◽  
Strength And Stiffness

The design of composite rotors for high-energy density pulsed power supplies demands accurate characterization of both the mechanical and electrical properties of fiber-reinforced epoxy. The mechanical properties of S-2 glass-epoxy, IM6 graphite-epoxy, and hybrid graphite-glass epoxy composites were measured in tension and torsion tests, providing strength and stiffness parameters for rotor dynamics modeling. Variable frequency electrical resistivity tests were conducted to allow estimation of eddy current losses arising in carbon-reinforced materials. Volume fraction measurements using electron microscopy and analysis by digestion allow for normalization of the test results with respect to composite fiber content. The experimental results were used to evaluate the micromechanical rule of mixtures and Halpin-Tsai correlations.

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