Study on the Crystal Bonding Mechanism of Al2O3–ZrO2 Ceramic Composite

2014 ◽  
Vol 941-944 ◽  
pp. 555-559
Author(s):  
Xiao Li Tian ◽  
Qun Hu Xue ◽  
Chong Bo Xue

Al2O3–ZrO2 ceramic composite samples were prepared using Al2O3–ZrO2 composite powder synthesized by sol-gel processing as the main starting material and zirconia gel as the binder. Then the mineral phases were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the crystal bonding mechanism was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results show that: 1) the mineral phases were monoclinic zirconia, tetragonal zirconia and corundum. The microstructure shows an alumina-zirconia diffusion mosaic structure and the grain boundary interface with direct bonding state. 2) The crystal growth model was the Ostwald dual growth model of the alumina and zirconia grains, and the crystal bonding mechanism was that the intragranular zirconia grain exited within the alumina grain and the intergranular zirconia grain exited during the alumina grain boundaries.

1999 ◽  
Vol 574 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. Cheung ◽  
H. L. W. Chan ◽  
Q. F. Zhou ◽  
C. L. Choy

AbstractBarium titanate (BaTiO3) 0–3 ceramic/ceramic composite thick films (∼16μm) for ultrasonic transducer applications were fabricated by a modified sol-gel process. Nano-sized BaTiO3 powder was dispersed in a sol-gel matrix of BaTiO3 to form a 0–3 composite solution. Films were prepared by spin coating and then annealed at various temperatures. The crystallization of the composite film was studied by X-ray diffraction. The dielectric permittivity and the ferroelectric properties of the film were also measured.


1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1441-1444 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Armelao ◽  
A. Armigliato ◽  
R. Bozio ◽  
P. Colombo

The microstructure of Fe2O3 sol-gel thin films, obtained from Fe(OCH2CH3)3, was investigated by x-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Raman spectroscopy. Samples were nanocrystalline from 400 °C to 1000 °C, and the crystallized phase was haematite. In the coatings, the α–Fe2O3 clusters were dispersed as single particles in a network of amorphous ferric oxide.


1991 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mari A. Hogan ◽  
Subhash H. Risbud

Amorphous powders in the Cs2O–Al2O3−SiO2 system were prepared by sol-gel processing. Gels made from TEOS, Al-chelate, and Cs-acetate were dried and calcined to obtain molecularly mixed powders of analyzed compositions in the range useful for conversion to pollucite (CsAlSi2O6) glass-ceramics. X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermogravimetry (TG), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to characterize the powders. A typical amorphous powder of analyzed chemical composition (in wt.%) = 28.05Cs2O, 37.77SiO2, and 37.96Al2O3 was found to have a glass transition temperature of 945 °C and a glass crystallization temperature of 1026 °C. Preliminary experimental results of densification and crystallization of the amorphous powders show pollucite/mullite phases to be present.


2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 1527-1536 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.M. Shang ◽  
M. Bliss ◽  
S. Heald ◽  
T.K. Sham ◽  
F. Heigl ◽  
...  

In this paper, we report the first successful fabrication of dense and optically transparent cadmium tungstate (CWO) films by sol-gel processing and the study of their optical and x-ray scintillation properties. A new sol-gel processing method was developed using tungstic acid and cadmium nitrate as precursors and hydrogen peroxide as solvent; homogeneous and stable CWO sols were aged at room temperature and used for the preparation of CWO films. A rapid sintering process was investigated and found to be necessary to make dense and optically transparent nanocrystalline CWO films. CWO films were uniform, fully dense, and crack-free, with CWO as the only detectable crystalline phase, as determined by x-ray diffraction. The thickness, density, grain size, and crystallinity of CWO films are all found to be strongly dependent on the sintering conditions and in turn impact the optical and x-ray scintillation properties. Sol-gel-derived dense CWO films demonstrated intense photoluminescence and x-ray excited optical luminescence intensity. The relationships between sol-gel processing, nanostructures, and optical and x-ray scintillation properties are discussed in detail.


2012 ◽  
Vol 512-515 ◽  
pp. 1673-1676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Jian Jun Yao ◽  
Jing Ya ◽  
Lei E ◽  
Zhi Feng Liu ◽  
...  

A sol-gel processing technology was employed to synthesize fine SrTiO3 powder by using strontium nitrate (Sr(NO3)2) , butyl titanate (Ti(OC4H9)4) as precursors, citric acid (C6H8O6) as complexing agent and (ethylene) glycol (C2H6O2) as stabilizer. Prepared the precursors in liquid phase and then calcined the precursors to achieve nano-sized SrTiO3 powders. The microstructure and composition of the as-synthesized samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scan Electron Microscopy (SEM), and the photocatalytic activity was studied. The results showed that all the SrTiO3 particles were identified as perovskite phase. The pH values, the content of the acetic acid, the heat treat temperature play important roles on the synthesis of the SrTiO3 photocatalyst. When the pH=1, n(Sr(NO3)2 ) : n(Ti(OC4H9)4) = 1 : 1, n(Sr(NO3)2 ) : n(C6H8O6)=1:1.7, the product has better rate of photodegradation for the Methylene Blue under the ultraviolet condition.


2013 ◽  
Vol 562-565 ◽  
pp. 908-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Li Sang ◽  
Ying Chen ◽  
Qing Jun Zhang ◽  
Lin Wang

By sol-gel processing and electrospinning technique, ultrathin fibers of PVP/ ZnTiO3:Pb2+ composites were synthesized. After calcined of the fibers at 600°C, the spinel ZnTiO3:Pb2+ nanofibers, with a diameter of 100-200nm, were successfully obtained. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM), fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and photoluminescence (PL) were employed in the study. The results displayed that the morphology and crystalline phase of the fibers were greatly affecteded by the calcination temperature. The PL spectra of the samples measured at different excitation wavelength reveal a novel luminescent phenomenon in blue and green region, which can be attributed to the Pb2+-related charge-transfer transitions in ZnTiO3 nanofibers.


Author(s):  
M. C. Gust ◽  
N. D. Evans ◽  
M. L. Mecartney

Sol-gel processing of oxide thin films offers the potential to generate different microstructures by varying process parameters such as water of hydrolysis, chemical precursor, or substrate. For this work, barium titanate (BaTiO3) thin films were prepared by the sol-gel method in order to try and generate different microstructures for dielectric measurements. However, for BaTiOs prepared using alkoxide precursors, the final microstructures of the films were found to be almost process independent. Films using different precursors, different substrates, and different amounts of water of hydrolysis all showed similar TEM microstructures. All the films after final heat treatment were polycrystalline, nanoporous, and randomly oriented BaTiO3; they were also fine-grained, with an average uniform grain size of 25-50 nm (Fig. 1). This fine-grained microstructure has also been observed in other studies of sol-gel derived BaTiO3 thin films. In addition to BaTiO3, electron diffraction patterns showed the presence of trace amounts of rutile TiO2 that were not observed by x-ray diffraction (XRD).


1990 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.R. Bartlett ◽  
J.L. Woolfrey

ABSTRACTSol-gel methods have been applied to the production of the multicomponent ceramic, Synroc B. These techniques involved the hydrolysis of a mixture of Ti and Zr, alkoxides peptising to form a sol and subsequent sorption of Al3+, Ba2+ and Ca2+ cations under acidic conditions. Powder properties were examined by a variety of techniques, including electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, N2 sorption, and differential thermal analysis. The effects of processing conditions on the physical properties of the powders are discussed.


2012 ◽  
Vol 512-515 ◽  
pp. 1516-1519
Author(s):  
Qing Ma ◽  
Si Qing Shen ◽  
Jian Jun Xie ◽  
Fei Zhong Ma ◽  
Ying Shi ◽  
...  

Compared to phosphors, scintillating films are shown as a better feature for high–resolution display devices with low loss diffusion. Ce 3+ doped lutetium aluminum garnet (Lu3Al5O12, LuAG) scintillating films with different Ce 3+ concentration have been fabricated by Pechini sol–gel processing combined with the spin–coating technique and characterized by X–ray diffraction (XRD) and photoluminescence (PL) under excitation of UV–VIS light. The results of XRD patterns indicated that the specimen under study is a well–crystallized single–phase of cubic structure. Under an excitation of 442nm , it was found that the PL spectra was the typical Ce 3+ emissions located in the 460–650 nm consisting of two emission bands due to the transitions from the lowest 5d excited state (2D) to the 4f ground state of Ce 3+ , which matches well with the sensitivity curve of the Si–photodiode . The luminescent intensity of LuAG: Ce 3+ films varies with the Ce 3+ contents and reaches the maximum at 1.0 mol% doped. With the increase of calcining temperature, the luminescence intensity in the PL spectra of LuAG:Ce 3+ films was found to increased accordingly due to the improved crystallization.


2003 ◽  
Vol 784 ◽  
Author(s):  
JinRong Cheng ◽  
L. Eric Cross

ABSTRACTIn this paper, thin films of La- modified (Bi,La)FeO3-PbTiO3 (BLF-PT) morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) solid solutions have been prepared by using sol-gel processing. A thin Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 (PZT) template layer was introduced to make BLF-PT thin films adhere tightly to the platinized silicon (Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si) substrate. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed that BLF-PT thin films were of the perovskite structure without detectable pyrochlore phase annealing at 650–750°C. The cross sectional and plain view images of or our specimen were observed by using the scan electrical microscope (SEM). The room temperature dielectric constant K and tanδ were of ∼800 and 4% respectively, for BLF-PT thin films using a measurement frequency of 1 kHz. Our preliminary experiments indicated that the sol-gel derived BLF-PT thin films have good insulation resistance and measurable dielectric and ferroelectric responses.


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