Mechanosynthesis of La0.95Sr0.05Ga0.90Mg0.10O3-δ

2008 ◽  
Vol 587-588 ◽  
pp. 931-935
Author(s):  
Priscila Gonçalves ◽  
Filipe M. Figueiredo

The production of La0.95Sr0.05Ga0.90Mg0.10O3-δ powders was achieved at room temperature by a mechanosynthesis route in a high energy planetary ball mill starting from a mixture of lanthanum, strontium, gallium and magnesium oxides. The milling was carried out in nylon containers, using zirconia balls and a balls:powder mass ratio of 10:1. The planetary rotation was kept constant at 650 rotations per minute (rpm), and the container at 1300 rpm, in the opposite direction. The formation of the perovskite phase was detected from the early milling stages and nearly completed after milling for 360 min, as shown by powder X-ray diffraction. Transmission electron microscopy results revealed that powders consist of agglomerates of homogeneous, crystalline particles with an average equivalent diameter of about 16-17 nm, in excellent agreement with average crystallite size estimates obtained from X-ray diffraction.

2011 ◽  
Vol 55-57 ◽  
pp. 1769-1773
Author(s):  
Bin Xu ◽  
Bai Yang Lou

Thermo-sensitive copper/paraffin nanocomposites were prepared by high energy ball milling. Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), x-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to analyze the composition, phase and microstructure of the composites. Furthermore, their thermal sensitivity was investigated. Results reveal that the phase of composites is mainly composed of copper, paraffin and a small amount of cuprous oxide copper. Nanoparticles homogeneously covered by paraffin form the similar core-shell structure. The mass ratio of copper to paraffin has an obvious influence on the thermal sensitivity.


2012 ◽  
Vol 730-732 ◽  
pp. 925-930
Author(s):  
Daniela Nunes ◽  
Vanessa Livramento ◽  
Horácio Fernandes ◽  
Carlos Silva ◽  
Nobumitsu Shohoji ◽  
...  

Nanostructured copper-diamond composites can be tailored for thermal management applications at high temperature. A novel approach based on multiscale diamond dispersions is proposed for the production of this type of materials: a Cu-nDiamond composite produced by high-energy milling is used as a nanostructured matrix for further dispersion of micrometer sized diamond. The former offers strength and microstructural thermal stability while the latter provides high thermal conductivity. A series of Cu-nDiamond mixtures have been milled to define the minimum nanodiamond fraction suitable for matrix refinement and thermal stabilization. A refined matrix with homogenously dispersed nanoparticles could be obtained with 4 at.% nanodiamond for posterior mixture with mDiamond and subsequent consolidation. In order to define optimal processing parameters, consolidation by hot extrusion has been carried out for a Cu-nDiamond composite and, in parallel, for a mixture of pure copper and mDiamond. The materials produced were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy and microhardness measurements.


2010 ◽  
Vol 654-656 ◽  
pp. 1106-1109
Author(s):  
Ya Qiong He ◽  
Chang Hui Mao ◽  
Jian Yang

Nanocrystalline Fe-Co alloy powders, which were prepared by high-energy mechanical milling, were nitrided under the mixing gas of NH3/H2 in the temperature range from 380°C to 510°C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to analyze the grain size and reaction during the processing. The magnetic properties of the nitrided powders were measured by Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM). The results show that with the appearance of Fe4N phase after nitride treatment, and the grain-size of FeCo phase decreases with the increase of nitridation temperature between 380°C to 450°C.The saturation magnetization of nitrided alloy powder treated at 480°C is about 18% higher than that of the initial Fe-Co alloy powder, accompanied by the reduction of the coercivity. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) was used, attempting to further analyze the effect of Fe4N phase on microstructure and magnetic properties of the powder mixtures.


2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 749-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Gesenhues

The polygonization of 200 nm rutile crystals during dry ball-milling at 10gwas monitored in detail by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The TEM results showed how to modify the Williamson–Hall method for a successful evaluation of crystal size and microstrain from XRD profiles. Macrostrain development was determined from the minute shift of the most intense reflection. In addition, changes in pycnometrical density were monitored. Accordingly, the primary crystal is disintegrated during milling into a mosaic of 12–35 nm pieces where the grain boundaries induce up to 1.2% microstrain in a lower layer of 6 nm thickness. Macrostrain in the interior of the crystals rises to 0.03%. The pycnometrical density, reflecting the packing density of atoms in the grain boundary, decreases steadily by 1.1%. The results bear relevance to our understanding of plastic flow and the mechanism of phase transitions of metal oxides during high-energy milling.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 800
Author(s):  
Vladimír Girman ◽  
Maksym Lisnichuk ◽  
Daria Yudina ◽  
Miloš Matvija ◽  
Pavol Sovák ◽  
...  

In the present study, the effect of wet mechanical alloying (MA) on the glass-forming ability (GFA) of Co43Fe20X5.5B31.5 (X = Ta, W) alloys was studied. The structural evolution during MA was investigated using high-energy X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and magnetic measurements. Pair distribution function and extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy were used to characterize local atomic structure at various stages of MA. Besides structural changes, the magnetic properties of both compositions were investigated employing a vibrating sample magnetometer and thermomagnetic measurements. It was shown that using hexane as a process control agent during wet MA resulted in the formation of fully amorphous Co-Fe-Ta-B powder material at a shorter milling time (100 h) as compared to dry MA. It has also been shown that substituting Ta with W effectively suppresses GFA. After 100 h of MA of Co-Fe-W-B mixture, a nanocomposite material consisting of amorphous and nanocrystalline bcc-W phase was synthesized.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Steluta Ciobanu ◽  
Simona Liliana Iconaru ◽  
Florian Massuyeau ◽  
Liliana Violeta Constantin ◽  
Adrian Costescu ◽  
...  

The luminescent europium-doped hydroxyapatite (Eu:HAp, Ca10−xEux(PO4)6(OH)2) with0≤x≤0.2nanocrystalline powders was synthesized by coprecipitation. The structural, morphological, and textural properties were well characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The vibrational studies were performed by Fourier transform infrared, Raman, and photoluminescence spectroscopies. The X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that hydroxyapatite is the unique crystalline constituent of all the samples, indicating that Eu has been successfully inserted into the HAp lattice. Eu doping inhibits HAp crystallization, leading to a decrease of the average crystallite size from around 20 nm in the undoped sample to around 7 nm in the sample with the highest Eu concentration. Furthermore, the samples show the characteristic5D0→7F0transition observed at 578 nm related to Eu3+ions distributed on Ca2+sites of the apatitic structure.


1993 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryusuke Kita ◽  
Takashi Hase ◽  
Hiromi Takahashi ◽  
Kenichi Kawaguchi ◽  
Tadataka Morishita

The growth of BaO and SrO on SrTiO3(100) substrates using mass-separated low-energy (50 eV) O+ beams has been studied using x-ray diffraction, reflection high-energy electron diffraction, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. It was found that the BaO and SrO films have been epitaxially grown with new structures different from those of corresponding bulk crystals: The BaO films have a cubic structure with a lattice constant of 4.0 Å, and the SrO films have a tetragonal structure with a lattice constant of a = 3.7 Å parallel to the substrate and with c = 4.0 Å normal to the substrate.


1988 ◽  
Vol 132 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Hellstern ◽  
H. J. Fecht ◽  
C. Garland ◽  
W. L. Johnson ◽  
W. M. Keck

ABSTRACTWe investigated through X- ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy the crystal refinement of the intermetallic compound AIRu by high- energy ball milling. The deformation process causes a decrease of crystal size to 5–7 rum and an increase of atomic level strain. This deformation is localized in shear bands with a thickness of 0.5 to 1 micron. Within these bands the crystal lattice breaks into small grains with a typical size of 8–14 rum. Further deformation leads to a final nanocrystalline structure with randomly oriented crystallite grains separated by high- angle grain boundaries.


2011 ◽  
Vol 311-313 ◽  
pp. 477-480
Author(s):  
Zhi Ai Yang ◽  
Li Jin Feng ◽  
Xia Wang ◽  
Rong Ma ◽  
Jian Ping Sun ◽  
...  

Subscript textThe Co3O4 nanocubes were synthesized by hydrothermal process. The products are characterized in detail by multiform techniques: scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis. The results show that the products are uniform nanocubes with an average crystallite size about 20-40 nm. Electrocatalytic property of the prepared Co3O4 nanocubes was characterized by linear sweep voltammetry. LSV results indicate that Co3O4 nanocubes exhibit a remarkable electrocatalytic activity for the H2O2 reduction.


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