Effect of the Mechanical and Thermal Prehistory of Precursors on the Zinc Spinel Synthesis

Thezinc spinel (gahnite) formation by a treatment of reaction mixtures of Zn and Al oxides, hydroxides, and salts was investigated. The influence of a preliminary mechanical activation by impact (planetary mill) and attrition (ball-ring mill) action as well as a microwave treatment was analyzed. The combined method consisting of a mechanical treatment of nitrates mixture in a planetary mill and the subsequent burning in a thermal kiln was considered as the most effective as it resulted in practically single product

Влияние ограниченной геометрии на структуру и фазовые переходы в наночастицах нитрата калия

The effect of restricted geometry and thermal prehistory of sample preparation on phase transitions in nanocomposites on base of porous glasses with average pore diameters 7 and 46 nm filled by potassium nitrate have been studied by X-rays and neutron diffraction. The nanoparticle sizes have been determined and phase diagrams (on cooling) for these nanoparticles have been described. It is shown that there is a critical nanoparticle size in the interval from 30 till 20 nm, at which in nanocomposite the ferroelectric phase is realized only regardless of preparation method.