Alloying and Phase Transformation of Fe/FeNi Core/Alloy Nanoparticles at High Temperatures

This work explores how to form and tailor the alloy composition of Fe/FexNi1-x core/alloy nanoparticles by annealing a pre-formed particle at elevated temperatures between 180 – 325 oC. This annealing allowed for a systematic FeNi alloying at a nanoparticle whose compositions and structure began as a alpha-Fe rich core, and a thin gamma-Ni rich shell, into mixed phases resembling gamma-FeNi3 and gamma-Fe3Ni2. This was possible in part by controlling surface diffusion via annealing temperature, and the enhanced diffusion at the many grain boundaries of the nanoparticle. Lattice expansion and phase change was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), and composition was monitored by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Of interest is that no phase precipitation was observed (i.e., heterostructure formation) in this system and the XRD results suggest that alloying composition or alloy gradient is uniform. This uniform alloying was considered using calculations of bulk diffusion and grain boundary diffusion for Fe and Ni self-diffusion, as well as Fe-Ni impurity diffusion is provided. In addition, alloying was further considered by calculations for Fe-Ni mixing enthalpy (Hmix) and phase segregation enthalpy (HSeg) using the Miedema model, which allowed for the consideration of alloying favorability or core-shell segregation in the alloying, respectively. Of particular interest is the formation of stable metal carbides compositions, which suggest that the typically inert organic self-assembled monolayer encapsulation can also be internalized.

Effect of temperature on mixing behavior and stability of liquid Al-Fe alloys

A theoretical model based on the assumption of compound formation in binary liquid alloy has been used to investigate the thermodynamic properties (free energy of mixing, enthalpy of mixing and entropy of mixing), microscopic properties (concentration fluctuation in long wavelength limit and chemical short range order parameter), surface properties (surface tension and surface composition) and dynamic properties ( viscosity and diffusion coefficient). All the properties of Al2Fe binary melt have been measured using the same energy parameters configured for experimental values of free energy of mixing. The energy parameters are detected as independent of concentration, but depend on temperature. The findings are well consistent with the experimental standards.

Application of super cells for quantum-mechanical calculations of the mixing enthalpy of the BCC-phase of the Fe-V system for the basic state

In this work, the super-cells were used for quantum mechanical calculations of the mixing enthalpia of the BCC phase of the Fe-V system for the ground state. The values of total energy were calculated using 16 -th and 54- atomic super-cells for both clean components and alloys. The mixing enthalpy (ΔH) for the BCC phase was calculated on four 16- and 54- atomic super-cells in the vicinity of pure components, on the basis of which the dependence of the concentration ΔH for BCC alloys in the ferromagnetic state of the Fe-V system of the ground state was built.

Drug Solubility and Dissolution Thermodynamic Approach in Various Solvents at Different Temperatures: A Review

In chemical science, pharmaceutical, food science, petrochemicals, and material science, the solubility parameter is one of the most important factors. The studies of solubility and thermodynamics properties are directly used in crystallization-recrystallization, purification of yields, low toxicity of solvent or green solvent, modification, and many more. The experimental mole fraction solubility of compounds may be determined by various methods such as static gravity, laser dynamic, isothermal equilibrium, shake flask, and a number of other ways. The present review is focusing on the shake flask method. Further, the experimental mole fraction solubility was correlated with a theoretical model such as the Appellate and Buchowski equations. With the help of model correlation such as the Relative Average Deviation (RAD), Absolute Relative Deviation (ARD), and Root Mean Square Deviation (RMSD) for prediction of the best model fitting in theoretical approach. The Van't Hoff equation is most effective in the prediction of the dissolution thermodynamic factors such as ∆H°(mixing enthalpy change), ∆G°(mixing Gibbs energy change), and ∆S°(mixing entropy change). It had been given consequence details about endothermic or exothermic and entropy drive, which was directly applied in industrial production and purification of the drug.

Development of Precipitation-Strengthened Al0.8NbTiVM (M = Co, Ni) Light-Weight Refractory High-Entropy Alloys

Single-phase solid-solution refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs) have been receiving significant attention due to their excellent mechanical properties and phase stability at elevated temperatures. Recently, many studies have been reported regarding the precipitation-enhanced alloy design strategy to further improve the mechanical properties of RHEAs at elevated temperatures. In this study, we attempted to develop precipitation-hardened light-weight RHEAs via addition of Ni or Co into Al0.8NbTiV HEA. The added elements were selected due to their smaller atomic radius and larger mixing enthalpy, which is known to stimulate the formation of precipitates. The addition of the Ni or Co leads to the formation of the sigma precipitates with homogeneous distribution. The formation and homogeneous distribution of sigma particles plays a critical role in improvement of yield strength. Furthermore, the Al0.8NbTiVM0.2 (M = Co, Ni) HEAs show excellent specific yield strength compared to single-phase AlNbTiV and NbTiVZr RHEA alloys and conventional Ni-based superalloy (Inconel 718) at elevated temperatures.

Significant Enhancement of Piezoelectric Response in AlN by Yb Addition

This study employs first-principles calculations to investigate how introducing Yb into aluminum nitride (AlN) leads to a large enhancement in the material’s piezoelectric response (d33). The maximum d33 is calculated to be over 100 pC/N, which is 20 times higher than that of AlN. One reason for such a significant improvement in d33 is the elastic-softening effect, which is indicated by a decrease in the elastic constant, C33. The strain sensitivity (du/dε) of the internal parameter, u, is also an important factor for improving the piezoelectric stress constant, e33. On the basis of mixing enthalpy calculations, YbxAl1−xN is predicted to be more stable as a wurtzite phase than as a rock salt phase at composition up to x ≈ 0.7. These results suggest that Yb can be doped into AlN at high concentrations. It was also observed that the dielectric constant, ε33, generally increases with increasing Yb concentrations. However, the electromechanical coupling coefficient, k332, only increases up to x = 0.778, which is likely because of the relatively lower values of ε33 within this range.

Unveiling strong dependence of the α-relaxation dispersion on mixing thermodynamics in binary glass-forming liquids

Non-exponential behaviors is basic factor of α-relaxation in supercooled liquids and glasses, in this study, structural α-relaxation dispersion in binary molecular glass forming mixtures with distinct mixing enthalpy ΔHmix, using...