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    Westerville, Ohio : American Ceramics Society
    Journal of the American Ceramic Society 85 (2002), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1551-2916
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: The surface of an aluminosilicate ceramic was transformed to a corundum layer of high specific surface area by heating at 1300°–1450°C in a controlled reducing atmosphere. This procedure selectively reduced and volatilized the silica of the glass and mullite, and the alumina of the mullite formed a layer of corundum crystals with a thickness of ≤20 μm and a specific surface area of ≤16 m2/g. Specific surface area remained stable at 10.5 m2/g after prolonged heating at 1300°C in air, and at 8.5 m2/g at 1450°C. These materials are well suited for use as catalyst supports in applications such as catalytic combustion at temperatures in this range.
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    Notes: Cavities formed in ruby (99.46Al2O3·0.54Cr2O3) by the healing and annealing of indentation cracks at 1600°C are more equiaxed than similar cavities in sapphire. Surface energies for the observed facet planes (R, S, and A) relative to the surface energy of the basal plane, C, were γA/C= 1.00 ± 0.03, γR/C= 1.05 ± 0.07, and γS/C= 1.02 ± 0.04, with the uncertainty representing 95% confidence limits. Thus, the surface energies of all observed facets were statistically indistinguishable. Unlike sapphire, P-plane facets were not observed. The substantial rounding of the cavities in ruby indicated that portions of the Wulff shape were above the roughening transition temperature. Thus, even though Cr2O3 and Al2O3 form ideal solutions, Cr3+ ions are sufficiently surface active to modify the relative free energy of the surfaces.
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    Notes: The aging behavior of the solid-solution series (Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3)1−x–(PbTiO3)x (PMN1−x−PTx) prepared by chemical-solution deposition without seeding layers was investigated. A strong influence of the rapid thermal annealing step on the film density was determined. The best nucleation and density of the thin films occurred when each deposited layer was separately pyrolyzed and crystallized. The thin-film microstructure was investigated using scanning electron microscopy. Conventional capacitance-voltage and hysteresis measurements were performed. For the first time, investigations on the fatigue performance and the leakage current for alternating-current and direct-current voltage were executed, which are important for the reliability in device applications.
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    Journal of the American Ceramic Society 85 (2002), S. 0 
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    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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    Notes: Up to 0.15 formula unit (f.u.) of U4+ incorporated in the Zr site of zirconolite by firing CaUxZr(1−x)Ti2O7 compositions in argon at 1400°C allows retention of the 2M polytype. Further U4+ substitution for Zr, up to 0.4 f.u., produces the 4M polytype (containing ∼0.4 f.u. of U) plus the 2M polytype containing 0.15 f.u. of U. The pyrochlore structure (containing 0.6 f.u. of U) forms in conjunction with the 4M polytype at U contents of 0.4 f.u. up to 0.7 f.u. Higher U contents give the pyrochlore structure, but the solid-state reactivity of even alkoxide-based preparations becomes increasingly poor for x 〉 ∼0.7 and hot pressing in graphite dies at ∼1250°C is necessary to achieve near single-phase pyrochlore structures for x= 1. When samples of CaUxZr1−xTi2O7 stoichiometry (x= 0.1 and 0.2) are oxidized at 1400°C in air, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) shows evidence for U5+ formation at the expense of U4+ via enhanced absorption bands, ∼50 nm in half-width, near 970 and 1500 nm and correspondingly weakened absorption at 1150 and 1660 nm. Weight gains consistent with complete oxidation of U4+ to U5+ are observed when finely powdered argon-fired samples with x= 0.1 and 0.4 are heated in air to 1200°C. Evidence for U valence states higher than +4 in both argon- and air-heated materials containing charge compensators to encourage U5+ or U6+ formation was also derived from DRS (showing U5+ in particular), and XANES. DRS shows weak absorption bands attributable to U4+ in zirconolites containing ∼0.2 f.u. of U incorporated in the Ca site via Mg or Al substitutions in the Ti sites, with the spectrum being closely but not exactly similar to that attributed to U4+ in the Zr site. Zirconolite and pyrochlore compositions which are melted at 1500° or 1550°C in argon and furnace-cooled yield broadly similar phase assemblages to the corresponding sintered materials, but there is evidence of incongruent melting in all materials.
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    Journal of the American Ceramic Society 85 (2002), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1551-2916
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: Single-phase β′-SiAlON (Si6−zAlzOzN8−z, z= 0–4.2) ceramics with porous structure have been prepared by pressureless sintering of powder mixtures of á-Si3N4, AlN, and Al2O3 of the SiAlON compositions. A solution of AlN and Al2O3 into Si3N4 resulted in the β′-SiAlON, and full densification was prohibited because no other sintering additives were used. Relative densities ranging from 50%–90% were adjusted with the z-value and sintering temperature. The results of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy analyses indicated that single-phase β′-SiAlON free from a grain boundary glassy phase could be obtained. Both grain and pore sizes increased with increasing z-value. Low z-value resulted in a relatively high flexural strength.
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    ISSN: 1551-2916
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: Photoluminescence spectroscopy was used to probe the formation of colloidal TiO2 sols from a titanium peroxide solution, which were prepared by reaction of H2O2 and titanium hydrate gel that was precipitated from acidic TiOCl2 solution neutralized by NH4OH, during aging at 100°C for 0–64 h. Emission spectra revealed broad band luminescence which is interpreted as the superposition of a multiple photoluminescence process involving TiO2 precursors. The maximum peak position of the luminescence band was shifted to a shorter wavelength by the generation of the dominant emission peak as aging time increased, and a peak at ∼390 nm, indicating the anatase phase, was observed after aging for 〉48 h. However, sols aged for 2 h already were of the anatase phase, according to X-ray diffraction analysis. It was deduced that the interfacial layers between the particles and the liquid in an aqueous solution caused luminescence quenching or accelerated sink.
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    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: The effect of deposition conditions on the growth of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) films on textured silver substrates using the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process was investigated. The crystalline structure of the YSZ film depended strongly on the deposition conditions, such as substrate temperature and deposition time. YSZ films prepared at 750°C using β-diketone chelate sources, which had an orientation of c-axis normal to the textured silver substrate surface. The YSZ surface was dense but not rough, and the YSZ film grew granular-like. The cross-sectional image of YSZ film showed the columnar growth feature; the growth rate was ∼20 nm/min.
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    Journal of the American Ceramic Society 85 (2002), S. 0 
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    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: Three-dimensional photonic crystals with periodic variations in the dielectric constant were fabricated using a stereolithographic rapid prototyping method. The structures were composed of millimeter-scale ordered epoxy lattices in which ceramic particles with high dielectric constants (such as silica and titania) were dispersed. These crystals were designed to reflect microwaves via the formation of photonic band gaps in a gigahertz range. The attenuation of transmission amplitude through the photonic crystals, which was measured as a function of frequency using a network analyzer, clearly showed the formation of band gaps in the microwave range.
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    Notes: Chalcogenide glasses (ChG) are of interest due to their optical and electronic properties for use in waveguide applications. To assess expected uniformity in films deposited from bulk glass starting materials, the extent of parent bulk glass property variation was evaluated. Resulting structural and optical properties of melt-derived ChG's were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, differential thermal analysis and spectrophotometric analysis. The influence of melt size, purification, and other melting conditions on sample homogeneity were quantified and within-melt property variation of bulk glass samples was found to be less than 5% for all parameters examined.
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    Journal of the American Ceramic Society 85 (2002), S. 0 
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    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: This work describes a simple and novel ceramic processing technique to form periodic ordered structures in ceramic materials with a uniform pore size distribution. This material shows photonic gaps at visible/near-IR wavelengths. Monodisperse colloidal polystyrene microspheres are self-organized into a crystalline structure of close-packed spheres in a suspension of nanocrystalline titania. The nanoparticle titania fills the intersphere region simultaneously during colloidal crystallization. Removal of the polystyrene microspheres by calcination at a temperature of 520°C results in a periodic porous structure with a high refractive index background material. Crystals having ordered regions, a few millimeters across with typical grain sizes of 50–70 μm, are grown as thin films on substrates including glass and silicon. Optical reflectivity measurements indicate peaks at the stop band wavelengths that scale with the pore size. Visual inspection and optical microscopy reveal uniform colored regions for crystals with periodicity comparable to visible wavelengths. Despite the presence of cracks resulting from drying and heat treatment as well as numerous grain boundaries, optical characterization clearly demonstrates a photonic band gap. Reflectance peaks due to a pseudogap can be shifted by application of high pressure. In the following sections we will describe the experimental procedure and discuss optical reflectance and transmission measurements that can reveal information about the crystals, namely, the lattice constant, the refractive index, and the filling fraction of the background material.
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    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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    Notes: The objective of this study was to establish the mechanism(s) controlling degradation of yttria-tetragonally-stabilized zirconia (Y-TZP) powder in aqueous suspensions and determine the significance of this degradation to the aqueous physical chemistry of Y-TZP. Experiments were performed on commercially available Y-TZP powder placed in aqueous suspensions at 25°C. Experimental investigations included analysis of the aqueous chemistry of Y-TZP in water via ICP-MS, determination of the surface and bulk structure of the powder via XRD and solid-state NMR, and observation of changes in surface charges via zeta potential determinations. The goal of this study was to control the surface chemistry of Y-TZP in aqueous suspension to promote dispersion and permit aqueous processing of Y-TZP powders.
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    ISSN: 1551-2916
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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    Notes: Gallium oxide hydroxide (GaOOH·xH2O) single crystals were synthesized in aqueous solutions by using two different precipitation techniques: homogeneous decomposition of urea and forced hydrolysis in pure water. Precipitation of crystals started at exactly the same pH value (i.e., 2.05 at 85°C) in both cases. The morphology of crystals turned out to be quite different (zeppelin-like with urea, rodlike without urea) in each of the above methods. Calcination of these gallium oxide hydroxide crystals in air at temperatures ≥500°C transformed them into Ga2O3. Characterization of the samples was performed by X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetry/differential thermal analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and ICP, carbon, and nitrogen analyses.
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    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: A dense and uniform polycrystalline ytterbium silicate skin on silicon nitride ceramics was developed by a controlled oxidation process to improve the hot corrosion resistance of silicon nitride. The process consists of purposely oxidizing the silicon nitride by heating it at high temperatures. It was found that the ytterbium silicate phase was formed as an oxidation product on the surface of the silicon nitride when it was exposed to air at temperatures above 1250°C. The volume fraction of ytterbium silicate compared with that of SiO2 on the silicon nitride surface increased with increasing oxidation time and temperature. The formation and growth of ytterbium silicate on the surface of silicon nitride is attributed to a nucleation and growth mechanism. Ultimately, a dense and uniform ytterbium silicate skin with 3–4 μm of skin thickness was obtained by oxidation at 1450°C for 24 h. The ytterbium silicate layer, formed by oxidation of the silicon nitride, is associated with the reaction of SiO2 on the surface of silicon nitride with Yb2O3 introduced in the silicon nitride as a sintering additive. Preliminary tests showed that the ytterbium silicate skin appears to protect silicon nitride from hot corrosion. No observable evidence of a reaction between the skin and molten Na2SO4 was found when it was exposed to molten Na2SO4 at 1000°C for 30 min.
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    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: The interactions between added boric oxide (B2O3) and organic additives, and their effects on the colloidal stability of aqueous BaTiO3 suspensions have been investigated. The initially Newtonian or pseudoplastic aqueous BaTiO3 suspension with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) becomes dilatant, and its viscosity also increases dramatically when a critical amount of B2O3, 0.4 wt%, is added. This has been attributed to a chemical reaction between the dissociated borate ion (B(OH)4−) and PVA, which form a gel-type structure in the aqueous BaTiO3 suspension. The dilatancy and viscosity of the aqueous BaTiO3 suspension with PVA and B2O3 increase significantly when a dispersant of ammonium salt of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA-NH4) is present. The ionization of B2O3 is enhanced by the basicity of dissociated PAA−, promoting the formation of PVA-B(OH)4− gel-type structure in the aqueous BaTiO3 suspensions. With added plasticizer of 1,2- (e.g., ethylene glycol (EG)) or 1,3-diol (e.g., 1,3-propanediol (PPDL)) molecular structure, both the dilatancy and viscosity of aqueous BaTiO3 suspensions with PVA, B2O3, and PAA-NH4 decrease dramatically. Stable compounds of diol-B(OH)4− are formed before the dissociated B(OH)4− reacts with PVA, reducing the degree of gelation of aqueous BaTiO3 suspensions. A stability map is constructed to describe the amount of EG required to obtain colloidally stable aqueous BaTiO3 powder suspensions with PVA, PAA-NH4, and B2O3.
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    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: Bi0.5(Na1-xKx)0.5TiO3 (BNKT) bulk ceramics with a preferred 〈100〉 orientation were prepared using the reactive templated grain-growth method with platelike Bi4Ti3O12 particles as templates for BNKT. The potassium concentration (x value) had a large effect on the degree of orientation, and highly oriented ceramics were obtained for the specimens with x= 0.10 and x= 0.15, whereas the specimen with x= 0.00 had a small degree of orientation. Increased potassium concentration from x= 0.00 to x= 0.15 decreased the grain-growth rate and changed the grain shape from irregular to cubic. These factors were responsible for the increased degree of orientation.
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    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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    Notes: Porous Y2O3-stabilized ZrO2 (YSZ) samples were synthesized by preparing NiO/YSZ composites by tape casting and calcining at 1800 K, reducing the NiO to nickel in H2 at 973 K, and finally leaching the nickel out of the structure with 2.2M HNO3 at 353 K. Porous YSZ was prepared from NiO/YSZ composites containing 0, 20, 40, and 50 wt% NiO. Complete removal of the nickel was demonstrated by XRD, weight changes, and porosity increases. Porosities 〉75% could be achieved without structural collapse of the YSZ phase. Finally, the method was applied to the fabrication of a solid oxide fuel cell with a copper-based anode operating on H2 and n-butane.
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    Notes: The hydroxylation and dehydroxylation behavior of amorphous silica fracture surfaces was studied using temperature-programmed static SIMS. The results show that vacuum heat treatments result in more extensive condensation of silanol groups on the silica glass fracture surface as compared to fumed silica (Cabosil). This is attributed to differences in the distribution of silanol groups on the two silica surfaces. The rehydration kinetics of the dehydroxylated silica fracture surfaces showed two distinct reaction rates—an initial rapid increase in the silanol concentration, followed by a slower rehydration for longer dosing times. The slower rehydration reaction was shown to follow first-order reaction kinetics with the reaction rate constant, suggesting hydrolysis of strained siloxane bonds on three-membered silicate ring structures. The much faster initial rehydration is attributed to the hydrolysis of extremely strained siloxane bonds in two-membered, edge-shared tetrahedral rings. The effect of the dehydration time and temperature (i.e., thermal history of the surface) on the rehydration kinetics is also discussed.
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    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: Porous silicon nitride ceramic with a porosity from 0–0.3 was fabricated by partial hot-pressing of a powder mixture of α-Si3N4 and 5 wt% Yb2O3 as sintering additive. Irrespective of the porosity, the samples exhibited almost the same microstructural features including grain size, grain aspect ratio, and pore size. Porosity dependences of Young's modulus, flexural strength, and fracture toughness (KIC) were investigated. All these properties decreased with increasing porosity. However, because of the fibrous microstructure, the decreases of flexural strength and fracture toughness were moderate compared with the much greater decrease of Young's modulus. Thus, the strain tolerance (fracture strength/Young's modulus) increased with increasing porosity. The critical energy release rate also increased slightly with an increasing volume fraction of porosity to 0.166 and remained at the same level with that of the dense sample when the porosity was 0.233. They decreased as porosity increased further.
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    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: A Vickers indenter, as an efficient mechanical microprobe, was applied to carbon materials heat-treated at temperatures in the range 880°–2600°C. The plasticity of the carbon materials, which was enhanced by increasing the heat-treatment temperature (HTT), was assessed from the relation between the indentation load, P, and the penetration depth, h. Using the concept of the true hardness, H, as a measure of plasticity and the experimental estimate of the H-value, the plasticity of the carbon materials was examined as a function of their crystallographic parameters. The residual impression of the carbons at HTT 〉 1800°C was hardly visible on the indented surface after unloading, because of the nearly complete elastic recovery of the indented surface, yielding a very unique indentation P–h hysteresis in the loading/unloading cycle. The microscopic processes associated with this unique elastic recovery during unloading are discussed here in relation to the reversible slip of the dislocation-network structures on the graphitic basal planes.
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    Notes: Grain-oriented Bi0.5(Na0.85K0.15)0.5TiO3-Pb(Zr1−xTix)O3 (BNKT-PZT) ceramics were prepared via the reactive templated grain growth method, using platelike Bi4Ti3O12 particles. Factors that determine the degree of orientation were examined. Prereacted PZT gave a larger degree of orientation than PZT raw materials (PbO, ZrO2, and TiO2) in the 75BNKT-25PZT (x= 0.5) system. Increases in the titanium concentration in the PZT of the 75BNKT-25PZT system and in the BNKT concentration in the yBNKT-(100 −y)PZT (x= 0.5) system increased the degree of orientation. The direction of material transport between BNKT and PZT was important to obtain ceramics with a large degree of orientation.
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    Notes: Ceramic oxide nanoparticles produced by flame-based processes are typically agglomerated, which can limit their use in some applications. In this paper, a novel combustion synthesis method that utilizes the spraying of combustible droplets into a premixed flame to produce nanoscale crystalline particles of agglomerated and unagglomerated morphologies is described. Although the same flame-based experimental setup is used in both cases, variation in peak flame temperatures results in a corresponding variation between fractallike agglomerates and single isolated spherical particles. TEM/ED analysis shows that both classes of particles are the tetragonal crystal phase of zirconia. In the case of the unagglomerated spherical particles, results indicate that each precursor solution droplet, which acts as the feed, produces multiple spherical ceramic nanoparticles with a number mean diameter of 90 nm. The use of an inertial impaction stage in the precursor feed line to eliminate large feed droplets leads to a decrease in the number mean diameter to 60 nm, suggesting that crystalline spherical nanoparticles can be produced in a continuous flame-based process through control of the feed droplet size.
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    Notes: New high-stability red-shade ceramic pigments based on pyrochlore solid solutions Y2Sn2−xCrxO7−δ (x= 0–1, 0 〈 δ= 0–1/2x) were developed employing conventional solid-state reaction synthesis. The relationship between their optical properties and microstructure was analyzed by X-ray diffractometry and ultraviolet–visible-light spectroscopy. Decomposition of the structure with formation of the perovskite YCrO3 observed for chromium substitutions x≥ 5 was attributed mainly to high concentration of defects. The structural and optical parameters of the materials were found to correlate with the concentration of a species with higher oxidation state than Cr(III), such as Cr(IV) or Cr(V).
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    Notes: A dynamic piston-on-three-ball experimental technique has been developed for a biaxial flexural strength test of thin ceramic substrates at high loading rates. Analytical modeling of the technique guided the experimental design and was used to judge the validity of experimental results. Thin ceramic substrates made of 1-mol%-Al2O3-doped 8-mol%-yttria-stabilized zirconia (8YSZ) were tested using this experimental technique, as well as its standard counterpart—the quasi-static piston-on-three-ball technique. Results show that the mean biaxial flexural strength increased from ∼322 to ∼465 MPa as the average loading rate was increased from quasi-static to dynamic (830 GPa/s) level.
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    Notes: Compressive layers placed within a laminate can arrest cracks. With increasing applied stress, the arrested crack can propagate through the compressive layer. These phenomena produce a material with threshold strength, i.e., failure cannot occur below a critical applied stress. A previously reported stress intensity function describes different variables, e.g., magnitude of compressive stress, thickness of compressive layer, and distance between compressive layers, which govern threshold strength. Laminar composites composed of thicker Al2O3 layers separated by thinner Al2O3/mullite layers were fabricated to test the different variables that are predicted to govern threshold strength. The data agreed well with the predicted values only when the magnitude of compressive stress and/or the thickness of the compressive layer were low. For these conditions, the crack extended straight through the compressive layers, as assumed by the model used to predict threshold strength. On the other hand, when the compressive stress and/or layer thickness were large, threshold strength was larger than the predicted value. In addition, for these conditions, the crack bifurcated through the compressive layer. The angle between the bifurcated cracks increased with increasing compressive stress.
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    Notes: The morphologic and microstructural development of natural fish bone through heat treatment is examined in view of fish-waste management and as a possible route for hydroxyapatite ceramics. Fish bone heated at temperatures ≤1300°C maintains a porous structure, with a sintered wall and a major crystalline phase of hydroxyapatite. Fish-originated ceramics are potentially useful as bioactive media as well as for environmentally compatible materials.
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    Notes: The nanocomposite of a poly(methyl methacrylate)/silica containing calcium salt was synthesized through the sol–gel method. Methyl methacrylate was co-polymerized with 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate and then co-condensed with tetraethyl orthosilicate and calcium nitrate tetrahydrate. Low crystalline hydroxycarbonate apatite was successfully formed on the surface after soaking in simulated body fluid for 1 week at 36.5°C. This study demonstrates that this nanocomposite may be used as a bioactive bone substitute or filler for poly(methyl methacrylate) bone cement.
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    Notes: Pt/SiO2 nanosized particles have been synthesized using a reverse micelle technique combined with metal alkoxide hydrolysis and condensation. The size of the particles and the thickness of the coating can be controlled by manipulating the relative rates of the hydrolysis and condensation reactions of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) within the microemulsion. The average size of synthesized particles was in the size range of 21–42 nm. The effects of synthesis parameters, such as the molar ratio of water to TEOS and the molar ratio of water to surfactant, are discussed.
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    Notes: MgO (10.4 mol%)-doped ZrO2 powder, which was prepared by coprecipitation and calcination at 750°C, was leached and milled, respectively. The powders were characterized by Auger electron scanning microprobe and XRD technologies. Only the 2.3 mol% MgO was soluble in ZrO2; it stabilized ZrO2 as the metastable tetragonal phase (crystallite size ∼45 nm) at room temperature. The rest of the MgO (8.1 mol%) existed on the surface of the ZrO2 grains in the prepared powder.
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    Notes: The microwave dielectric properties of CaTi1−x(Al1/2Nb1/2)xO3 solid solutions (0.3 ≤x≤ 0.7) have been investigated. The sintered samples had perovskite structures similar to CaTiO3. The substitution of Ti4+ by Al3+/Nb5+ improved the quality factor Q of the sintered specimens. A small addition of Li3NbO4 (about 1 wt%) was found to be very effective for lowering sintering temperature of ceramics from 1450–1500° to 1300°C. The composition with x= 0.5 sintered at 1300°C for 5 h revealed excellent dielectric properties, namely, a dielectric constant (ɛr) of 48, a Q×f value of 32 100 GHz, and a temperature coefficient of the resonant frequency (τf) of −2 ppm/K. Li3NbO4 as a sintering additive had no harmful influence on τf of ceramics.
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    Notes: The strengths and fracture toughness values were measured for alumina powder compacts containing two different binder systems. Diametral compression was used to measure both the tensile strength and the fracture toughness (through-thickness notch). This methodology was very useful in linking processing parameters, such as binder choice and compaction stress, to the quality of the green bodies. Observations of the compact structure before and after fracture showed that the binders segregated to the region between the spray-dried granules. The presence of the excess binder in this region was linked to both the failure mode and the creation of secondary cracks.
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    Notes: Nanoparticles of anatase-type titania (TiO2) doped with zirconia (ZrO2) were directly synthesized from acidic precursor solutions of TiOSO4 and Zr(SO4)2 by simultaneous hydrolysis, under mild hydrothermal conditions, at 200° and 240°C. Doping ZrO2 into TiO2 suppressed the crystal growth of anatase and shifted the phase transformation from anatase-type to rutile-type structure to a high temperature. The presence of an anatase-type structure with high crystallinity and high phase stability, even after annealing at 1000°C for 1 h, was fully achieved by both the doping of ZrO2 into TiO2 through direct precipitation and the simultaneous hydrolysis of the sulfate solutions.
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    Notes: Inhibition of cubic-rhombohedral phase transformation and low-temperature sintering at 1000°C were achieved for 10-mol%-Sc2O3-doped cubic-ZrO2 by the presence of 1 mol% Bi2O3. The powders of 1-mol%-Bi2O3–10-mol%-Sc2O3-doped ZrO2 were prepared using a hydrolysis and homogeneous precipitation technique. No trace of rhombohedral-ZrO2 phase could be detected, even after sintering at 1000°–1400°C. The average grain size of the ZrO2 sintered at 1200°C was 〉2 μm because of grain growth in the presence of Bi3+. Cubic, stabilized Bi-Sc-doped ZrO2 sintered at 1200°C had sufficient conductivity at 1000°C (0.33 S/cm) to be used as an electrolyte for a solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and at 800°C (0.12 S/cm) for an intermediate-temperature SOFC.
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    Notes: The structure and electrical properties of an A-site-deficient perovskite compound found in the La2/3TiO3-La1/3NbO3 system were investigated. The composition of the perovskite compound seemed to be very close to La0.633(Ti0.90Nb0.10)O3. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed a superstructure with a doubled c-axis parameter, resulting from an ordered arrangement of the A-site cation vacancies. Impedance measurements on the compound showed that La0.633(Ti0.90Nb0.10)O3 had high ionic conductivity at relatively low temperature (〈770 K) and increased electronic conduction at high temperature (〉770 K). The bulk ionic conductivity was comparable with that of La0.683(Ti0.95Al0.05)O3, which has the highest ionic conductivity among the La-(Ti,Al)-O perovskite compounds.
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    Notes: The effects of an externally applied plasticizer on compaction behavior and green microstructure quality of spray-dried powders was investigated. The plasticizer was applied to the external surfaces of already spray-dried powders by spraying it on tumbling spray-dried granules. The apparent yield point of the spray-dried powder was reduced when the plasticizer was added. Microstructures of compacts made from these granules (with and without the externally applied plasticizer) were compared at different compaction pressures. Better knitting across granule interfaces and fewer defects were obtained for the granules with the externally applied plasticizer.
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    Notes: Gas-phase magnesium hydroxide carbonation processes were investigated at high CO2 pressures to better understand the reaction mechanisms involved. Carbon and hydrogen elemental analysis, secondary ion mass spectrometry, ion beam analysis, X-ray diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis were used to follow dehydroxylation/rehydroxylation/carbonation reaction processes. Dehydroxylation is found to generally precede carbonation as a distinct but interrelated process. Above the minimum CO2 pressure for brucite carbonation, both carbonation and dehydroxylation reactivity decrease with increasing CO2 pressure. Low-temperature dehydroxylation before carbonation can form porous intermediate materials with enhanced carbonation reactivity at reduced (e.g., ambient) temperature and pressure. Control of dehydroxylation/rehydroxylation reactions before and/or during carbonation can substantially enhance carbonation reactivity.
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    Notes: Layered manufacturing methods for fabricating ceramic components can involve selective deposition of binder using ink-jet printing. Selection of a proper binder plays a critical role in fabricating parts with good surface finish, dimensional accuracy, and high resolution. Several polymeric solution-phase binders were investigated in terms of their physical properties, printing performance, and binder-powder bed interaction. It was observed that the molecular weight should be 〈15 000 for the binder to be penetrated into dense powder compacts. Binder infiltration kinetics and printed line width were also significantly influenced by powder-bed characteristics, such as surface roughness and pore size, as well as the physical properties of the binder, such as viscosity and surface tension.
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    Notes: A new method for the kinetic analysis of the initial stage of sintering for constant-heating-rate data has been proposed. Unlike all of the methods previously reported in the literature, this new method proposed here allows the simultaneous determination of the activation energy and the kinetic model from a single dilatometric curve recorded under a linear-heating-rate program. The proposed method has been tested with simulated sintering curves and experimental results have been obtained for the sintering of a rutile sample.
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    Notes: Calcium hexa-aluminate (CaO·6Al2O3) has been prepared from calcium nitrate and aluminum sulfate solutions in the temperature range of 1000°–1400°C. A 0.3 mol/L solution of aluminum sulfate was prepared, and calcium nitrate was dissolved in it in a ratio that produced 6 mol of Al2(SO4)3·16H2O for each mole of Ca(NO3)2·4H2O. It was dried over a hot magnetic stirrer at ∼70°C and fired at 1000°–1400°C for 30–360 min. The phases formed were determined by XRD. It was observed that CaO·Al2O3 and CaO·2Al2O3 were also formed as reaction intermediates in the reaction mix of CaO·6Al2O3. The kinetics of the formation of CaO·6Al2O3 have been studied using the phase-boundary-controlled equation 1 − (1 −x)1/3=K log t and the Arrhenius plot. The activation energy for the low-temperature synthesis of CaO·6Al2O3 was 40 kJ/mol.
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    Notes: The decomposition kinetics of poly(vinyl butyral) binder from barium titanate multilayer ceramic capacitors with platinum metal electrodes were analyzed by thermogravimetric analysis as a function of the heating rate. The activation energy and pre-exponential factor for the decomposition kinetics were determined from two types of integral equations, from the Redhead method, and from the variation in heating rate method. The accuracy of the kinetic parameters determined from these methods was then evaluated for describing the observed rate of binder decomposition. Although the individual models yielded very different kinetic parameters, all were capable of describing the experimental data within ±15% accuracy. The kinetic parameters were then used in a coupled transport and kinetic model for describing the buildup of pressure within the ceramic green body as a function of the heating cycle. A methodology based on calculus of variations was also developed to predict the minimum duration for the binder burnout cycle.
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    Notes: Vanadium-containing ZrSiO4-gel precursors with nominal compositions Vx-ZrSiO4 with x= 0.0, 0.002, 0.004, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.1, and 0.2 were prepared using a previously reported procedure and thermally treated over a range of temperature up to the formation of the V4+-ZrSiO4 solid solution. The structural evolution and the V4+ location and its homogenous distribution were followed using powder X-ray diffractometry and electron spin resonance spectroscopy (ESR). Our experiments showed that a tetragonal form of V4+-ZrO2 was the first crystalline phase obtained on heating the gels. On further heating, a phase transformation to the monoclinic form of V4+-ZrO2 took place. Finally, the monoclinic form reacted with amorphous SiO2 to form the V4+-ZrSiO4 solid solution. A semiquantitative determination of the vanadium solubility in the ZrSiO4 phase using ESR confirmed previously reported results obtained by lattice parameter variation over the solid-solution series.
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    Notes: Changes of crystal structures and microstructures of SiO2 and graphite powder mixtures induced by high-energy milling, the effect of these changes on the reactivity of reactants, and the mechanism of enhanced SiC formation have been studied using a variety of analytical instruments, including X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, solid-state 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance, and nitrogen adsorption (i.e., the BET method). High-energy milling before carbothermic reduction leads to substantial changes in the structural and energy states of the reactants, which in turn increases the reactivity of the reactants and enhances the formation of nanostructured SiC particles. Furthermore, the structural and energy-state changes contribute to the enhanced SiC formation through the increased reaction kinetics as well as the increased reaction driving force.
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    Notes: B-site cation order–disorder transition induced by mechanical activation was observed in Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–Pb(Mg1/2W1/2)O3 (PMN–PMW) solid solution, which was examined using both XRD diffraction and Raman spectroscopic study. The order–disorder transition is composition dependent. Mechanical activation triggers the B-site disordering, which can be steadily recovered by thermal annealing at elevated temperature, i.e., at temperatures around 600°C. Raman spectroscopy demonstrated that there existed tiny ordered microdomains in 0.4PMN·0.6PMW subjected to up to 20 h of mechanical activation, although they cannot be shown by X-ray diffraction. This is a result of the equilibrium between the mechanical destruction and temperature-facilitated recovering at the collision points during mechanical activation. It is therefore unlikely that a complete disordering can be realized in PMN–PMW by mechanical activation. The disordering in PMN–PMW triggered by mechanical activation occurs simultaneously with the refinement in crystallite size at the initial stage of mechanical activation, suggesting that the fragmentation of crystallites is responsible for the order–disorder transition at least during the initial stage of mechanical activation.
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    Notes: Platelet-shaped particles of similar size and shape were investigated as fillers for improving the thermal conductivity of polymer–ceramic composite materials. The conductivities of composites filled with hard, stiff ceramic particles exceeded 3.5 W·(m·K)−1, or 〉20 times the conductivity of the polymer matrix, and were shown to be almost independent of the intrinsic filler conductivity range of 33–300 W·(m·K)−1. In contrast, the thermal conductivity of composites filled with soft, platelet-shaped BN fillers reached over 13 W·(m·K)−1. A mechanism is proposed whereby deformation of the soft filler particles provides improved particle-to-particle connectivity and allows greater packing density, resulting in the ability to achieve much higher conductivity than is possible for hard and stiff particles of similar initial morphology. Experimental results are discussed in light of various thermal conductivity prediction models in the literature.
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    Notes: The effects of aluminum-ion-implantation on the oxidation behavior of NBD 200 Si3N4 were investigated over an implant concentration range of 0–30 at.%, at 800°–1100°C, in 1 atm dry O2. Oxidation of both unimplanted and implanted samples follows a parabolic rate law. The parabolic rate constant decreases and the activation energy increases with aluminum concentration. Smooth and crack-free oxides are formed under the combination of high implant concentrations and low oxidation temperatures. Outward diffusion of Mg2+ from the bulk of NBD 200 to the oxide layer remains the rate-limiting step for aluminum-implanted samples. The enhancement of the oxidation resistance of NBD 200 by aluminum implantation is attributed to the retardation of the outward diffusion of Mg2+.
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    Notes: The surface-crack-in-flexure (SCF) method uses a Knoop indenter to create small, semielliptical surface precracks in beam specimens. Lateral cracks may interfere with the primary median crack and cause errors of up to 10% in determination of fracture toughness, particularly for materials for which the fracture toughness is ∼3 MPa·m1/2 or less. Although the residual-stress-damage zone is ground or polished away by hand by removing 4.5–5 times the indentation depth, this amount may not be sufficient to completely remove the lateral cracks in low-fracture-toughness materials. A series of tests were conducted on sintered alpha silicon carbide with different amounts of material removed after indentation. Once the lateral cracks were fully removed, the SCF results concurred with single-edged-precracked-beam and chevron-notched-beam data collected in accordance with ASTM Designation C1421. A simple remedy for the SCF method is to examine the outer ground surface for remnants of lateral cracks before fracture and to remove more material if necessary.
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    Notes: The experimental method for the high-temperature reaction equilibria in the AlN-Al2O3 system has been established. The equilibrium N2-CO gas compositions coexisting with AlN- Al2O3-graphite have been successfully measured by quadrupole mass spectrometry and gas chromatography. From the obtained results, the standard Gibbs energy change of the forming reaction of AlN by carbothermal nitridation is determined at temperatures ranging from 1723 to 1899 K:〈displayedItem type="mathematics" xml:id="mu1" numbered="no"〉〈mediaResource alt="image" href="urn:x-wiley:00027820:JACE889:JACE_889_mu1"/〉From the obtained result, the standard Gibbs energy of formation of AlN and the third-law enthalpy of formation of AlN at 298.15 K are derived as〈displayedItem type="mathematics" xml:id="mu2" numbered="no"〉〈mediaResource alt="image" href="urn:x-wiley:00027820:JACE889:JACE_889_mu2"/〉The disagreement between the present results and values in the NIST–JANAF thermodynamic table is discussed.
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    Notes: The nucleation and crystallization mechanisms of a lead halide phosphate glass [40P2O5·30PbBr2·30PbF2 (mol%)] were investigated by differential thermal analysis (DTA) and X-ray diffraction analysis. There were two crystalline phases in the crystallized samples: the major phase was PbP2O4, and the minor phase was PbP2O6. The average activation energy for crystallization, E, for two different particle sizes of this glass was determined to be 119 ± 4 kJ/mol by the Kissinger method and 124 ± 4 kJ/mol by the Augis–Bennett method. The Avrami constants were determined to be 1.6 and 2.5 for particle sizes of 203 and 1040 μm, respectively, by the Ozawa equation, and 1.7 and 2.4 for particle sizes of 203 and 1040 μm, respectively, by the Augis–Bennett equation. The decrease in the crystallization peak height in the DTA curve with increasing particle size suggested that the particles crystallize primarily by surface crystallization. A nucleation-rate type curve was determined by plotting either the reciprocal of the temperature corresponding to the crystallization peak maximum, 1/Tp, or the height of the crystallization peak, (δT)p, as a function of nucleation temperature, Tn. The temperature where nucleation can occur for this glass ranges from 360°–450°C and the maximum nucleation rate is at 420°± 10°C.
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    Notes: The effects of the substitution of transition-metal ions and/or reductant gases on the catalytic properties of barium hexaaluminogallate were investigated. Transition-metal-substituted hexaaluminogallates (BaM(Al,Ga)11O19, M = transition metal, Al/Ga = 9/3) were synthesized from aqueous metal nitrates and ammonium carbonate by the coprecipitation followed by crystallization at 1100°C. The direct NOx reduction was observed over BaM(Al,Ga)11O19 to be around 10%. The NOx removal activity of BaM(Al,Ga)11O19 powders was improved by addition of C3H6 as a reductant gas. Co-, Ni- and Cu-substituted BaM(Al,Ga)11O19 catalysts exhibited about 40% NOx reduction with C3H6 in excess oxygen at a high space velocity of 10 000 h−1. The NOx reduction on Mn- and Fe-substituted BaM(Al,Ga)11O19 catalysts was less than 10% even in the presence of C3H6. The temperature of the effective NOx reduction on BaM(Al,Ga)11O19 catalysts could be adjusted from 350° to 500°C by the selection of the transition-metal substitution in the catalysts. The catalysts hold high activities for NOx reduction even at 500°C in water vapor produced in the combustion system of reductant gases.
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    Notes: Amorphous films in the system Al2O3–Y2O3 were prepared by the rf sputtering method in the range of 0–76 mol% Y2O3, and their density, refractive index, and elastic constants were measured. All of the physical properties of the amorphous Al2O3–Y2O3 films had a similar compositional dependence; that is, they increased continuously, but not linearly with increasing Y2O3 content. To confirm the coordination states of aluminum and yttrium ions in the amorphous Al2O3–Y2O3 films, the AlKα X-ray emission spectra and the X-ray absorption near edge structures (XANES) were measured. The average coordination number of aluminum ions in the amorphous films containing up to about 40 mol% Y2O3 content was 5, that is a mixture of 4-fold- and 6-fold-coordinated states. In the region of more than about 50 mol% Y2O3, the fraction of the 6-fold-coordinated aluminum ions increased with increasing Y2O3 content, while the results led to the conclusion that the coordination number of yttrium ions was always 6, regardless of composition. These results indicate that, in amorphous films in the system Al2O3–Y2O3, the change of the coordination state of aluminum ions has an important effect on physical properties.
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    Notes: The reaction between ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) having an empirical formula of C7.88S7.39M3A and calcium hydroxide (CH) was investigated. The kinetics of the reaction were explored. Thermogravimetric analysis was used to monitor the consumption of CH from which rate constants were determined. Based on Knudsen's kinetic model, activation energies of 14.5, 17.9, and 22.6 kJ/mol were determined for three different mass ratios of slag and CH reacted over a temperature range of 15° to 50°C and hydrated for a period of time from 0 to 32 days. A comparison of the kinetics of the slag/CH reaction was made with slag/portland cement hydration. The basic features of both appear similar.
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    Notes: Si3N4/SiC composite ceramics were sintered and subjected to three-point bending. A semi-elliptical surface crack of 100 μm surface length was made on each specimen. The crack-healing behavior under cyclic stress of 5 Hz, and resultant cyclic fatigue strengths at healing temperatures of 1100° and 1200°C, were systematically investigated. The main conclusions are as follows: (1) Si3N4/SiC composite ceramics have an excellent ability to heal a crack at 1100° and 1200°C. (2) This sample could heal a crack even under cyclic stress at a frequency of 5 Hz. (3) The crack-healed sample exhibited quite high cyclic fatigue strength at each crack-healing temperature, 1100° and 1200°C.
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    Notes: A one-dimensional nonisothermal model has been developed for the “rapid carbothermal reduction” synthesis of fine silicon carbide powders. Intrinsic reaction and self-diffusion kinetics are identified through simulation of the model and comparison to experimental results. The reaction rate follows a shrinking-core mechanism and is described by the relation [formula omitted] The self-diffusion coefficient for SiC in the aerosol flow reactor is described by the relation 〈displayedItem type="mathematics" xml:id="mu1" numbered="no"〉〈mediaResource alt="image" href="urn:x-wiley:00027820:JACE2273:JACE_2273_mu1"/〉The self-diffusion coefficient for SiC in the aerosol flow reactor is described by the relation〈displayedItem type="mathematics" xml:id="mu2" numbered="no"〉〈mediaResource alt="image" href="urn:x-wiley:00027820:JACE2273:JACE_2273_mu2"/〉
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    Notes: Mo5Si3-particle-reinforced Si3N4-matrix composites were fabricated by sintering molybdenum-solution-infiltrated porous Si3N4. Fine Mo5Si3 particles, with an average diameter of ∼0.13–0.17 μm, grew in situ from the reaction between MoO3 and Si3N4 in the grain boundary of the Si3N4. The Mo5Si3 particles resided in the grain-boundary glassy phase and reinforced the grain boundaries. The four-point flexural strength and fracture toughness of a 2.8 wt% Mo5Si3-Si3N4 composite were 1060 MPa and 7.7 MPa·m1/2, respectively. This was higher than those for normally sintered Si3N4 by ∼17% and ∼18%, respectively. The fracture toughness of the Mo5Si3-Si3N4 composite increased as the content of Mo5Si3 particles increased, but the flexural strength decreased. Improvement in fracture toughness was attributed to a thermal expansion mismatch among the Mo5Si3, the Si3N4, and the grain-boundary amorphous phases in the Mo5Si3-Si3N4 composites. Another reason for the improved fracture toughness was the pullout of elongated Si2N2O grains that formed as a result of oxygen gas released from the reaction between the molybdenum-solution-obtained MoO3 and the Si3N4. The infiltration method for incorporating desired elements or compounds into a ceramic matrix holds promise as a process for fabricating submicrometer- or nanometer-sized composites with high strength and high fracture toughness.
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    Notes: To investigate the fundamental aspects of vacancy ordering in oxygen-transporting ceramic membranes, we have performed atomic resolution analysis of individual domains in brownmillerite-type SrCoO3−δ. Electron energy loss spectroscopy indicates that the Co valence state in adjacent planes can be 2+ and 4+. This charge localization is accompanied by oxygen deficiency and the formation of ordered octahedral and tetrahedral coordinated Co sites. At microdomain boundaries, Z-contrast images reveal a structural relaxation of the octahedral site with the reduction of the Co valence state from 4+ to 3+ and the incorporation of extra oxygen vacancies.
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    Notes: Silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) ceramic foams, obtained from the pyrolysis of a preceramic polymer, were subjected to thermal multiple cycles from 800°–1200°C to room temperature in a water bath. Flexural and compression strengths, as well as elastic modulus, were characterized before and after quenching. Excellent thermal shock and cycling resistance behavior was observed, with only moderate strength and stiffness degradation. The phase assemblage of the foam remained unchanged, and no crack formation in the foams was observed. However, microstructural characterization revealed the development of porosity in the struts and cell walls due to the oxidation of residual carbon in the amorphous SiOC material, thereby contributing to a small decrease in stiffness after quenching.
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    Notes: The effect of titanium substitution for niobium on the grain shape change, grain growth inhibition, and abnormal grain growth during liquid-phase sintering of Nb1−xTixC–Co alloy was studied. With increased titanium substitution, the shape of the Nb1−xTixC grains in the liquid cobalt matrix was changed from a cube with round corners to a cube with angular corners, which implied increased edge energy. As the grain corners became more angular, the grain growth became markedly inhibited, and abnormal grain growth occurred. The results could be best explained by the increased edge energy of the interface of the Nb1−xTixC grains, which increased the barrier for the growth by two-dimensional nucleation.
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    Notes: CO2-gas sensors were fabricated using NASICON-type dense ceramics with new compositions in the Na3Zr2−(x/4)Si2−xP1+xO12system. The bulk ceramics were prepared from sol-gel-processed powders. Dense electrolytes were obtained for compositions with x= 0.667 and x= 1.333. An improved sinterability was observed with respect to NASICON with conventional composition, which was attributed to liquid-phase sintering. The CO2-gas sensors using these dense samples showed a stable electromotive force (emf) response in dry atmosphere that was similar to the theoretical Nernstian value for a two-electron electrochemical reaction. This was observed also for the NASICON sample with composition x= 1.333 that showed a conductivity far lower than that of the NASICON with conventional composition. The emf changed quickly with changes of the CO2-gas concentration, and steady-state values were observed. The response time, in adsorption and desorption of CO2, was very fast, especially at high CO2concentrations. The influence of humidity on the CO2-sensing performance was investigated. A lower sensitivity and slower response were obtained in humid CO2gas, especially at low CO2concentrations. CO2-sensing measurements at various gas-flow rates were performed to evaluate the reactions occurring at the measuring electrode. The occurrence of a side reaction on the measuring electrode was observed, i.e., the formation of sodium oxides. In dry gas, the reaction took place at low CO2concentrations and small flow rates, whereas the reaction was strongly enhanced in humid environments and occurred over the entire CO2concentration range. However, the sensor performance recovered after switching from humid gas to dry gas. This demonstrated that the humidity affects the emf because of the Na2Oxformation at the electrode, and, thus, the solid electrolyte itself was not degraded by humidity.
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    Notes: (Pb1−x−ySrxBay)(Zr0.976−zTizNb0.024)O3 solid solutions have been investigated to understand the relationship between structural changes caused by isovalent strontium and barium substitution on the A-site and dielectric and piezoelectric properties. As strontium and barium were substituted for lead, the zirconium:titanium (Zr:Ti) ratio was modified so that all compositions had an optimized piezoelectric coefficient (d33). The value of d33 was at a maximum in the tetragonal phase near, but not at, the morphotropic-phase boundary (MPB). The real MPB was taken as the Zr:Ti ratio at which X-ray diffraction patterns appeared either pseudocubic or a mixture of rhombohedral and tetragonal. As strontium content increased, optimized d33 also increased from 410 pC/N (x= 0) to 640 pC/N (x= 0.12), commensurate with a decrease in the paraelectric-to-ferroelectric phase transition temperature (TC) from 350°C (x= 0) to 175°C (x= 0.12). However, for ceramics where x 〉 0.12, optimized d33 decreased even though the phase-transition temperature was ∼150°C. Low strontium concentration ceramics (x= 0–0.08) contained 80 nm ferrroelectric domains typical of PZT, but high strontium concentration ceramics (x= 0.12–0.16) contained fine-scale domains (20 nm) in some regions of the microstructure. In addition, [110] pseudocubic electron diffraction patterns revealed superlattice reflections at 1/2{hkl} positions associated with rotations of the octahedra in antiphase. Co-doping ceramics with strontium (x= 0.06) and barium (y= 0.06) resulted in the disappearance of the 1/2{hkl} reflections. Optimized d33 (∼520 pC/N, TC∼ 205°C) for this composition was similar to that of ceramics where x= 0.08, y= 0, which had a TC of ∼250°C.
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    Notes: Subsolidus phase relations have been determined in the CdO–InO1.5–SnO2 system at 1175°C. A cubic-bixbyite solution In2−2x(Cd,Sn)2xO3 (0 〈 x 〈 0.34), a cubic spinel solution (1−x)CdIn2O4–xCd2SnO4 (0 〈 x 〈 0.75), and an orthorhombic-perovskite solution Cd1−xSn1−xIn2xO3 (0 〈 x 〈 0.045) having the GdFeO3 structure have been discovered. The CdO phase field exists over a small range of InO1.5 (〈3%) and SnO2 (〈1%). Orthorhombic Cd2SnO4 (Sr2PbO4 structure) and rutile SnO2 appear to be point compounds with negligible solubility. The vertical section between spinel CdIn2O4 and orthorhombic Cd2SnO4 was determined between 900° and 1175°C. The spinel phase field (1−x)CdIn2O4–xCd2SnO4 was found to extend between x= 0 and x= 0.75 at 1175°C or x= 0.78 at 900°C. All of the phases in this system appear to allow small excess quantities of the donors In and/or Sn (vs cation stoichiometry) which may be the source of the electrons that give these oxides their n-type character. The electrical and optical properties of bulk and thin-film specimens in this system are compared and contrasted with each other and the relative merits of each are assessed.
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    Notes: The atomic-scale structure, composition, and chemistry of grain boundaries in two fluorite-structured ceramic materials were characterized by a combination of Z-contrast imaging and electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS). In the case of a symmetric 24° [001] tilt bicrystal of yttria-stabilized-zirconia (YSZ), a shift in the zirconium M-edge onset and a change in the yttrium and zirconium M-edge ratios at the boundary indicate an increase in the number of electrons in the boundary plane. A detailed study of the structure and composition indicates that this is caused by an increase in the number of oxygen vacancies in the grain boundary core that is partially compensated by yttrium segregation. Studies of grain boundaries in an industrial Gd-doped ceria ceramic reveals similar changes in vacancy/dopant profiles indicating that these effects may be generic to grain boundaries in fluorite-structured materials.
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    Notes: The presence of Mo5Si3 in MoSi2 preforms hinders the reactive infiltration of aluminum. To understand the role of Mo5Si3, the kinetics of aluminum infiltration into pure Mo5Si3 is studied. Irrespective of the initial composition (MoSi2 or Mo5Si3) of the preform, the final product always contains Mo(Al,Si)2. However, the aluminum content in the two cases is different: when the preform is MoSi2, the aluminum content is 14–18 at.%, and, when the preform is Mo5Si3, the aluminum content is 25–27 at.%. The activation energy for the reactive infiltration of aluminum into the Mo5Si3 preform is ∼26 kJ/mol.
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    Notes: Sol–gel zirconia thin films were prepared by dip coating in an ethanol solution of zirconium oxychloride. The zirconia films consisted of a completely tetragonal phase and exhibited nanoscale uniformity. They displayed excellent antiwear and friction-reduction performance in sliding against steel. The friction coefficient (0.13–0.15) and the wear life over 5000 sliding cycles were recorded for the films at a sliding speed of 90 mm/min and a load of 0.5 N. The film was characterized by slight scuffing and abrasion at low loads and sliding speeds.
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    Notes: Grain growth and semiconductivity of donor-doped BaTiO3ceramics with an excess of BaO and additions of SiO2or B2O3were studied. The microstructures and electrical measurements on sintered samples revealed that their electrical properties are related to the microstructure development of the sintered samples. Samples heated with an excess of BaO developed a normal microstructure during sintering, as a consequence of normal grain growth (NGG), and were yellow and insulating. In contrast, samples with an excess of BaO and an addition of SiO2or B2O3exhibited anomalous grain growth (AGG) and were dark blue and semiconducting after sintering. When some BaTiO3seed grains were embedded in a sample of donor-doped BaTiO3with an excess of BaO (without SiO2or B2O3), AGG was observed, i.e., some seed grains grew into large grains and were blue and semiconducting. An explanation is given for why AGG is responsible for the oxygen release and the formation of semiconducting grains in donor-doped BaTiO3and not NGG.
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    Notes: Models of particle shape changes usually do not account for the step-energy barrier associated with adding or removing additional atomic planes from a faceted surface. However, the step-energy barrier can be a substantial limitation when the free energy changes that drive particle shape changes are relatively low. A good example of this is particle coarsening. The analysis presented in this article describes dislocation-free particles with surfaces that have faceted and nonfaceted regions. When the chemical potential differences responsible for shape changes are too small to overcome the step-energy barrier, atomic layers cannot be added or removed from the facets. Even with this constraint, it is possible to add or remove atoms from the particle surface; however, this can cause the particle shape to differ substantially from the traditional equilibrium shape.
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    Notes: Formation of spinel phases in ZnO–Sb2O3and ZnO–Sb2O3–Bi2O3systems is studied by the use of X-ray diffraction. The formation of nonstoichiometric Zn2.33Sb0.67O4phase is observed in both the systems at ∼900°C. However, in these systems, at higher temperatures (T≥ 1100°C), formation of the inverse spinel phase Zn7Sb2O12is observed. The study has been extended to understand the effect of CrO3doping on the stability of the different spinel phases in the previously mentioned systems. Interestingly, in both the systems, samples doped with CrO3, displayed the presence of Zn2.33Sb0.67O4phase 〈1200°C, indicating the stabilization of the spinel phase by CrO3.
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    Notes: Mechanical activation before carbothermic reduction can substantially enhance the formation of SiC from SiO2and carbon mixtures. However, the morphology (e.g., particles or whiskers) of SiC formed from mechanically activated SiO2and carbon mixtures is dependent of the degree of mechanical activation and the condition of the subsequent carbothermic reduction. These phenomena are investigated and rationalized based on the increased reactivity of the reactants and SiC formation mechanisms.
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    Notes: Using monolithic alumina ceramics as the reference, the thermal shock behavior of the hot-pressed alumina matrix ceramics with 3 mol% neodymium titanate was investigated. The thermal shock resistance of the materials was evaluated by water quenching and a subsequent three-point bending test to determine the flexural strength degradation. The hot-pressed composite exhibited a temperature differential of the thermal shock resistance 120°C higher than the monolith, mainly because of significantly improved fracture toughness.
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    Notes: Zirconia was prepared by firing the coprecipitate from ZrOCl2and AlCl3mixed aqueous solution with ammonia. When fired above 600°C, the products were fine crystalline tetragonal zirconia of crystallite size 〈10 nm. In previous studies, the tetragonal phase had been assumed to be a (Zr1−x4+Alx3+)O2−x/2solid solution, where x≤ 0.25. However, X-ray diffraction pattern simulation and Al K-edge XANES spectroscopy confirmed the present product to be a mixture of t-ZrO2fine powder with a small amount of δ-Al2O3of very low crystallinity, even below the expected compositional range of x≤ 0.25 in the (Zr1−x4+Alx3+)O2−x/2solid solution.
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    Notes: Tetragonal BaTiO3powders were prepared hydrothermally at 240°C, in only 12 h, using BaCl2·2H2O and TiCl4, which are rather easy to manipulate. Characterization via X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry confirmed that increasing the NaOH excess concentration (from 0.5M to 2.0M) and decreasing the initial TiCl4concentration (from 0.625M to 0.15M) promotes the formation of tetragonal BaTiO3powders. After reaction, the powders were proved to be phase-pure BaTiO3, with no impurities, such as Cl− and CO32−.
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    Notes: Microstructural evolution of lead lanthanum zirconate titanate (PLZT) ceramics caused by diffusion of the Mn ion was observed. Specimens with layered structures were fabricated by copressing a PLZT powder (9/65/35) doped with Mn and same PLZT powder without the dopant. When the copressed specimen was sintered at 1200°C in air, the Mn ion diffused out of the doped region. The region originally containing the Mn ions was totally free of pores while all other regions remained porous. The formation of lattice vacancies, as a result of Mn diffusion, was attributed to the enhanced material transport and the resultant rapid densification.
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    Notes: The powder characteristics of two types of Si3N4 (referred to as FD1 and FD2), as well as the rheological properties of their aqueous suspensions, were studied in this paper. There are distinctive differences in size distribution, soluble counterions, and surface groups. Highly concentrated aqueous slurries could not be prepared from these two as-received powders. Acid cleaning and calcination improved the solids loading of their aqueous slurries, but the improvement varied with the powder. For the as-received FD1 powder, poor dispersibility was caused by high-valence counterions, which can be eliminated through acid-cleaning. However, for the as-received FD2 powder, it was the surface group of amine structures and carbon-hydrogen bonding that limited the dispersibility. The calcination of FD2 can remove the amine structure and carbon-hydrogen bonding and improve the slurry's rheological properties almost perfectly. For acid-cleaned and calcined FD1, and calcined FD2, the solids loading of their aqueous suspensions reached 50 vol% with a viscosity below 300 mPa·s.
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    Notes: The local flow behavior in a tape-casting unit for processing ceramic slurries was investigated by laser–Doppler velocimetry (LDV). The most remarkable feature of the LDV system used was its high spatial resolution (24 μm) and temporal resolution (5 μs). A translucent Newtonian model fluid which, in the relevant processing window, at higher shear rates, exhibits a rheological behavior similar to that of a typical ceramic slurry, was chosen to determine the velocity distribution in the flow channel (i.e., in the tape-casting unit). The flow behavior was measured directly in several particular regions of the flow channel, which substantially consisted of a double doctor-blade assembly. The velocity distribution obtained below the forming doctor blade showed the strong influence of the casting speed on the flow behavior of the model fluid. Furthermore, the measured flow behavior was analyzed, based on the assumptions of fluid dynamics. Below the doctor blade, the flow behavior was considered to be a combination of pressure flow and drag (Couette) flow. The flow rates from the applied hydrostatic pressure and external drag forces were shown to be additive. A comparison between the measured velocity profiles and the model calculations showed excellent agreement. A flow reversal (secondary flow), never before measured quantitatively, was detected between the two inserted rectangular blades. Apparently, secondary flows influenced the surface properties of the cast green tapes.
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    Notes: The present paper deals with a comprehensive analysis of the dispersion behavior of oxide powders to determine accurate conditions for mixing and grinding dense slurries without the use of steric dispersing agents. The experimental support of the work was the synthesis of (Zr,Sn)TiO4 microwave dielectric ceramics by the solid-state reaction of raw materials mixed and ground by attrition milling. Zeta potential measurements were performed on the raw materials versus pH to determine the optimum pH of the slurry, allowing a good dispersion of all the species: the absolute value of the zeta potential of every powder 〉20 mV, with all potentials having the same sign. During the grinding process, as the surface of the materials increases due to the breakup of the grains, surface reaction occurs with the dispersion liquid, and pH must be continuously adjusted to be maintained at an adequate level. We have correlated these characterizations of the optimal processing conditions with the rheological behavior of the slurries, thus providing an analysis of the flocculated or deflocculated state. When applied to synthesizing (Zr,Sn)TiO4 microwave dielectric ceramics, these conclusions made it possible to produce reproducible resonators with a k= 37 dielectric constant and characterized by a quality factor, Q×F 〉 60 000 GHz measured at 3 GHz, the highest value reported for this composition.
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    Notes: The photocatalytic characteristics of nanometer-sized TiO2 powder prepared by a homogeneous-precipitation process (HPP) were compared with those of a commercial powder to determine which powder was better able to remove metal ions, such as lead and copper, from aqueous equimolar metal-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) solution. In aqueous lead-EDTA solution, the TiO2 powder fabricated by HPP had 3.5 times higher initial adsorption of lead ion and a 1.5 times faster rate for the complete elimination of lead ions than did the commercial powder. In an aqueous copper-EDTA solution, the TiO2 powder fabricated by HPP also showed higher initial adsorption and a faster elimination rate for copper ions than did the commercial powder. Similarly, the photocatalytic properties were enhanced as the specific surface area increased, and the TiO2 powder fabricated by HPP, which consisted of coagulated primary particles 20 nm in size, with chestnut-burr shapes, had a larger specific surface area (∼180 m2/g) than that of the commercial powder (∼55 m2/g).
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    Notes: This paper reports the electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient (thermopower) values derived for TiO2 (rutile) at a temperature range of 923–1353 K and pO2 of 5 Pa–100 kPa. The effect of high-temperature treatment on the electrical properties of polycrystalline samples is discussed in terms of defect models. Samples sintered at ≥1573 K, as well as the single crystals, show n- to p-type transition, whereas samples sintered at 1473 K remain n-type throughout testing. No effect of grain size on thermopower is observed. These results are consistent with the defect disorder model assuming that titanium vacancies formed during high-temperature treatment (1473–1673 K) are frozen at the measuring temperature (923–1323 K).
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    Notes: Electrical properties of CeO2 thin films of different Y2O3 dopant concentration as prepared earlier were studied using impedance spectroscopy. The ionic conductivities of the films were found to be dominated by grain boundaries of high conductivity as compared with that of the bulk ceramic of the same dopant concentration sintered at 1500°C. The film grain-boundary conductivities were investigated with regard to grain size, grain-boundary impurity segregation, space charge at grain boundaries, and grain-boundary microstructures. Because of the large grain boundary and surface area in thin films, the impurity concentration is insufficient to form a continuous highly resistive Si-rich glassy phase at grain boundaries, such that the resistivity associated with space-charge layers becomes important. The grain-boundary resistance may originate from oxygen-vacancy-trapping near grain boundaries from space-charge layers. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy coupled with a trans-boundary profile of electron energy loss spectroscopy gives strong credence to the space-charged layers. Since the conductivities of the films were observed to be independent of crystallographic texture, the interface misorientation contribution to the grain-boundary resistance is considered to be negligible with respect to those of the impurity layer and space-charge layers.
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    Notes: TiO2 nucleated anorthite-based glass-ceramics were fabricated from glass powders. After sintering and crystallization heat treatment, various physical properties, including apparent bulk density and water absorption, were examined to evaluate the sintering behavior of anorthite-based glass-ceramic. Results showed that the complete-densification temperature for specimens was as low as 900°C. Sufficient crystallization was achieved by subsequently raising the firing temperature to 950°C, and the dielectric quality factor was promoted to the maximum value. Contents of nucleating agent (TiO2) played an important role in the dielectric constants. The crystallinity was controlled by raising the firing temperature at a constant heating rate. The degree of crystallization affected the dielectric properties of sintered glass-ceramics. At the resonant frequency of 10 GHz, anorthite glass-ceramics with 5 wt% TiO2 possessed the lowest permittivity of 8 and exhibited appropriate dielectric properties as compared with those with B2O3 and 10 wt% TiO2.
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    Notes: Local electronic excitations of Nb-doped BaTiO3 electroceramic were investigated using low-loss electron energy loss (EEL) spectroscopy with a transmission electron microscope. The variations in electronic structure of the BaTiO3 were monitored as a function of Nb content by using Kramers-Krönig analysis of the low-loss EEL spectra. We found that the valence state of Nb (+5) as compared with that of the Ti (+4) introduces changes in the valence and conduction band states of BaTi1−xNbxO3 samples. The real part of the dielectric function, Re(1/ɛ), displays an increasingly less negative character with higher amounts of dopant and the valence plasmon exhibits “quasi-plasmon” characteristics with the addition of Nb (at 0.0–1.8 at.%). Further, the plasmon energy shifts (by about 0.5 eV) to higher values with Nb additions. Significant changes take place in oscillator strengths of excitations in local (nanometer-scale) regions of the perovskite samples. This investigation demonstrates a method to quantitatively assess electronic properties, at the submicrometer scale, of doped ceramics used in electronic and electrooptical applications.
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    Notes: The Knoop microhardness anisotropy profile was determined for the basal plane of a Czochralski grown alumina single crystal for indentation test loads from 100 through 1000 g. Microhardness maxima occur at low indentation test loads for the long axis of the Knoop indenter parallel to the 〈2[Onemacr][Onemacr]0〉. Minima exist for the long axis parallel to the 〈10[Onemacr]0〉. This low indentation test load profile is attributed to slip on the primary slip system, the (0001)〈[Onemacr][Onemacr]20〉, as previously noted by Brookes and co-workers. The degree of the microhardness anisotropy decreases for higher indentation test loads. This results from the activation of multiple slip systems to accommodate the greater amounts of plastic flow required by the larger indentation sizes. The microhardness profile becomes more uniform with increasing indentation test load until the Knoop microhardness approaches a test-load-independent, orientation-independent microhardness of 1167 ± 34 kg/mm2. The indentation size effect (ISE) was further investigated through lubricated indentation hardness measurements. Lubrication of the test specimen surface significantly reduces the ISE. Results indicate that friction between the test specimen surface and the indenter facets is a major portion of the ISE.
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    Notes: Mortars of blast furnace slag blended with a geothermal silica waste at various replacement levels of 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% were cured for up to 90 days. The binder was activated by 6 wt% Na2O equivalent of sodium hydroxide. Lime was added as an activating agent and also to promote pozzolanic reaction with the silica. It was found that the presence of the silica waste increased the reactivity of the cementitious materials, as measured by means of nonevaporable water. The compressive strength was increased in the presence of the silica, except at the highest replacement level of 20%, the optimum silica replacement was that of 5%–10%. The microstructures of blended slag showed less porosity than those of neat slag mortars. The lime was completely consumed after 90 days of hydration.
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    Notes: Amorphous Si-B-C-N ceramic powder samples obtained by thermolysis of boron-modified polysilazane, {B[C2H4Si(H)NH]3}n, were isothermally annealed at different temperatures (1400–1800°C) and hold times (3, 10, 30, and 100 h). A qualitative and semiquantitative analysis of the crystallization behavior of the materials was performed using X-ray diffraction (XRD). The phase evolution was additionally followed by 11B and 29Si MAS NMR as well as by FT-IR spectroscopy in transmission and diffuse reflection (DRIFTS) modes. Bulk chemical analyses of selected samples were performed to determine changes in the chemistry/phase composition of the materials. It was observed that silicon carbide is the first phase to nucleate around 1400–1500°C, whereas silicon nitride nucleates at and above 1700°C. Crystallization accelerates with increasing annealing temperature and proceeds with increasing annealing time. Furthermore, the surface area of the powders strongly influences the thermal stability of silicon nitride and thus controls overall chemical and phase composition of the materials on thermal treatment.
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    Notes: An aluminum/Al2O3 composite body is produced by a displacement reaction between SiO2 and molten aluminum. The growth rate of the reaction layer possesses negative (anomalous) temperature dependence at 1000–1300 K. This study compared reported reaction-kinetic data and investigated causes for this temperature dependence. The reaction product, Al2O3, changed from the γ-/θ-Al2O3 phase to the α-Al2O3 phase in this temperature range and α-Al2O3 became the dominant phase at 〉1273 K. Isothermal transformation of the γ-/θ-Al2O3 product phases to the α-Al2O3 phase was also observed. Morphologies and scales of the Al2O3 phases change drastically at 1173 K; this transition occurred in a spatially discontinuous manner. Reaction-rate retardation was interpreted in terms of occurrence of the competitive and simultaneous reactions to produce different Al2O3 phases in this temperature range. It was also found that the hydrogen release from the raw SiO2 and the SiO2 phase transformation were not related to the negative temperature dependence.
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    Notes: Effects of N2 sintering atmosphere and the starting SiC powder on the microstructural evolution of liquid-phase-sintered (LPS) SiC were studied. It was found that, for the β-SiC starting powder case, there was complete suppression of the β→α phase transformation, which otherwise goes to completion in Ar atmosphere. It was also found that the microstructures were equiaxed and that the coarsening was severely retarded, which was in contrast with the Ar-atmosphere case. Chemical analyses of the specimens sintered in N2 atmosphere revealed the presence of significant amounts of nitrogen, which was believed to reside mostly in the intergranular phase. It was argued that the presence of nitrogen in the LPS SiC helped stabilize the β-SiC phase, thereby preventing the β→α phase transformation and the attendant formation of elongated grains. To investigate the coarsening retardation, internal friction measurements were performed on LPS SiC specimens sintered in either Ar or N2 atmosphere. For specimens sintered in N2 atmosphere, a remarkable shift of the grain-boundary sliding relaxation peak toward higher temperatures and very high activation energy values were observed, possibly due to the incorporation of nitrogen into the structure of the intergranular liquid phase. The highly refractory and viscous nature of the intergranular phase was deemed responsible for retarding the solution–reprecipitation coarsening in these materials. Parallel experiments with specimens sintered using α-SiC starting powders further reinforce these arguments. Thus, processing of LPS SiC in N2 atmosphere open the possibility of tailoring their microstructures for room-temperature mechanical properties and for making high-temperature materials that are highly resistant to coarsening and creep.
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    Notes: The reactivity of AlN powder with water in supernatants obtained from centrifuged Si3N4 and SiC slurries was studied by monitoring the pH versus time. Various Si3N4 and SiC powders were used, which were fabricated by different production routes and had surfaces oxidized to different degrees. The reactivity of the AlN powder in the supernatants was found to depend strongly on the concentration of dissolved silica in these slurries relative to the surface area of the AlN powder in the slurry. The hydrolysis of AlN did not occur if the concentration of dissolved silica, with respect to the AlN powder surface, was high enough (1 mg SiO2/(m2 AlN powder)) to form a layer of aluminosilicates on the AlN powder surface. This assumption was verified by measuring the pH of more concentrated (31 vol%) Si3N4 and SiC suspensions also including 5 wt% of AlN powder (with respect to the solids).
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    Notes: A barium titanate precursor with a barium:titanium ratio of 1:4 was prepared by controlled coprecipitation of mixed barium and titanium species with an ammonium oxalate aqueous solution at pH 7. The results of thermal analysis and IR measurement show that the obtained precursor is a mixture of BaC2O4·0.5H2O and TiO(OH)2·1.5H2O in a molar ratio of 1:4. Crystallized BaTi4O9 was obtained by the thermal decomposition of a precipitate precursor at 1300°C for 2 h in air. The dimensions of the powder calcined at 1000°C are between 100 and 300 nm. The grain dimensions of the sintered sample for 2 h at 1300°C are of the order of 10 to 30 μm. Dielectric properties of disk-shaped sintered specimens in the microwave frequency region were measured using the TE011 mode. Excellent microwave characteristics for BaTi4O9—ɛ= 38 ± 0.5, Q= 3800–4000 at 6–7 GHz and τf= 11 ± 0.7 ppm/°C—were found.
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    Notes: A new method for chemically cross-linking polysilastyrene using divinylbenzene as the cross-linking agent is reported. The procedure involves a single-step synthesis using the alkali-metal sodium to promote the polymerization of dimethyldichlorsilane in the presence of the comonomers phenylmethyldichlorosilane and divinylbenzene. The cross-linked polymer can be readily converted to β-SiC on pyrolysis at 1500°C. The β-SiC obtained by this procedure is nanocrystalline and has a grain-size distribution of 8–20 nm.
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    Notes: A modified associate species approach is used to model the liquid phase in oxide systems. The relatively simple technique treats oxide liquids as solutions of end-member and associate species. The model is extended to representing glasses by treating them as undercooled liquids. Equilibrium calculations using the model allow the determination of species activities, phase separation, precipitation of crystalline phases, and volatilization. In support of nuclear waste glass development, a model of the Na2O–Al2O3–B2O3–SiO2 system has been developed that accurately reproduces its phase equilibria. The technique has been applied to the CaO–SiO2 system, which is used to demonstrate how two immiscible liquids can be treated.
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    Notes: The liquid and solid phases in the FeO–Fe2O3–MgO–SiO2 system are of importance in ceramics, metallurgy, and petrology. A complete critical evaluation and thermodynamic modeling of the phase diagrams and thermodynamic properties of this system are presented. Optimized equations for the thermodynamic properties of all phases are obtained that reproduce all available thermodynamic and phase equilibrium data within experimental error limits from 25°C to above the liquidus temperatures at all compositions and oxygen partial pressures. The optimized thermodynamic properties and phase diagrams are believed to be the best estimates presently available. The database of the model parameters can be used with software for Gibbs energy minimization to calculate any type of phase diagram section.
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    Notes: It is of vital importance for the study of phase diagrams to investigate in situ diffusionless phase transition points at high temperatures. We have developed high-temperature techniques to measure in situ neutron and synchrotron X-ray powder diffractometry profiles. This paper reviews our recent studies obtained using these methods. The new furnace for high-temperature neutron diffraction study yields no extra peaks caused by heaters and refractory; thus, we have been able to measure very small neutron signals from the sample. Quality neutron diffraction data at high temperatures up to ∼1590°C have been analyzed using the Rietveld method for various materials, such as zirconia solid solutions and calcium titanate. High-resolution synchrotron X-ray diffractometry enables exact determination of the phase transition temperatures of perovskite-related materials.
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    Notes: Room-temperature tensile properties were measured for two thin C–SiC composites fabricated from single sheets of carbon fiber fabric with nominally the same weave architecture, but different fiber packing densities. The SiC matrixes were formed by infiltration and pyrolysis of a polymer precursor (allylhydridopolycarbosilane). The tensile properties are related to microstructural characteristics, observed damage mechanisms, and measurements of local strain concentrations by speckle interferometry. Differences are observed between the responses of these thin-sheet composites and conventional CVI-matrix composites of larger thickness. Debonding between transverse and longitudinal fiber tows allows significant strains due to straightening of initial wavy fiber tows and leads to local stress concentrations. The strength and elastic modulus are affected by the waviness of the longitudinal tows.
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    Notes: The oxidation behavior of a silicon wafer, chemically vapor-deposited SiC, and single-crystal SiC was investigated in an oxygen—2%–7% ozone gas mixture at 973 K. The thickness of the oxide film that formed during oxidation was measured by ellipsometry. The oxidation rates in the ozone-containing atmosphere were much higher than those in a pure oxygen atmosphere. The parabolic oxidation kinetics were observed for both silicon and SiC. The parabolic rate constants varied linearly with the ozone-gas partial pressure. Inward diffusion of atomic oxygen formed by the dissociation of ozone gas through the SiO2 film apparently was the rate-controlling process.
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    Notes: Arsenic sulfide glass optical fibers typically possess extrinsic absorption bands in the infrared wavelength region associated with residual hydrogen and oxygen related impurities, despite using purified precursors. We report a purification process based on the addition of tellurium tetrachloride (TeCl4) to the glass. During melting, the chlorine from TeCl4 reacts with the hydrogen impurities to produce volatile products (e.g., HCl) that can be removed by subsequent dynamic distillation. The processing conditions have been modified accordingly to produce optical fibers with significantly reduced loss due to hydrogen sulfide impurity content (1.5 dB/m).
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    Notes: The processing of stepwise graded Si3N4/SiC ceramics by pressureless co-sintering is described. Here, SiC (high elastic modulus, high thermal expansion coefficient) forms the substrate and Si3N4 (low elastic modulus, low thermal expansion coefficient) forms the top contact surface, with a stepwise gradient in composition existing between the two over a depth of ∼1.7 mm. The resulting Si3N4 contact surface is fine-grained and dense, and it contains only 2 vol% yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) additive. This graded ceramic shows resistance to cone-crack formation under Hertzian indentation, which is attributed to a combined effect of the elastic-modulus gradient and the compressive thermal-expansion-mismatch residual stress present at the contact surface. The presence of the residual stress is corroborated and quantified using Vickers indentation tests. The graded ceramic also possesses wear properties that are significantly improved compared with dense, monolithic Si3N4 containing 2 vol% YAG additive. The improved wear resistance is attributed solely to the large compressive stress present at the contact surface. A modification of the simple wear model by Lawn and co-workers is used to rationalize the wear results. Results from this work clearly show that the introduction of surface compressive residual stresses can significantly improve the wear resistance of polycrystalline ceramics, which may have important implications for the design of contact-damage-resistant ceramics.
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    Notes: Phase constituents and transformations of plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) with CeO2-stabilized ZrO2 (CSZ; 16–26 wt% CeO2) have been investigated using X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The as-coated CSZ coatings with 16 and 18 wt% CeO2 consisted only of the nonequilibrium tetragonal (t′) phase. A mixture of the t′ and the nonequilibrium cubic (c′) phases was observed for the as-coated CSZ coatings containing 20–26 wt% CeO2. During 65 min cyclic oxidation at 1135°C (45 min hold time) in air, the t′ or the mixture of the t′ and the c′ phases decomposed to the equilibrium tetragonal (t) and the equilibrium cubic (c) phases. Some of the t phase transformed to the monoclinic (m) phase on cooling. More m phase was observed to develop in the CSZ coating containing 16 wt% CeO2 than in the other coatings. More m phase was observed on the top surface than on the bottom surface of the CSZ coating. Spalling of the plasma-sprayed CSZ coating during thermal cycling occurred after 230 cycles for the CSZ coating containing 16 wt% CeO2, whereas the lifetime of the CSZ coatings with 18–26 wt% CeO2 ranged between 320 and 340 cycles.
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    ISSN: 1551-2916
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: The crystal structure of a lutetium silicon oxynitride (Lu4Si2O7N2) was analyzed by the Rietveld method using time-of-flight (TOF) neutron powder diffraction data. The compound crystallizes in a monoclinic cell, space group P21/c (No. 14-1) with a= 7.4243(1), b= 10.2728(1), c= 10.6628(1) Å, and β= 109.773(1)° at 297 K. One nitrogen atom in Lu4Si2O7N2 occupies the bridging site between the two Si atoms, and the other one is statistically situated at the terminal sites of Si2O5N2 ditetrahedra. In the local structure, Si2O5N2 ditetrahedra consist of SiO3N and SiO2N2 tetrahedral units sharing the N atom. Lu atoms are in sixfold, sevenfold (×2) and eightfold coordinations of O/N atoms. X-ray powder diffraction data were also analyzed with the model obtained by the neutron diffraction.
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  • 98
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    Westerville, Ohio : American Ceramics Society
    Journal of the American Ceramic Society 85 (2002), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1551-2916
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: Two kinds of nanocrystalline indium tin oxide (ITO) powders with different crystal structures—rhombohedral and cubic—were prepared using a coprecipitation process through the control of aging time of precipitates after coprecipitation. The densification characteristics of the two ITO powders were examined. During sintering the rhombohedral ITO, which is a high-pressure phase, was transformed to cubic around 900°C. The phase transformation induced coarsening of grains and many voids in the microstructure retarded densification. On the other hand the cubic ITO, which did not experience phase transformation during sintering, was well densified as the sintering temperature increased. Poor densification of the rhombohedral ITO powder is explained from the viewpoint of coarsening of grains during the phase transformation. This result shows the significance of phase transformation during sintering.
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    Westerville, Ohio : American Ceramics Society
    Journal of the American Ceramic Society 85 (2002), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1551-2916
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: The effect of germanium oxide (GeO2) addition on the anatase-to-rutile phase transition was investigated by differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). TiO2 xerogels containing up to 20 mol% GeO2 were prepared by refluxing and hydrolyzing titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP) and germanium butoxide (GB) using nitric acid as a catalyst. The following occurred with increasing amounts of GeO2 in the xerogels: (i) the crystallization temperature of anatase increased from 410° to 565°C and the DTA temperature of the anatase-to-rutile phase transition increased from 676° to 977°C in 20 mol% GeO2-containing xerogel; (ii) the crystallite size of anatase became smaller; (iii) the lattice a-parameter of the anatase showed little change, but the c-parameter decreased up to 20 mol% GeO2; (iv) both the lattice a- and c-parameters of the rutile decreased monotonically. From these results, the added GeO2 is considered to become incorporated into the anatase structure. The following occurred with increasing anatase heating temperature: (i) the lattice c-parameter of the anatase increased gradually and approached the value of pure anatase; and (ii) the chemical composition of the xerogel surfaces, measured by XPS, showed an increase in GeO2 content, indicating the expulsion of GeO2 from the anatase to form an amorphous surface layer. The formation of this amorphous GeO2 surface layer is thought to play an important role in retarding the anatase-to-rutile phase transition by suppressing diffusion between the anatase particles in direct contact, and limiting their ability to act as surface nucleation sites for rutile, as in the case of SiO2 additions. However, GeO2 addition is less effective than SiO2 in retarding the phase transition.
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  • 100
    ISSN: 1551-2916
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: The feasibility of preparing a thin layer of α-Al2O3 on the surface of a single-crystal, Ni-based superalloy was examined using a chloride-based chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process previously developed for cutting tool applications. A coating directly deposited by this method on the alloy surface consisted of ∼1 μm α-Al2O3 crystals in a matrix of amorphous Al2O3. When the alloy surface was predeposited with an electroplated Pt layer, the coating was mostly α-Al2O3, but with the presence of fine microcracks on the coating surface. In comparison to the results observed for pure Pt substrate, the role of the Pt interlayer was apparently to promote the rapid formation of κ-Al2O3 nuclei, which subsequently transformed to α-Al2O3 during the CVD growth process.
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