Transition metal diborides based ultrahigh temperature ceramics(UHTCs) are characterized by high melting point, high strength and hardness, and high electrical and thermal conductivity. The high thermal conductivity a...Transition metal diborides based ultrahigh temperature ceramics(UHTCs) are characterized by high melting point, high strength and hardness, and high electrical and thermal conductivity. The high thermal conductivity arises from both electronic and phonon contributions. Thus electronic and phonon contributions must be controlled simultaneously in reducing the thermal conductivity of transition metal diborides. In high entropy(HE) materials, both electrons and phonons are scattered such that the thermal conductivity can significantly be reduced, which opens a new window to design novel insulating materials. Inspired by the high entropy effect, porous HE(Zr0.2Hf0.2Ti0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2)B2 is designed in this work as a new thermal insulting ultrahigh temperature material and is synthesized by an in-situ thermal borocarbon reduction/partial sintering process. The porous HE(Zr0.2Hf0.2Ti0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2)B2 possesses high porosity of 75.67%, pore size of 0.3–1.2 μm, homogeneous microstructure with small grain size of 400–800 nm, which results in low room temperature thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity of 0.74 mm2 s^-1 and 0.51 W m^-1K^-1, respectively. In addition, it exhibits high compressive strength of3.93 MPa. The combination of these properties indicates that exploring porous high entropy ceramics such as porous HE(Zr0.2Hf0.2Ti0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2)B2 is a novel strategy in making UHTCs thermal insulating.展开更多
Porous ultra-high temperature ceramics(UHTCs)are promising for ultrahigh-temperature thermal insulation applications.However,the main limitations for their applications are the high thermal conductivity and densificat...Porous ultra-high temperature ceramics(UHTCs)are promising for ultrahigh-temperature thermal insulation applications.However,the main limitations for their applications are the high thermal conductivity and densification of porous structure at high temperatures.In order to overcome these obstacles,herein,porous high entropy(Zr(0.2)Hf(0.2)Ti(0.2)Nb(0.2)Ta(0.2))C was prepared by a simple method combing in-situ reaction and partial sintering.Porous high entropy(Zr(0.2)Hf(0.2)Ti(0.2)Nb(0.2)Ta(0.2))C possesses homogeneous microstructure with grain size in the range of 100–500 nm and pore size in the range of 0.2–1μm,which exhibits high porosity of 80.99%,high compressive strength of 3.45 MPa,low room temperature thermal conductivity of 0.39 W·m^-1K^-1,low thermal diffusivity of 0.74 mm^2·s^-1and good high temperature stability.The combination of these properties renders porous high entropy(Zr(0.2)Hf(0.2)Ti(0.2)Nb(0.2)Ta(0.2))Cpromising as light-weight ultrahigh temperature thermal insulation materials.展开更多
In recent years,high-entropy metal carbides(HECs)have attracted significant attention due to their exceptional physical and chemical properties.The combination of excellent performance exhibited by bulk HEC ceramics a...In recent years,high-entropy metal carbides(HECs)have attracted significant attention due to their exceptional physical and chemical properties.The combination of excellent performance exhibited by bulk HEC ceramics and distinctive geometric characteristics has paved the way for the emergence of one-dimensional(1D)HECs as novel materials with unique development potential.Herein,we successfully fabricated novel(Ti_(0.2)Zr_(0.2)Hf_(0.2)Nb_(0.2)Ta_(0.2))C nanowires derived via Fe-assisted single-sourced precursor pyrolysis.Prior to the synthesis of the nanowires,the composition and microstructure of(Ti,Zr,Hf,Nb,Ta)-containing precursor(PHECs)were analyzed,and divinylbenzene(DVB)was used to accelerate the conversion process of the precursor and contribute to the formation of HECs,which also provided a partial carbon source for the nanowire growth.Additionally,multi-branched,single-branched,and single-branched bending nanowires were synthesized by adjusting the ratio of PHECs to DVB.The obtained single-branched(Ti_(0.2)Zr_(0.2)Hf_(0.2)Nb_(0.2)Ta_(0.2))C nanowires possessed smooth surfaces with an average diameter of 130–150 nm and a length of several tens of micrometers,which were a single-crystal structure and typically grew along the[11¯1]direction.Also,the growth of the(Ti_(0.2)Zr_(0.2)Hf_(0.2)Nb_(0.2)Ta_(0.2))C nanowires was in agreement with top-type vapor–liquid–solid mechanism.This work not only successfully achieved the fabrication of HEC nanowires by a catalyst-assisted polymer pyrolysis,but also provided a comprehensive analysis of the factors affecting their yield and morphology,highlighting the potential application of these attractive nano-materials.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51672064 and U1435206)
文摘Transition metal diborides based ultrahigh temperature ceramics(UHTCs) are characterized by high melting point, high strength and hardness, and high electrical and thermal conductivity. The high thermal conductivity arises from both electronic and phonon contributions. Thus electronic and phonon contributions must be controlled simultaneously in reducing the thermal conductivity of transition metal diborides. In high entropy(HE) materials, both electrons and phonons are scattered such that the thermal conductivity can significantly be reduced, which opens a new window to design novel insulating materials. Inspired by the high entropy effect, porous HE(Zr0.2Hf0.2Ti0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2)B2 is designed in this work as a new thermal insulting ultrahigh temperature material and is synthesized by an in-situ thermal borocarbon reduction/partial sintering process. The porous HE(Zr0.2Hf0.2Ti0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2)B2 possesses high porosity of 75.67%, pore size of 0.3–1.2 μm, homogeneous microstructure with small grain size of 400–800 nm, which results in low room temperature thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity of 0.74 mm2 s^-1 and 0.51 W m^-1K^-1, respectively. In addition, it exhibits high compressive strength of3.93 MPa. The combination of these properties indicates that exploring porous high entropy ceramics such as porous HE(Zr0.2Hf0.2Ti0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2)B2 is a novel strategy in making UHTCs thermal insulating.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. U1435206 and 51672064Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission under Grant No. D161100002416001
文摘Porous ultra-high temperature ceramics(UHTCs)are promising for ultrahigh-temperature thermal insulation applications.However,the main limitations for their applications are the high thermal conductivity and densification of porous structure at high temperatures.In order to overcome these obstacles,herein,porous high entropy(Zr(0.2)Hf(0.2)Ti(0.2)Nb(0.2)Ta(0.2))C was prepared by a simple method combing in-situ reaction and partial sintering.Porous high entropy(Zr(0.2)Hf(0.2)Ti(0.2)Nb(0.2)Ta(0.2))C possesses homogeneous microstructure with grain size in the range of 100–500 nm and pore size in the range of 0.2–1μm,which exhibits high porosity of 80.99%,high compressive strength of 3.45 MPa,low room temperature thermal conductivity of 0.39 W·m^-1K^-1,low thermal diffusivity of 0.74 mm^2·s^-1and good high temperature stability.The combination of these properties renders porous high entropy(Zr(0.2)Hf(0.2)Ti(0.2)Nb(0.2)Ta(0.2))Cpromising as light-weight ultrahigh temperature thermal insulation materials.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2021YFA0715803)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52293373 and 52130205)ND Basic Research Funds of Northwestern Polytechnical University(Grant No.G2022WD).
文摘In recent years,high-entropy metal carbides(HECs)have attracted significant attention due to their exceptional physical and chemical properties.The combination of excellent performance exhibited by bulk HEC ceramics and distinctive geometric characteristics has paved the way for the emergence of one-dimensional(1D)HECs as novel materials with unique development potential.Herein,we successfully fabricated novel(Ti_(0.2)Zr_(0.2)Hf_(0.2)Nb_(0.2)Ta_(0.2))C nanowires derived via Fe-assisted single-sourced precursor pyrolysis.Prior to the synthesis of the nanowires,the composition and microstructure of(Ti,Zr,Hf,Nb,Ta)-containing precursor(PHECs)were analyzed,and divinylbenzene(DVB)was used to accelerate the conversion process of the precursor and contribute to the formation of HECs,which also provided a partial carbon source for the nanowire growth.Additionally,multi-branched,single-branched,and single-branched bending nanowires were synthesized by adjusting the ratio of PHECs to DVB.The obtained single-branched(Ti_(0.2)Zr_(0.2)Hf_(0.2)Nb_(0.2)Ta_(0.2))C nanowires possessed smooth surfaces with an average diameter of 130–150 nm and a length of several tens of micrometers,which were a single-crystal structure and typically grew along the[11¯1]direction.Also,the growth of the(Ti_(0.2)Zr_(0.2)Hf_(0.2)Nb_(0.2)Ta_(0.2))C nanowires was in agreement with top-type vapor–liquid–solid mechanism.This work not only successfully achieved the fabrication of HEC nanowires by a catalyst-assisted polymer pyrolysis,but also provided a comprehensive analysis of the factors affecting their yield and morphology,highlighting the potential application of these attractive nano-materials.
