Ceramic foam air filters with three-dimensional（3D） porous structures and high surface areas were coated with mesoporous TiO 2 thin films by the reverse micellar method. The mesoporous TiO 2 thin films efficiently p...Ceramic foam air filters with three-dimensional（3D） porous structures and high surface areas were coated with mesoporous TiO 2 thin films by the reverse micellar method. The mesoporous TiO 2 thin films efficiently photocatalytically degraded nitrogen oxide（NO）. More than 92.5% of NO was degraded in a single pass for air filter samples containing different pore densities. The 3D porous structure of the ceramic air filters enhanced flow turbulence and mixing. This provided the catalytic system with excellent gas-dynamic properties,and sufficient contact between the reactant gas and catalyst surface. The higher pore density of the ceramic foam filters resulted in a higher photocatalytic rate. More adsorption sites for water vapor and the reactant and product gases improved the photocatalytic activity. The porous ceramic air filters coated with mesoporous TiO 2 had large surface areas,and thus high photocatalytic activity. This overcame the common disadvantages associated with using powdered TiO 2 photocatalysts on substrates. The 3D porous ceramic foam filters coated with mesoporous TiO 2 thin films exhibited a higher photocatalytic degradation rate of NO in air than the same thin film deposited on flat ceramic tiles. No deactivation was observed. A consistently high NO degradation rate was obtained between reaction cycles for the TiO 2-coated 3D porous ceramic filters.展开更多
We investigated the influence of soaking time on the semi-conductivity and nonlinear electrical properties of TiO2- based varistor ceramic samples. We used a single sintering process and fabricated six disk samples of...We investigated the influence of soaking time on the semi-conductivity and nonlinear electrical properties of TiO2- based varistor ceramic samples. We used a single sintering process and fabricated six disk samples of （Sr, Bi, Si, Ta）-doped TiO2- based varistor ceramics sintered at 1 250℃ for 0.5 h, 1.0 h, 2.0 h, 3.0 h, 4.0 h, and 5.0 h, respectively. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, breakdown voltage, and complex impedance. The results show that as the soaking time increases from 0.5 h to 5.0 h, the breakdown voltage drops before rising while the nonlinear coefficient increases and then decreases. We suggest that, considering both grain semi-conductivity and nonlinear electrical properties of the TiO2-based varistor ceramics, the optimal soaking time is between 2.0 h and 3.0 h.展开更多
The influence of soaking time on the nonlinear electrical behavior and dielectric properties of TiO2-based varistor ceramics was investigated. Based on single sintering process, six disk samples of （Sr, Bi, Si, Ta）-...The influence of soaking time on the nonlinear electrical behavior and dielectric properties of TiO2-based varistor ceramics was investigated. Based on single sintering process, six disk samples of （Sr, Bi, Si, Ta）-doped TiO2-based varistor ceramics were fabricated by sintering at 1 250 ℃ for 0.5-5.0 h. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, voltage-current characteristics, energy spectra, metallographs, breakdown voltages, and apparent dielectric constant. It is found that the breakdown electrical field intensity at a current density of 10 mA/cma decreases from 5.5 to 4.1 V/mm first and then increases to 7.0 V/mm, the nonlinear coefficient increases from 2.39 to 2.62 first and then decreases to 2.42, and the apparent dielectric constant increases from 98 200 to 1l5 049 first and then decreases to 73 865 with the soaking time increasing from 0.5 to 5.0 h. These indicate that the optimal soaking time is 2.0-3.0 h considering both nonlinear electrical behavior and dielectric properties.展开更多
The 8% （mass fraction） yttrium-partially-stabilized zirconia （8YSZ） ceramic was fabricated via liquid phase sintering at 1 200-1 400℃ by adding different mass ratios of CuO-16.7%TiO2 （molar fraction） as sinteri...The 8% （mass fraction） yttrium-partially-stabilized zirconia （8YSZ） ceramic was fabricated via liquid phase sintering at 1 200-1 400℃ by adding different mass ratios of CuO-16.7%TiO2 （molar fraction） as sintering aid. Relative density, microstructure, Vickers hardness and bending strength as a function of sintering temperature and additive content were investigated. The experiment results show that liquid phase sintering at low temperature can be realized through adding CUO-16.7% TiO2 to 8YSZ. The Vickers hardness and bending strength of samples with sintering aid are generally much higher than those of samples without sintering aid for all sintering temperatures, and increase with the increase of sintering temperature. When the addition content of CUO-16.7% TiO2 is beyond 0.5%, the relative density, Vickers hardness and bending strength decrease with the increase of the mass ratio of sintering aid. Low additions of sintering aid are beneficial to aiding densification; high additions of sintering aid are detrimental to the sintered properties mainly due to greater amounts of pores generated by the volatilization of oxygen with the eutectic reaction between copper oxide and titanium dioxide. It is found that the fine grain size and high relative density are two main reasons of the high bending strength and Vickers hardness of the materials.展开更多
In this paper,the BaO-0.6ZnO-xTiO2 ceramics with x=2.5-2.8 have been prepared by the conventional solid-state ceramic route for the purpose of investigating the effect of TiO2 content on the microwave dielectric prope...In this paper,the BaO-0.6ZnO-xTiO2 ceramics with x=2.5-2.8 have been prepared by the conventional solid-state ceramic route for the purpose of investigating the effect of TiO2 content on the microwave dielectric properties.The XRD results showed that the main crystal phase in the sintered ceramics was Ba4ZnTi11O27 and that the additional phases:Ba2ZnTi5O13 and BaZn2.03Ti3.93O10.89 were presented,depending on the TiO2 contents.The SEM photographs of the samples sintered at 1200℃ for 2 h showed a high compact microstructure.Because the phase composition of ceramics samples was changed with TiO2 content,the dielectric constant(εr),the quality factor values(Q×f) and the temperature coefficient of resonant frequency(τf) were first increased,continuously came up to a peak value,and then let up.It was lucky to find that the sample with composition BaO-0.6ZnO-2.7TiO2 had both the maximum dielectric constant εr=36.1 and the maximum Q×f value of 29320 GHz,and more importantly,it had an acceptable temperature coefficient of resonant frequency τf=10.45 ppm/℃.展开更多
基金supported by the Research Grant of the Early Career Scheme(ECS 809813) from the Research Grant CouncilHong Kong SAR Government+4 种基金the grants from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Regionthe Dean’s Research Fund-Early Career Researchers(04022)the Research Equipment Grant(REG-2)the Internal Research Grant(R3429) from the Hong Kong Institute of EducationChina(PolyU 5204/07E) and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University(GYX75)~~
文摘Ceramic foam air filters with three-dimensional（3D） porous structures and high surface areas were coated with mesoporous TiO 2 thin films by the reverse micellar method. The mesoporous TiO 2 thin films efficiently photocatalytically degraded nitrogen oxide（NO）. More than 92.5% of NO was degraded in a single pass for air filter samples containing different pore densities. The 3D porous structure of the ceramic air filters enhanced flow turbulence and mixing. This provided the catalytic system with excellent gas-dynamic properties,and sufficient contact between the reactant gas and catalyst surface. The higher pore density of the ceramic foam filters resulted in a higher photocatalytic rate. More adsorption sites for water vapor and the reactant and product gases improved the photocatalytic activity. The porous ceramic air filters coated with mesoporous TiO 2 had large surface areas,and thus high photocatalytic activity. This overcame the common disadvantages associated with using powdered TiO 2 photocatalysts on substrates. The 3D porous ceramic foam filters coated with mesoporous TiO 2 thin films exhibited a higher photocatalytic degradation rate of NO in air than the same thin film deposited on flat ceramic tiles. No deactivation was observed. A consistently high NO degradation rate was obtained between reaction cycles for the TiO 2-coated 3D porous ceramic filters.
基金Funded by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50872001 and No. 50642038)the Scientific Research Foundation of Education Ministry of Anhui Province (No. 2005KJ224 and No. KJ2007B132)the Graduate Student Innovation Programs of Anhui University (No. 20072006)
文摘We investigated the influence of soaking time on the semi-conductivity and nonlinear electrical properties of TiO2- based varistor ceramic samples. We used a single sintering process and fabricated six disk samples of （Sr, Bi, Si, Ta）-doped TiO2- based varistor ceramics sintered at 1 250℃ for 0.5 h, 1.0 h, 2.0 h, 3.0 h, 4.0 h, and 5.0 h, respectively. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, breakdown voltage, and complex impedance. The results show that as the soaking time increases from 0.5 h to 5.0 h, the breakdown voltage drops before rising while the nonlinear coefficient increases and then decreases. We suggest that, considering both grain semi-conductivity and nonlinear electrical properties of the TiO2-based varistor ceramics, the optimal soaking time is between 2.0 h and 3.0 h.
基金Project(50872001) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(KJ2007B132, KJ2009A006Z) supported by the Scientific Research Foundation of Education Department of Anhui Province, ChinaProject(XJ200907) supported by the Foundation of Construction of Quality Project of Anhui University, China
文摘The influence of soaking time on the nonlinear electrical behavior and dielectric properties of TiO2-based varistor ceramics was investigated. Based on single sintering process, six disk samples of （Sr, Bi, Si, Ta）-doped TiO2-based varistor ceramics were fabricated by sintering at 1 250 ℃ for 0.5-5.0 h. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, voltage-current characteristics, energy spectra, metallographs, breakdown voltages, and apparent dielectric constant. It is found that the breakdown electrical field intensity at a current density of 10 mA/cma decreases from 5.5 to 4.1 V/mm first and then increases to 7.0 V/mm, the nonlinear coefficient increases from 2.39 to 2.62 first and then decreases to 2.42, and the apparent dielectric constant increases from 98 200 to 1l5 049 first and then decreases to 73 865 with the soaking time increasing from 0.5 to 5.0 h. These indicate that the optimal soaking time is 2.0-3.0 h considering both nonlinear electrical behavior and dielectric properties.
基金Project(200805331062) supported by the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of ChinaProject(2010FJ4061) supported by the Science and Technology Program of Hunan Province,China
文摘The 8% （mass fraction） yttrium-partially-stabilized zirconia （8YSZ） ceramic was fabricated via liquid phase sintering at 1 200-1 400℃ by adding different mass ratios of CuO-16.7%TiO2 （molar fraction） as sintering aid. Relative density, microstructure, Vickers hardness and bending strength as a function of sintering temperature and additive content were investigated. The experiment results show that liquid phase sintering at low temperature can be realized through adding CUO-16.7% TiO2 to 8YSZ. The Vickers hardness and bending strength of samples with sintering aid are generally much higher than those of samples without sintering aid for all sintering temperatures, and increase with the increase of sintering temperature. When the addition content of CUO-16.7% TiO2 is beyond 0.5%, the relative density, Vickers hardness and bending strength decrease with the increase of the mass ratio of sintering aid. Low additions of sintering aid are beneficial to aiding densification; high additions of sintering aid are detrimental to the sintered properties mainly due to greater amounts of pores generated by the volatilization of oxygen with the eutectic reaction between copper oxide and titanium dioxide. It is found that the fine grain size and high relative density are two main reasons of the high bending strength and Vickers hardness of the materials.
文摘In this paper,the BaO-0.6ZnO-xTiO2 ceramics with x=2.5-2.8 have been prepared by the conventional solid-state ceramic route for the purpose of investigating the effect of TiO2 content on the microwave dielectric properties.The XRD results showed that the main crystal phase in the sintered ceramics was Ba4ZnTi11O27 and that the additional phases:Ba2ZnTi5O13 and BaZn2.03Ti3.93O10.89 were presented,depending on the TiO2 contents.The SEM photographs of the samples sintered at 1200℃ for 2 h showed a high compact microstructure.Because the phase composition of ceramics samples was changed with TiO2 content,the dielectric constant(εr),the quality factor values(Q×f) and the temperature coefficient of resonant frequency(τf) were first increased,continuously came up to a peak value,and then let up.It was lucky to find that the sample with composition BaO-0.6ZnO-2.7TiO2 had both the maximum dielectric constant εr=36.1 and the maximum Q×f value of 29320 GHz,and more importantly,it had an acceptable temperature coefficient of resonant frequency τf=10.45 ppm/℃.
