Mullite nanowhiskers with Al-rich structure were prepared by molten salt synthesis at 1000°C for 3 h in air using silica, amorphous silica, and ultrafine silica as the silica sources. The phase and morphology of ...Mullite nanowhiskers with Al-rich structure were prepared by molten salt synthesis at 1000°C for 3 h in air using silica, amorphous silica, and ultrafine silica as the silica sources. The phase and morphology of the synthesized products were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. A thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis was carried out to determine the reaction mechanism. The results reveal that the silica sources play an important role in determining the morphology of the obtained mullite nanowhiskers. Clusters and disordered arrangements are obtained using common silica and amorphous silica, respectively, whereas the use of ultrafine silica leads to highly ordered mullite nanowhiskers that are 80-120 nm in diameter and 20-30 μm in length. Considering the growth mechanisms, mullite nanowhiskers in the forms of clusters and highly ordered arrangements can be attributed to heterogeneous nucleation, whereas disordered mullite nanowhiskers are obtained by homogenous nucleation.展开更多
The interaction parameters of Nb in Fe-C-Nb melts at 1873 K were measured using the chemical equilibrium method.The Fe-C melts were equilibrated with the CaO-MgO-Al_(2)O_(3)-NbO_(2) slags under a controlled oxygen pot...The interaction parameters of Nb in Fe-C-Nb melts at 1873 K were measured using the chemical equilibrium method.The Fe-C melts were equilibrated with the CaO-MgO-Al_(2)O_(3)-NbO_(2) slags under a controlled oxygen potential for 24 h.In addition to acting as the protective gas,argon was adopted to control the oxygen potential.Based on the data obtained in the experiments,the activity interaction parameters were obtained by the multiple linear regression method.The first-order interaction parameters e_(Nb)^(C)and e_(Nb)^(Nb)are determined to be−0.035 and−0.134,respectively.The second-order interaction parameters r_(Nb)^(C),r_(Nb)^(Nb,C),and r_(Nb)……(Nb)are determined to be 0.011,−0.0063,and 0.0023,respectively.The thermodynamic data obtained are more reliable than those in previous publications for the Fe-C-Nb system when the Nb content range was 0.92-4.62 wt.%.展开更多
基金the New Century Excellent Talents in Universities (No. NECT-12-0779)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. FRF-SD-13-006A)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in Universities (No. IRT1207) for financial support
文摘Mullite nanowhiskers with Al-rich structure were prepared by molten salt synthesis at 1000°C for 3 h in air using silica, amorphous silica, and ultrafine silica as the silica sources. The phase and morphology of the synthesized products were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. A thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis was carried out to determine the reaction mechanism. The results reveal that the silica sources play an important role in determining the morphology of the obtained mullite nanowhiskers. Clusters and disordered arrangements are obtained using common silica and amorphous silica, respectively, whereas the use of ultrafine silica leads to highly ordered mullite nanowhiskers that are 80-120 nm in diameter and 20-30 μm in length. Considering the growth mechanisms, mullite nanowhiskers in the forms of clusters and highly ordered arrangements can be attributed to heterogeneous nucleation, whereas disordered mullite nanowhiskers are obtained by homogenous nucleation.
基金support of this research by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51774025,51534001)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.FRF-TP-20-009A1).
文摘The interaction parameters of Nb in Fe-C-Nb melts at 1873 K were measured using the chemical equilibrium method.The Fe-C melts were equilibrated with the CaO-MgO-Al_(2)O_(3)-NbO_(2) slags under a controlled oxygen potential for 24 h.In addition to acting as the protective gas,argon was adopted to control the oxygen potential.Based on the data obtained in the experiments,the activity interaction parameters were obtained by the multiple linear regression method.The first-order interaction parameters e_(Nb)^(C)and e_(Nb)^(Nb)are determined to be−0.035 and−0.134,respectively.The second-order interaction parameters r_(Nb)^(C),r_(Nb)^(Nb,C),and r_(Nb)……(Nb)are determined to be 0.011,−0.0063,and 0.0023,respectively.The thermodynamic data obtained are more reliable than those in previous publications for the Fe-C-Nb system when the Nb content range was 0.92-4.62 wt.%.
