In order to develop the liquid phase sintering process of WC-Ni3Al-B composites,the preparation process of WC+Ni3Al prealloyed powder by reaction synthesis of carbonyl Ni,analytical purity Al and coarse WC powders wa...In order to develop the liquid phase sintering process of WC-Ni3Al-B composites,the preparation process of WC+Ni3Al prealloyed powder by reaction synthesis of carbonyl Ni,analytical purity Al and coarse WC powders was investigated.DSC and XRD were adopted to study the procedure of phase transformation for the 3Ni+Al and 70%WC+(3Ni+Al) mixed powders in temperature ranges of 550-1200 °C and 25-1400 °C,respectively.The results demonstrate that the formation mechanism of Ni3Al depends on the reaction temperature.Besides WC phase,there exist Ni2Al3,NiAl and Ni3Al intermetallics in the powder mixture after heat treatment at 200-660 °C,while only NiAl and Ni3Al exist at 660-1100 °C.Homogeneous WC+Ni3Al powder mixture can be obtained in the temperature range of 1100-1200 °C.The WC-30%(Ni3Al-B) composites prepared from the mixed powders by conventional powder metallurgy technology show nearly full density and the shape of WC is round.WC-30%(Ni3Al-B) composites exhibit higher hardness of 9.7 GPa,inferior bending strength of 1800 MPa and similar fracture toughness of 18 MPa-m1/2 compared with commercial cemented carbides YGR45(WC-30%(Co-Ni-Cr)).展开更多
A procedure of low temperature solid-phase sintering(LTSS) was carried out to fabricate sintered metal fibrous media(SMFM) with high specific surface area.Stainless steel fibers which were produced by cutting proc...A procedure of low temperature solid-phase sintering(LTSS) was carried out to fabricate sintered metal fibrous media(SMFM) with high specific surface area.Stainless steel fibers which were produced by cutting process were first plated with a coarse copper coating layer by electroless plating process.A low-temperature sintering process was then completed at about 800 °C for 1 h under the protection of hydrogen atmosphere.The results show that a novel SMFM with complex surface morphology and high specific surface area(0.2 m2/g) can be obtained in this way.The effect of sintering temperature on the surface morphology and specific surface area of SMFM was studied by means of scanning electron microscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller.The damage of micro-structure during the sintering process mainly contributed to the loss of specific surface area of SMFM and the optimal sintering temperature was 800 °C.展开更多
Taking AuCu3-type sublattice system as an example, three discoveries have been presented: First, the third barrier hindering the progress in metal materials science is that researchers have got used to recognizing exp...Taking AuCu3-type sublattice system as an example, three discoveries have been presented: First, the third barrier hindering the progress in metal materials science is that researchers have got used to recognizing experimental phenomena of alloy phase transitions during extremely slow variation in temperature by equilibrium thinking mode and then taking erroneous knowledge of experimental phenomena as selected information for establishing Gibbs energy function and so-called equilibrium phase diagram. Second, the equilibrium holographic network phase diagrams of AuCu3-type sublattice system may be used to describe systematic correlativity of the composition?temperature-dependent alloy gene arranging structures and complete thermodynamic properties, and to be a standard for studying experimental subequilibrium order-disorder transition. Third, the equilibrium transition of each alloy is a homogeneous single-phase rather than a heterogeneous two-phase, and there exists a single-phase boundary curve without two-phase region of the ordered and disordered phases; the composition and temperature of the top point on the phase-boundary curve are far away from the ones of the critical point of the AuCu3 compound.展开更多
Taking Au3Cu-type sublattice system as an example, three discoveries have been presented. First, the fourth barrier to hinder the progress of metal materials science is that today’s researchers do not understand that...Taking Au3Cu-type sublattice system as an example, three discoveries have been presented. First, the fourth barrier to hinder the progress of metal materials science is that today’s researchers do not understand that the Gibbs energy function of an alloy phase should be derived from Gibbs energy partition function constructed of alloy gene sequence and their Gibbs energy sequence. Second, the six rules for establishing alloy gene Gibbs energy partition function have been discovered, and it has been specially proved that the probabilities of structure units occupied at the Gibbs energy levels in the degeneracy factor for calculating configuration entropy should be degenerated as ones of component atoms occupied at the lattice points. Third, the main characteristics unexpected by today’s researchers are as follows. There exists a single-phase boundary curve without two-phase region coexisting by the ordered and disordered phases. The composition and temperature of the top point on the phase-boundary curve are far away from those of the critical point of the Au3Cu compound; At 0 K, the composition of the lowest point on the composition-dependent Gibbs energy curve is notably deviated from that of the Au3Cu compounds. The theoretical limit composition range of long range ordered Au3Cu-type alloys is determined by the first jumping order degree.展开更多
Taking Au?Cu system as an example, three discoveries and two methods were presented. First, a new way for boosting sustainable progress of systematic metal materials science (SMMS) and alloy gene engineering (AGE) is ...Taking Au?Cu system as an example, three discoveries and two methods were presented. First, a new way for boosting sustainable progress of systematic metal materials science (SMMS) and alloy gene engineering (AGE) is to establish holographic alloy positioning design (HAPD) system, of which the base consists of measurement and calculation center, SMMS center, AGE center, HAPD information center and HAPD cybernation center; Second, the resonance activating-sychro alternating mechanism of atom movement may be divided into the located and oriented diffuse modes; Third, the equilibrium and subequilibrium holographic network phase diagrams are blueprints and operable platform for researchers to discover, design, manufacture and deploy advanced alloys, which are obtained respectively by the equilibrium lever numerical method and cross point numerical method of isothermal Gibbs energy curves. As clicking each network point, the holographic information of three structure levels for the designed alloy may be readily obtained: the phase constitution and fraction, phase arranging structure and properties of organization; the composition, alloy gene arranging structure and properties of each phase and the electronic structures and properties of alloy genes. It will create a new era for network designing advanced alloys.展开更多
Metal organic frameworks(MOFs) are an important platform for heterogeneous catalysts.Although MOFs with a smaller particle size exhibit better catalytic performance because of less diffusion limitations,their separa...Metal organic frameworks(MOFs) are an important platform for heterogeneous catalysts.Although MOFs with a smaller particle size exhibit better catalytic performance because of less diffusion limitations,their separation and recycling after catalytic reactions are difficult.The integration of MOFs with magnetic nanoparticles could facilitate their recovery and separation.Especially,the shell thickness of the core-shell structured composites is controllable.In this study,amino-functionalized Fe3O4@Cu3(BTC)2 was fabricated by a stepwise assembly method and its catalytic performance in Knoevenagel condensation was investigated.The results demonstrated that the magnetic hybrid material exhibited a core-shell structure,with a shell thickness of about 2 00 nm.Furthermore,it not only exhibited high catalytic activity,but remarkably,it could also be easily recovered magnetically and recycled without obvious loss of catalytic efficiency after three cycles.展开更多
The AlSi20/8009 aluminum alloy was heated to high temperatures near the melting point and cooled to investigate the effect of external Si addition on the phase evolution of Al12(Fe,V)3 Si dispersion. Differential scan...The AlSi20/8009 aluminum alloy was heated to high temperatures near the melting point and cooled to investigate the effect of external Si addition on the phase evolution of Al12(Fe,V)3 Si dispersion. Differential scanning calorimeter, scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive spectrometer and X-ray diffractometer were employed.The results showed that Al12(Fe,V)3 Si and Si phases evolved into a needle-like Al4.5 Fe Si phase and a nano-sized V-rich phase during holding the alloy at 580-600℃. With increasing holding temperature to 620-640℃, Al4.5 Fe Si and nano-sized V-rich phases evolved reversibly into Al12(Fe,V)3 Si and Si phases, of which Al12(Fe,V)3 Si occupied a coarse and hexagonal morphology. During the alloy(after holding at 640 ℃) furnace cooling to 570 ℃ or lower, Si and Al12(Fe,V)3 Si phases evolved into strip-like Al4.5 Fe Si and the V-rich phases, which is a novel formation route for Al4.5 Fe Si phase different from Al-Fe-Si ternary system.展开更多
Powder metallurgy processes are suitable to produce form-stable solid−liquid phase change materials from miscibility gap alloys.They allow to obtain a composite metallic material with good dispersion of low-melting ac...Powder metallurgy processes are suitable to produce form-stable solid−liquid phase change materials from miscibility gap alloys.They allow to obtain a composite metallic material with good dispersion of low-melting active phase particles in a high-melting passive matrix,preventing leakage of the particles during phase transition and,therefore,increasing the stability of thermal response.Also,the matrix provides structural properties.The aim of this work is to combine conventional powder mixing techniques(simple mixing and ball milling)to improve active phase isolation and mechanical properties of an Al−Sn alloy.As matter of fact,ball milling of Sn powder allows to reduce hardness difference with Al powder;moreover,ball milling of the two powders together results in fine microstructure with improved mechanical properties.In addition,different routes applied showed that thermal response depends on the microstructure and,in particular,on the particle size of the active phase.In more detail,coarse active phase particles provide a fast heat release with small undercooling,while small particles solidify more slowly in a wide range of temperature.On the other hand,melting and,consequently,heat storage are independent of the particle size of the active phase.This potentially allows to“tailor”the thermal response by producing alloys with suitable microstructure.展开更多
The effect of reinforcement on the wear mechanism of metal matrix composites (MMCs) was investigated by considering different parameters, such as sliding distance (6 km), pressure (0.14-1.1 MPa) and sliding spe...The effect of reinforcement on the wear mechanism of metal matrix composites (MMCs) was investigated by considering different parameters, such as sliding distance (6 km), pressure (0.14-1.1 MPa) and sliding speed (230-1480 r/min). The wear mechanisms of an MMC and the corresponding matrix material under similar experimental conditions were compared on a pin-on-disc wear machine. The pins were made of 6061 aluminum matrix alloy and 6061 aluminum matrix composite reinforced with 10% Al2O3 (volume fraciton) particles (6-18μm). The disc was made of steel. The major findings are as follows: the MMC shows much higher wear resistance than the corresponding matrix material; unlike that of matrix material, the wear of MMC is very much linear and possible to predict easily; the wear mechanism is similar for both materials other than the three-body abrasion in the case of MMC; the reinforced particles resist the abrasion and restrict the deformation of MMCs which causes high resistance to wear. These results reveal the roles of the reinforcement particles on the wear resistance of MMCs and provide a useful guide for a better control of their wear.展开更多
We have studied the effect of hole-doping on the established scenerio of the first-order Mott metal-insulator transition (MIT) at half-filling using dynamical mean-field theory and exact diagonalization technique. The...We have studied the effect of hole-doping on the established scenerio of the first-order Mott metal-insulator transition (MIT) at half-filling using dynamical mean-field theory and exact diagonalization technique. The Mott insulator state is changed into metallic state immediately as holes are doped into the system. The latter is expected to be Fermi liquid. The previously found unanalytical structure of MIT no longer exists for doping as small as 2 percent. We compare our results with that obtained from Gutzwiller approximation.展开更多
The microstructural features and the consequent mechanical properties were characterized in aluminium borate whisker(ABOw)(5, 10 and 15 wt.%) reinforced commercially-pure aluminium composites fabricated by conventiona...The microstructural features and the consequent mechanical properties were characterized in aluminium borate whisker(ABOw)(5, 10 and 15 wt.%) reinforced commercially-pure aluminium composites fabricated by conventional powder metallurgy technique. The aluminium powder and the whisker were effectively blended by a semi-powder metallurgy method. The blended powder mixtures were cold compacted and sintered at 600 ℃. The sintered composites were characterized for microstructural features by optical microscopy(OM), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS), transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and X-ray diffraction(XRD) analysis. Porosity in the composites with variation in ABOw contents was determined. The effect of variation in content of ABOw on mechanical properties, viz. hardness, bending strength and compressive strength of the composites was evaluated. The dry sliding wear behaviour was evaluated at varying sliding distance at constant loads. Maximum flexural strength of 172 MPa and compressive strength of 324 MPa with improved hardness around HV 40.2 are obtained in composite with 10 wt.% ABOw. Further increase in ABOw content deteriorates the properties. A substantial increase in wear resistance is also observed with 10 wt.% ABOw. The excellent combination of mechanical properties of Al-10 wt.%ABOw composites is attributed to good interfacial bonds, less porosity and uniformity in the microstructure.展开更多
Herein,the application of a N-doped graphitic-carbon-coated iron nitride composite dispersed in a N-doped carbon framework(Fe_(3)N@NG/NC)is investigated as a heterogeneous electro-Fenton(HE-EF)catalyst for the efficie...Herein,the application of a N-doped graphitic-carbon-coated iron nitride composite dispersed in a N-doped carbon framework(Fe_(3)N@NG/NC)is investigated as a heterogeneous electro-Fenton(HE-EF)catalyst for the efficient removal of organics.The simultaneous carbonization and ammonia etching of iron-based metal organic framework(Fe-MOF)materials yielded well-dispersed N-doped carbon-coated Fe_(3)N nanoparticles with a diameter of~70 nm.The Fe_(3)N and pyridinic N endowed the composite with high HE-EF activity for decomposing the electrogenerated H_(2)O_(2) to•OH.The Fe_(3)N@NG/NC exhibited outstanding HE-EF performance in removing various organic pollutants with low iron leaching.A removal rate of 97-100%could be obtained for rhodamine B(RhB),dimethyl phthalate,methylene blue,and orange Ⅱ in 120 min at a pH of 5.0.When the solution pH was set to 3.0,5.0,7.0,and 9.0,the removal rate of RhB reached 100%,96%,92%,and 81%,respectively,in 60 min at an optimum voltage of 0.0 V(vs.reversible hydrogen electrode(RHE)).Moreover,the concentration of leached iron was expected to be below 0.03 mg/L in a wide pH range of 3.0-9.0.In addition,the RhB removal efficiency remained as high as 90%after six cycles in the reusability experiments.This work highlights the MOF-derived Fe_(3)N composite as an efficient HE-EF catalyst and the corresponding catalytic mechanism,which facilitates its application in wastewater treatment.展开更多
An easy and effective solution based procedure for the synthesis of noble metal (both Au and Ag) tipped semiconductor nanomaterials is demonstrated where the metal precursors are taken in water and the semiconductor...An easy and effective solution based procedure for the synthesis of noble metal (both Au and Ag) tipped semiconductor nanomaterials is demonstrated where the metal precursors are taken in water and the semiconductors in organic medium, exploiting the phase transfer and reducing capability of suitably chosen ligands. The phase tranfer route is a generalised approach to form either Ag or Au tips on cadmium chalcogenide nanoparticles and nanorods. While multiple dots of noble metals are formed on the semiconductor nanomaterials initiall~ these coalesce into larger islands with time. The hybrids are characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). A detailed FTIR analysis was also carried out to delineate the role of the ligands in the synthesis.展开更多
In this paper,CPCM(Composite Phase Change Material)was manufactured with metal foam matrix used as filling material.The temperature curves were obtained by experiment.The performance of heat transfer was analyzed.The ...In this paper,CPCM(Composite Phase Change Material)was manufactured with metal foam matrix used as filling material.The temperature curves were obtained by experiment.The performance of heat transfer was analyzed.The experimental results show that metal foam matrix can improve temperature uniformity in phase change thermal storage material and enhance heat conduction ability.The thermal performance of CPCM is significantly improved.The efficiency of temperature control can be obviously improved by adding metal foam in phase change material.CPCM is in solid-liquid two-phase region when temperature is close to phase change point of paraffin.An approximate plateau appears.The plateau can be considered as the temperature control zone of CPCM.Heat can be transferred fiom hot source and be uniformly spread in thermal storage material by using metal foam matrix since thermal storage material has the advantage of strong heat storage capacity and disadvantage of poor heat conduction ability.Natural convection promotes the melting of solid-liquid phase change material.Good thermal conductivity of foam metal accelerates heat conduction of solid-liquid phase change material.The interior temperature difference decreases and the whole temperature becomes more uniform.For the same porosity with a metal foam,melting time of solid-liquid phase change material decreases.Heat conduction is enhanced and natural convection is suppressed when pore size of metal foam is smaller.The thermal storage time decreases and heat absorption rate increases when the pore size of metal foam reduces.The research results can be used to guide fabricating the CPCM.展开更多
It is the nature of crystals to exist in different polymorphs. The recent emergence of two-dimensional(2 D) materials has evoked the discovery of a number of new crystal phases that are different from their bulk struc...It is the nature of crystals to exist in different polymorphs. The recent emergence of two-dimensional(2 D) materials has evoked the discovery of a number of new crystal phases that are different from their bulk structures at ambient conditions, and revealed novel structure-dependent properties, which deserve in-depth understanding and further exploration. In this contribution, we review the recent development of crystal phase control in 2 D materials, including group V and VI. transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs), group IVA metal chalcogenides and noble metals. For each group of materials, we begin with introducing the various existing crystal phases and their structure-related properties, followed by a detailed discussion on factors that influence these crystal structures and thus the possible strategies for phase control. Finally, after summarizing the whole paper, we present the challenges and opportunities in this research direction.展开更多
In-space manufacturing is an emerging and promising research field in space industry,which benefits the development of space explorations.Owing to the microgravity,high vacuum and complexity of the space environment,a...In-space manufacturing is an emerging and promising research field in space industry,which benefits the development of space explorations.Owing to the microgravity,high vacuum and complexity of the space environment,a special manufacturing strategy for alloys is highly demanded for the in-space manufacturing.Herein,a lowtemperature thermoplastic metallic welding method was proposed and employed for La-based metallic glass ribbons.With the sandwiched structures of La-and Zr-based ribbons,the welded samples exhibit a competitive fracture strength and an increased tensile strain than those of the welded la-based samples due to the second phase strengthening.This suggests that metallic glass is an ideal material candidate for in-space manufacturing,and can be well manufactured at a nonmelting state with good mechanical performances.In addition,the thermoplastic manufacturing method can also feature a moderate processing time window.In general,this work presents the promising potential of low-temperature thermoplastic welding strategy for in-space manufacturing of metallic materials.展开更多
基金Project (2012CB723906) supported by the National Basic Research Program of China
文摘In order to develop the liquid phase sintering process of WC-Ni3Al-B composites,the preparation process of WC+Ni3Al prealloyed powder by reaction synthesis of carbonyl Ni,analytical purity Al and coarse WC powders was investigated.DSC and XRD were adopted to study the procedure of phase transformation for the 3Ni+Al and 70%WC+(3Ni+Al) mixed powders in temperature ranges of 550-1200 °C and 25-1400 °C,respectively.The results demonstrate that the formation mechanism of Ni3Al depends on the reaction temperature.Besides WC phase,there exist Ni2Al3,NiAl and Ni3Al intermetallics in the powder mixture after heat treatment at 200-660 °C,while only NiAl and Ni3Al exist at 660-1100 °C.Homogeneous WC+Ni3Al powder mixture can be obtained in the temperature range of 1100-1200 °C.The WC-30%(Ni3Al-B) composites prepared from the mixed powders by conventional powder metallurgy technology show nearly full density and the shape of WC is round.WC-30%(Ni3Al-B) composites exhibit higher hardness of 9.7 GPa,inferior bending strength of 1800 MPa and similar fracture toughness of 18 MPa-m1/2 compared with commercial cemented carbides YGR45(WC-30%(Co-Ni-Cr)).
基金Project (50930005) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject (U0834002) supported by the Key Programof NSFC-Guangdong Joint Funds of China+1 种基金Project (LYM09024) supported by Training Program for Excellent Young Teachers withInnovation of Guangdong University, ChinaProject (2009ZM0121) supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the CentralUniversities of South China University of Technology,China
文摘A procedure of low temperature solid-phase sintering(LTSS) was carried out to fabricate sintered metal fibrous media(SMFM) with high specific surface area.Stainless steel fibers which were produced by cutting process were first plated with a coarse copper coating layer by electroless plating process.A low-temperature sintering process was then completed at about 800 °C for 1 h under the protection of hydrogen atmosphere.The results show that a novel SMFM with complex surface morphology and high specific surface area(0.2 m2/g) can be obtained in this way.The effect of sintering temperature on the surface morphology and specific surface area of SMFM was studied by means of scanning electron microscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller.The damage of micro-structure during the sintering process mainly contributed to the loss of specific surface area of SMFM and the optimal sintering temperature was 800 °C.
基金Project(51071181)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2013FJ4043)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China
文摘Taking AuCu3-type sublattice system as an example, three discoveries have been presented: First, the third barrier hindering the progress in metal materials science is that researchers have got used to recognizing experimental phenomena of alloy phase transitions during extremely slow variation in temperature by equilibrium thinking mode and then taking erroneous knowledge of experimental phenomena as selected information for establishing Gibbs energy function and so-called equilibrium phase diagram. Second, the equilibrium holographic network phase diagrams of AuCu3-type sublattice system may be used to describe systematic correlativity of the composition?temperature-dependent alloy gene arranging structures and complete thermodynamic properties, and to be a standard for studying experimental subequilibrium order-disorder transition. Third, the equilibrium transition of each alloy is a homogeneous single-phase rather than a heterogeneous two-phase, and there exists a single-phase boundary curve without two-phase region of the ordered and disordered phases; the composition and temperature of the top point on the phase-boundary curve are far away from the ones of the critical point of the AuCu3 compound.
基金Project(51071181)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2013FJ4043)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China
文摘Taking Au3Cu-type sublattice system as an example, three discoveries have been presented. First, the fourth barrier to hinder the progress of metal materials science is that today’s researchers do not understand that the Gibbs energy function of an alloy phase should be derived from Gibbs energy partition function constructed of alloy gene sequence and their Gibbs energy sequence. Second, the six rules for establishing alloy gene Gibbs energy partition function have been discovered, and it has been specially proved that the probabilities of structure units occupied at the Gibbs energy levels in the degeneracy factor for calculating configuration entropy should be degenerated as ones of component atoms occupied at the lattice points. Third, the main characteristics unexpected by today’s researchers are as follows. There exists a single-phase boundary curve without two-phase region coexisting by the ordered and disordered phases. The composition and temperature of the top point on the phase-boundary curve are far away from those of the critical point of the Au3Cu compound; At 0 K, the composition of the lowest point on the composition-dependent Gibbs energy curve is notably deviated from that of the Au3Cu compounds. The theoretical limit composition range of long range ordered Au3Cu-type alloys is determined by the first jumping order degree.
基金Project(51071181)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2013FJ4043)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China
文摘Taking Au?Cu system as an example, three discoveries and two methods were presented. First, a new way for boosting sustainable progress of systematic metal materials science (SMMS) and alloy gene engineering (AGE) is to establish holographic alloy positioning design (HAPD) system, of which the base consists of measurement and calculation center, SMMS center, AGE center, HAPD information center and HAPD cybernation center; Second, the resonance activating-sychro alternating mechanism of atom movement may be divided into the located and oriented diffuse modes; Third, the equilibrium and subequilibrium holographic network phase diagrams are blueprints and operable platform for researchers to discover, design, manufacture and deploy advanced alloys, which are obtained respectively by the equilibrium lever numerical method and cross point numerical method of isothermal Gibbs energy curves. As clicking each network point, the holographic information of three structure levels for the designed alloy may be readily obtained: the phase constitution and fraction, phase arranging structure and properties of organization; the composition, alloy gene arranging structure and properties of each phase and the electronic structures and properties of alloy genes. It will create a new era for network designing advanced alloys.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21203017)the Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences(N-11-3)+1 种基金the Program for Liaoning Excellent Talents in University (LNET)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (DC201502020304)~~
文摘Metal organic frameworks(MOFs) are an important platform for heterogeneous catalysts.Although MOFs with a smaller particle size exhibit better catalytic performance because of less diffusion limitations,their separation and recycling after catalytic reactions are difficult.The integration of MOFs with magnetic nanoparticles could facilitate their recovery and separation.Especially,the shell thickness of the core-shell structured composites is controllable.In this study,amino-functionalized Fe3O4@Cu3(BTC)2 was fabricated by a stepwise assembly method and its catalytic performance in Knoevenagel condensation was investigated.The results demonstrated that the magnetic hybrid material exhibited a core-shell structure,with a shell thickness of about 2 00 nm.Furthermore,it not only exhibited high catalytic activity,but remarkably,it could also be easily recovered magnetically and recycled without obvious loss of catalytic efficiency after three cycles.
基金Project(CX20190310)supported by the Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate,ChinaProject(51574118)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China+1 种基金Project(2016GK4056)supported by Key Technologies R&D in Strategic Emerging Industries and Transformation in High-tech Achievements Program of Hunan Province,ChinaProject(2018GK5068)supported by Innovation and Entrepreneurship Technology Investment Project of Hunan Province,China。
文摘The AlSi20/8009 aluminum alloy was heated to high temperatures near the melting point and cooled to investigate the effect of external Si addition on the phase evolution of Al12(Fe,V)3 Si dispersion. Differential scanning calorimeter, scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive spectrometer and X-ray diffractometer were employed.The results showed that Al12(Fe,V)3 Si and Si phases evolved into a needle-like Al4.5 Fe Si phase and a nano-sized V-rich phase during holding the alloy at 580-600℃. With increasing holding temperature to 620-640℃, Al4.5 Fe Si and nano-sized V-rich phases evolved reversibly into Al12(Fe,V)3 Si and Si phases, of which Al12(Fe,V)3 Si occupied a coarse and hexagonal morphology. During the alloy(after holding at 640 ℃) furnace cooling to 570 ℃ or lower, Si and Al12(Fe,V)3 Si phases evolved into strip-like Al4.5 Fe Si and the V-rich phases, which is a novel formation route for Al4.5 Fe Si phase different from Al-Fe-Si ternary system.
文摘Powder metallurgy processes are suitable to produce form-stable solid−liquid phase change materials from miscibility gap alloys.They allow to obtain a composite metallic material with good dispersion of low-melting active phase particles in a high-melting passive matrix,preventing leakage of the particles during phase transition and,therefore,increasing the stability of thermal response.Also,the matrix provides structural properties.The aim of this work is to combine conventional powder mixing techniques(simple mixing and ball milling)to improve active phase isolation and mechanical properties of an Al−Sn alloy.As matter of fact,ball milling of Sn powder allows to reduce hardness difference with Al powder;moreover,ball milling of the two powders together results in fine microstructure with improved mechanical properties.In addition,different routes applied showed that thermal response depends on the microstructure and,in particular,on the particle size of the active phase.In more detail,coarse active phase particles provide a fast heat release with small undercooling,while small particles solidify more slowly in a wide range of temperature.On the other hand,melting and,consequently,heat storage are independent of the particle size of the active phase.This potentially allows to“tailor”the thermal response by producing alloys with suitable microstructure.
文摘The effect of reinforcement on the wear mechanism of metal matrix composites (MMCs) was investigated by considering different parameters, such as sliding distance (6 km), pressure (0.14-1.1 MPa) and sliding speed (230-1480 r/min). The wear mechanisms of an MMC and the corresponding matrix material under similar experimental conditions were compared on a pin-on-disc wear machine. The pins were made of 6061 aluminum matrix alloy and 6061 aluminum matrix composite reinforced with 10% Al2O3 (volume fraciton) particles (6-18μm). The disc was made of steel. The major findings are as follows: the MMC shows much higher wear resistance than the corresponding matrix material; unlike that of matrix material, the wear of MMC is very much linear and possible to predict easily; the wear mechanism is similar for both materials other than the three-body abrasion in the case of MMC; the reinforced particles resist the abrasion and restrict the deformation of MMCs which causes high resistance to wear. These results reveal the roles of the reinforcement particles on the wear resistance of MMCs and provide a useful guide for a better control of their wear.
文摘We have studied the effect of hole-doping on the established scenerio of the first-order Mott metal-insulator transition (MIT) at half-filling using dynamical mean-field theory and exact diagonalization technique. The Mott insulator state is changed into metallic state immediately as holes are doped into the system. The latter is expected to be Fermi liquid. The previously found unanalytical structure of MIT no longer exists for doping as small as 2 percent. We compare our results with that obtained from Gutzwiller approximation.
基金support provided by the Central Instrument Facility Centre(CIFC)of IIT(BHU)the Department of Ceramic Engineering especially Advance Refractory Lab(ARL)of IIT(BHU)Varanasi。
文摘The microstructural features and the consequent mechanical properties were characterized in aluminium borate whisker(ABOw)(5, 10 and 15 wt.%) reinforced commercially-pure aluminium composites fabricated by conventional powder metallurgy technique. The aluminium powder and the whisker were effectively blended by a semi-powder metallurgy method. The blended powder mixtures were cold compacted and sintered at 600 ℃. The sintered composites were characterized for microstructural features by optical microscopy(OM), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS), transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and X-ray diffraction(XRD) analysis. Porosity in the composites with variation in ABOw contents was determined. The effect of variation in content of ABOw on mechanical properties, viz. hardness, bending strength and compressive strength of the composites was evaluated. The dry sliding wear behaviour was evaluated at varying sliding distance at constant loads. Maximum flexural strength of 172 MPa and compressive strength of 324 MPa with improved hardness around HV 40.2 are obtained in composite with 10 wt.% ABOw. Further increase in ABOw content deteriorates the properties. A substantial increase in wear resistance is also observed with 10 wt.% ABOw. The excellent combination of mechanical properties of Al-10 wt.%ABOw composites is attributed to good interfacial bonds, less porosity and uniformity in the microstructure.
文摘Herein,the application of a N-doped graphitic-carbon-coated iron nitride composite dispersed in a N-doped carbon framework(Fe_(3)N@NG/NC)is investigated as a heterogeneous electro-Fenton(HE-EF)catalyst for the efficient removal of organics.The simultaneous carbonization and ammonia etching of iron-based metal organic framework(Fe-MOF)materials yielded well-dispersed N-doped carbon-coated Fe_(3)N nanoparticles with a diameter of~70 nm.The Fe_(3)N and pyridinic N endowed the composite with high HE-EF activity for decomposing the electrogenerated H_(2)O_(2) to•OH.The Fe_(3)N@NG/NC exhibited outstanding HE-EF performance in removing various organic pollutants with low iron leaching.A removal rate of 97-100%could be obtained for rhodamine B(RhB),dimethyl phthalate,methylene blue,and orange Ⅱ in 120 min at a pH of 5.0.When the solution pH was set to 3.0,5.0,7.0,and 9.0,the removal rate of RhB reached 100%,96%,92%,and 81%,respectively,in 60 min at an optimum voltage of 0.0 V(vs.reversible hydrogen electrode(RHE)).Moreover,the concentration of leached iron was expected to be below 0.03 mg/L in a wide pH range of 3.0-9.0.In addition,the RhB removal efficiency remained as high as 90%after six cycles in the reusability experiments.This work highlights the MOF-derived Fe_(3)N composite as an efficient HE-EF catalyst and the corresponding catalytic mechanism,which facilitates its application in wastewater treatment.
文摘An easy and effective solution based procedure for the synthesis of noble metal (both Au and Ag) tipped semiconductor nanomaterials is demonstrated where the metal precursors are taken in water and the semiconductors in organic medium, exploiting the phase transfer and reducing capability of suitably chosen ligands. The phase tranfer route is a generalised approach to form either Ag or Au tips on cadmium chalcogenide nanoparticles and nanorods. While multiple dots of noble metals are formed on the semiconductor nanomaterials initiall~ these coalesce into larger islands with time. The hybrids are characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). A detailed FTIR analysis was also carried out to delineate the role of the ligands in the synthesis.
基金Support provided by National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2012CB933200)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No:51161140332,Grant No.51476172)
文摘In this paper,CPCM(Composite Phase Change Material)was manufactured with metal foam matrix used as filling material.The temperature curves were obtained by experiment.The performance of heat transfer was analyzed.The experimental results show that metal foam matrix can improve temperature uniformity in phase change thermal storage material and enhance heat conduction ability.The thermal performance of CPCM is significantly improved.The efficiency of temperature control can be obviously improved by adding metal foam in phase change material.CPCM is in solid-liquid two-phase region when temperature is close to phase change point of paraffin.An approximate plateau appears.The plateau can be considered as the temperature control zone of CPCM.Heat can be transferred fiom hot source and be uniformly spread in thermal storage material by using metal foam matrix since thermal storage material has the advantage of strong heat storage capacity and disadvantage of poor heat conduction ability.Natural convection promotes the melting of solid-liquid phase change material.Good thermal conductivity of foam metal accelerates heat conduction of solid-liquid phase change material.The interior temperature difference decreases and the whole temperature becomes more uniform.For the same porosity with a metal foam,melting time of solid-liquid phase change material decreases.Heat conduction is enhanced and natural convection is suppressed when pore size of metal foam is smaller.The thermal storage time decreases and heat absorption rate increases when the pore size of metal foam reduces.The research results can be used to guide fabricating the CPCM.
基金supported by the Joint Research Fund for Overseas Chinese, Hong Kong and Macao Scholars (51528201)the MOE under AcRF Tier 2 (ARC 19/15, MOE2014-T2-2-093, MOE2015-T22-057, MOE2016-T2-2-103, MOE2017-T2-1-162)+1 种基金AcRF Tier 1 (2016-T1001-147, 2016-T1-002-051, 2017-T1-001-150, 2017-T1-002-119)NTU under Start-Up Grant (M4081296.070.500000) in Singapore
文摘It is the nature of crystals to exist in different polymorphs. The recent emergence of two-dimensional(2 D) materials has evoked the discovery of a number of new crystal phases that are different from their bulk structures at ambient conditions, and revealed novel structure-dependent properties, which deserve in-depth understanding and further exploration. In this contribution, we review the recent development of crystal phase control in 2 D materials, including group V and VI. transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs), group IVA metal chalcogenides and noble metals. For each group of materials, we begin with introducing the various existing crystal phases and their structure-related properties, followed by a detailed discussion on factors that influence these crystal structures and thus the possible strategies for phase control. Finally, after summarizing the whole paper, we present the challenges and opportunities in this research direction.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51901244)Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology。
文摘In-space manufacturing is an emerging and promising research field in space industry,which benefits the development of space explorations.Owing to the microgravity,high vacuum and complexity of the space environment,a special manufacturing strategy for alloys is highly demanded for the in-space manufacturing.Herein,a lowtemperature thermoplastic metallic welding method was proposed and employed for La-based metallic glass ribbons.With the sandwiched structures of La-and Zr-based ribbons,the welded samples exhibit a competitive fracture strength and an increased tensile strain than those of the welded la-based samples due to the second phase strengthening.This suggests that metallic glass is an ideal material candidate for in-space manufacturing,and can be well manufactured at a nonmelting state with good mechanical performances.In addition,the thermoplastic manufacturing method can also feature a moderate processing time window.In general,this work presents the promising potential of low-temperature thermoplastic welding strategy for in-space manufacturing of metallic materials.