Nb_(3)Al nanoparticles were directly synthesized by metallothermic reduction process in the molten salts with mNbCl_(5)-nAlCl_(3) powders as raw materials and sodium as reducing reagent. The effects of different feedi...Nb_(3)Al nanoparticles were directly synthesized by metallothermic reduction process in the molten salts with mNbCl_(5)-nAlCl_(3) powders as raw materials and sodium as reducing reagent. The effects of different feeding material orders, soaking time, Nb content in raw materials, and 3NbCl_(5)-AlCl_(3) content in molten salts on the obtained Nb_(3)Al powder were discussed. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). It is found that the only phase Nb_(3)Al nanoparticles are obtained by controlling the variation of the feeding material orders, soaking time, and Nb content in raw materials. And the morphologies of as-prepared nanoparticles change owning to different 3NbCl_(5)-AlCl_(3) contents in molten salts.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.50934001,21071014,51102015,and 51401004)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.FRF-AS-11-002A,FRF-TP12-023A,and FRF-MP-09-006B)+2 种基金the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(No.2012AA062302)the Program of the Co-Construction with Beijing Municipal Commission of Education of China(Nos.00012047 and 00012085)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(No.NCET-11-0577)。
文摘Nb_(3)Al nanoparticles were directly synthesized by metallothermic reduction process in the molten salts with mNbCl_(5)-nAlCl_(3) powders as raw materials and sodium as reducing reagent. The effects of different feeding material orders, soaking time, Nb content in raw materials, and 3NbCl_(5)-AlCl_(3) content in molten salts on the obtained Nb_(3)Al powder were discussed. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). It is found that the only phase Nb_(3)Al nanoparticles are obtained by controlling the variation of the feeding material orders, soaking time, and Nb content in raw materials. And the morphologies of as-prepared nanoparticles change owning to different 3NbCl_(5)-AlCl_(3) contents in molten salts.
