Reaction Mechanism and Microstructure Evolution of Reaction Sintered h-BN

Hexagonal boron nitride ceramic（h-BN） based on the nitridation of B powders was obtained by reaction sintering method. The effects of sintering temperature on the mechanical properties and microstructure of the resultant products were investigated and the reaction mechanism was discussed. Results showed that the reaction between B and N2 occurred vigorously at temperatures ranging from 1 000 ℃ to 1 300 ℃, which resulted in the generation of t-BN. When the temperature exceeded 1 450 ℃, transformation from t-BN to h-BN began to occur. As the sintering temperature increased, the spherical particles of t-BN gradually transformed into fine sheet particles of h-BN. These particles subsequently displayed a compact arrangement to achieve a more uniform microstructure, thereby increasing the strength.

Synthesis of Si3N4 Powder Using Sawdust as Carbon Source

Si3N4 powder was synthesized by carbothermal re- duction nitridation reaction using sawdust as carbon source and introducing SiO2 by silica sol immersion. Effects of SiO2 content of silica sol, molding pressure, reaction temperature, reaction duration, and N2 flow rate on phase compositions and microstructure of result- ants were studied. The results show that using 7. 5 mass% SiO2 containing silica sol immersed sawdust as raw materials, the prepared Si3N4 powder is featured with high α-Si3N4 content, few impurities, etc. in the conditions of 1 450 ℃ of reaction temperature, 9 h of reaction duration, 400 mL ·min- 1 of N2 flow rate and 10 MPa of molding pressure.

Preparation,structure and mechanical properties of Sialon ceramics by transition metal-catalyzed nitriding reaction

Sialon ceramics were prepared by the nitridation of Si,Al and Al2O3 powders with the transition metals(Fe Co,Ni)catalysts.The phase composition,microstructure and mechanical properties of specimens were studied Compared with the catalyst-free specimen,the addition of Fe,Co and Ni greatly promoted the nitridation process of Sialon ceramics and improved the weight gain rate and mechanical properties of specimens.With the increased content of catalysts,the apparent porosity of the products decreased first and then increased,contrary to flexural strength and compressive strength.The specimen with 2.5 wt%Fe had the highest flexural strength 145.8 MPa and it exhibited the highest compressive strength of 594.6 MPa when Co content was 2.5 wt%,whereas they were 71.9 and 78.7 MPa,respectively,when without catalyst.

Silica-coating-assisted nitridation of TiO_(2) nanoparticles and their photothermal property

Nanoparticles of refractory compounds represent a class of stable materials showing a great promise to support localized surface plasmon resonances(LSPRs)in both visible and near infrared(NIR)spectral regions.It is still challenging to rationally tune the LSPR band because of the difficulty to control the density of charge carriers in individual refractory nanoparticles and maintain the dispersity of nanoparticles in the processes of synthesis and applications.In this work,controlled chemical transformation of titanium dioxide(TiO_(2))nanoparticles encapsulated with mesoporous silica(SiO_(2))shells to titanium nitride(TiN)via nitridation reaction at elevated temperatures is developed to tune the density of free electrons in the resulting titanium-oxide-nitride(TiO_(x)N_(y))nanoparticles.Such tunability enables a flexibility to support LSPR-based optical absorption in the synthesized TiO_(x)N_(y)@SiO_(2) core-shell nanoparticles across both the visible and NIR regions.The silica shells play a crucial role in preventing the sintering of TiO_(x)N_(y) nanoparticles in the nitridation reaction and maintaining the stability of TiOxNy nanoparticles in applications.The LSPR-based broadband absorption of light in the TiO_(x)N_(y)@SiO_(2) nanoparticles exhibits strong photothermal effect with photo-to-thermal conversion efficiency as high as〜76%.