Effect of mixed rare earth oxides and CaCO_3 modification on the microstructure of an in-situ Mg_2Si/Al-Si composite

The effects of mixed rare earth oxides and CaCO3 on the microstructure of an in-situ Mg2Si/Al-Si hypereutectic alloy composite were investigated by optical microscope,scanning electron microscope,and energy dispersive spectrum analysis. The results showed that the morphol-ogy of the primary Mg2Si phase particles changed from irregular or crosses to polygonal shape,their sizes decreased from 75 μm to about 25 μm,and the compound of both the oxide and CaCO3 was better than either the single mixed rare earth oxides or CaCO3.

Effects of Rare Earth Oxides on Viscosity,Thermal Expansion,and Structure of Alkali-Free Boro-Aluminosilicate Glass

Effects of rare earth oxides（Y2O3,La2O3,and Er2O3） on the viscosity,thermal expansion,and structure of alkali-free boro-aluminosilicate glasses were investigated by the rotating crucible viscometer,dilatometry and FT-IR absorption spectra.The results showed that the melting temperature of alkali-free boroaluminosilicate glasses decreased from 1 697.55 to 1 662.59,1 674.37 and 1 640.87 ℃ with the introduction of 1 mol%La2O3,Y2O3 and Er2O3,respectively.However,the glass transition temperature Tg,dilatometric softening temperature T_d and coefficient of thermal expansion of alkali-free boro-aluminosilicate glasses increased when adding the rare-earth oxides.At high temperatures,incorporating rare earth oxides into glass resulted in the peak at about 1 085 cm^-1 towards lower wavenumber and the absorption band in the region of 850-1 260 cm^-1 broader,which indicated that rare earths acted as network modifiers and increased the numbers of non-bridging oxygen in the glass melts.However,the rare earths had an opposite effect and accumulated the glass structure at low temperatures near Tg.

Studies on Gas Sensitive Materials of γ-Fe_2O_3 Doped with Rare Earth Oxides

Fine powders of γ-Fe_2O_3,doped with Y_2O_3,CeO_2,Eu_2O_3 or Tb_2O_3 have been prepared by the chemical co-precipitation method.The sensitivity of gas sensation has been measured with respect to the relative resist- ance change in the ceramic matrix upon introduction of inflammable gases.The structure of the materials has been studied with X-ray diffraction spectroscopy(XRD),electron diffraction spectroscopy( ED) and transmis- sion electron microscopy(TEM).The addition of rare earth oxides,which improves ceramic microstructure of γ-Fe_2O_3,improves gas sensitivity of γ-Fe_2O_3.The stability can be increased because of the increase of phase transition temperature.In addition,the selectivity of gas sensation of γ-Fe_2O_3 can be improved because of the variation of rare earth oxides.

Effect of Rare Earth Oxides on Catalysts Mo-Te System

Surface compositions,structures,and acidities of the Mo-Te-Fe-Ni catalysts added with La_2O_3,CeO_2, Pr_6O_(12),Nd_2O_3 and Sm_2O_3 were measured and related with the activities of the catalysts for selective oxidation of olefins.It was found that adding rare earth elements to the Mo-Te catalysts increases obviously their selectivities to methacrolein(MAL),and the yield percentage of MAL changes periodically with the increase of atomic numbers of rare earth elements added,and the highest yield was obtained with the catalyst containing CeO_2.The addition of CeO_2 to 9-component Mo-Te catalyst increases not only the activity of the catalyst, but also its thermostability remarkably.The mechanism of rare earth elements in the catalysts was discussed.

Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry and Rare Earth Oxides can quantify diffuse and convergent soil loss and source apportionment

Accurately quantifying rates of soil erosion requires capturing both the volumetric nature of the visible,convergent fluvial pathways(also known as rills)and the subtle nature of the less-visible,diffuse pathways(interrill areas).The aim of this study was to use Rare Earth Oxide(REO)tracers and Structure-from-Motion(SfM)photogrammetry to elucidate retrospective information about soil erosion rates and sediment sources during different soil erosion conditions,within a controlled laboratory environment.The experimental conditions created erosion events consistent with diffuse and convergent erosion processes.REO tracers allowed the sediment transport distances of over 2 m to be described,and helped resolved the relative contribution of diffuse and convergent soil erosion;interrill areas were also iden-tified as a significant sediment sources soil loss under convergent erosion conditions.While the potential for SfM photogrammetry to resolve sub-millimetre elevations changes was demonstrated,under some conditions non-erosional changes in surface elevation,such as compaction,exceeded volumes of soil loss via diffuse erosion.The discrepancies between SfM Photogrammetry calculations and REO tagged sediment export were beneficial,identifying that during soil erosion events sediment in both aggregate and particle form is deposited within the convergent features,even when the rill extended the full length of the soil surface.The combination of SfM photogrammetry and REO tracers has provided a novel platform for building a spatial understanding of patterns of soil loss and source apportionment between rill and interrill erosion.

Effect of rare earth oxides on the morphology of carbides in hardfacing metal of high chromium cast iron

The flux cored wires with different amounts of rare earth （RE） oxides additions for hardfacing （harden-face-welding） the workpieces of high chromium cast iron were studied in this work.The morphology of carbides in hardfacing metal was observed,and the type of the carbides was determined by optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy （SEM）,energy dispersive spectrometer （EDS） and X-ray diffraction （XRD）.Based on the data of effect of RE on carbides morphology,the refined reason for carbide by RE oxide was discussed with the misfit theory.The results showed that,the microstructure of hardfacing metal was composed of martensite,residual austenite and M7C3 carbides.With the increasing amount of RE oxide additions,the volume fraction and roundness of the carbides were increased,however,the area and perimeter of carbides were decreased.It indicated that carbides in hardfacing metal could be refined and spheroidized by adding RE oxides in flux cored wires.

Nano-preparation promoting effectively luminescent properties of one-dimensional rare earth oxides

Rare earth （La, Nd and Tb） oxides with one-dimensional micro/nanostmcatres were synthesized hydrothermally under facile and mild conditions with two surfactants, and characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, thermal gravimetry （TG）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and photoluminescence. The results showed that the synthesized rare earth oxides behaved regular nano- and micro-scale structures. And the morphologies of samples depended on the radii of rare earth ions, with the help of two sur- factants of sodium dodecyl sulfonic and PEG 600. Nanocrystalline La2O3：Eu^3＋ possessed good photoluminescence （PL） property and might be used as a nanosized phosphor, its PL intensity was akered by the doping Eu^3＋ concentration and the optimum concentration of Eu^3＋ was 3 mol.%. In comparison with bulk Eu^3＋/La2O3, Eu^3＋/nano-La2O3 showed better photoluminescence property, nearly equal to that of nanocrtstalline La2O3：Eu^3＋. Tb4O7 microwires showed interesting photoluminescence properties.

Effects of rare earth oxides on dielectric properties of Y_2Ti_2O_7 series ceramics

A series of Y2Ti2O7 microwave dielectric ceramics were synthesized by conventional solid-state method. The effects of rare earth oxide (La2O3, CeO2, Nd2O3, Sm2O3, Eu2O3, Gd2O3 and Dy2O3) and Nd2O3 doping content on the microstructure and dielectric properties of Y2Ti2O7 ceramics were investigated. The experimental results showed that the rare earth ions were considered to dissolve in Y-sites of the pyrochlore structure, different rare earth oxides and concentration had different influences on Y2Ti2O7 cerami...

Effects of rare earth oxides on microstructures and thermo-physical properties of hafnia ceramics

Rare earth oxides doped hafnia ceramics,with a formula of Hf0.76LnxY0.24-xO1.88(Ln=Gd,Yb,Gd+Yb or La+Yb),were prepared by solid state sintering at 1500℃.The effects of the rare earth oxides on the microstructures,sintering resistance,and thermo-physical properties of the doped hafnia ceramics were investigated.Results show that the Gd-Y,Yb-Y or Gd-Yb-Y co-doped hafnia ceramics remain the same defect fluorite(F)structure,while the La-Yb-Y co-doped hafnia revealing coexistence of pyrochlore(P)and fluorite structures.Yb-Y co-doped samples exhibited much better sintering resistance compared with Gd-Y and Gd-Yb-Y co-doped samples.The coexistence of P and F phases is beneficial to improved sintering capability.The thermal conductivities of the Gd-Y,Yb-Y and Gd-Yb-Y doped samples are relatively lower(1.4-1.7 W m^(-1)K^(-1)at 1200℃),but for the La-Yb-Y co-doped samples,the thermal conductivity increases dramatically with temperature due to increased thermal radiation at high-temperature.The average thermal expansion coefficients(TECs)of the Gd-Y,Yb-Y and Gd-Yb-Y co-doped samples are as high as10.3×10^(-6)K^(-1) in temperature range between 200-1200℃.

Synthesis and thermoluminescence properties of rare earth oxides (Y, Ce-Lu) doped lithium triborate

Lithium triborate （LiB3O5） was synthesized by high temperature solid-state reaction method, and then rare earth oxides were doped into LiB3O5 to enhance its thermoluminescent （TL） properties. The identification and characteristics of the obtained compounds were determined by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, Fourier transform infrared （FTIR） analyses, differential thermal analyses （DTA） and scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The glow curves were obtained using a thermoluminescent （TL） reader. The results revealed that all the rare earth oxides were not good activators for lithium triborate and the obtained compounds could not be used for dosimetric applications.

Rare earth oxides and their supported noble metals in application of environmental catalysis

Volatile organic compounds(VOCs),methane,carbon monoxide,soot,automotive exhaust,and nitrogen oxides are harmful to the atmosphere and human health.It is urgent to strictly control their emissions.Heterogeneous catalysis is an effective pathway for the removal of these pollutants,and the critical issue is the development of novel and high-performance catalysts.In this review,we briefly summarize the preparation methods,physicochemical properties,catalytic activities,and related reaction mechanisms for the above pollutants removal of the rare earth oxides,mixed rare earth oxide,rare earth oxidesupported noble metal,and mixed rare earth oxide-supported noble metal catalysts that have been investigated by our group and other researchers.It was found that catalytic performance was associated with the factors,such as specific surface area,pore structure,particle size and dispersion,adsorbed oxygen species concentration,reducibility,reactant activation ability or interaction between metal nanoparticles and support.Furthermore,we also envision the development trend of such a topic in future work.

Phase Behavior and Crystal Structure of Perovskite-Type Rare Earth Complex Oxides

Several compounds of rare earth complex oxides containing manganese and titanium were synthesized in Ar, and their crystal structures were analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction data and Rietveld method. Structures of A0.67Ln0.33 Mn0.33Ti0.6703（A = Ca or Sr and Ln = rare earth） were found to have orthorhombic symmetry with the space group Pnrna, and their interatomic distances and bond angles were obtained. This space group was also derived from electron microscopic study. Electrical conductivity of Cao.67Ln0.33Mn0.33Ti0.6703 for several rare earth elements showed a semiconducting property with the activation energy of 0.4 eV. Some of these compounds of the strontium system show the antiferromagnetic properties below 10 K.

Effect of rare earth oxides on the properties of bio-soluble alkaline earth silicate fibers

Using natural mineral wollastonite, talc and quartz sands as raw materials, rare earth oxides (La2O3, Nd2O3 and Y2O3) as additives, the bio-soluble alkaline earth silicate fibers were prepared by melting and blowing process. The viscosity of the molten ma-terials, bio-solubility and crystallization behavior of the fiber were investigated. The results indicated that the fiber drawing tempera-ture range could be broadened since the slope of the temperature-viscosity curve decreased with adding rare earth oxide. The addition of rare earth oxide was beneficial to the increase of crystallization temperature by strengthening the network structure of the fiber. The existence of rare earth oxide in the fibers would reduce the solubility of the fibers, which still belonged to bio-soluble fibers.

SPECTRAL VARIATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF LOW VALENCY RARE EARTH IONS IN COMPLEX OXIDESⅢ.EFFECT OF THE CRYSTAL ENVIRONMENT AND CHEMICAL FACTORS ON LUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES OF EUROPIUM (Ⅱ) ION

In this paper,the influence of crystal-field on the Luminescence properties of Eu^(2+) in complex oxides are studied theoretically by using purely electrostatic model,the dependence of the 4f^65d levels on Eu-O bond distance is given.Quantum chemistry calculation shows that the splitting extent of 4f^65d energy band in cubic or in octahedral fields will be inversely proportional to R^5,where R is the distance of Eu^(2+) to oxygen ligand.The value of R affects slightly the location of the centre of 4f^65d energy band.According to the exper- imental spectrum data,we have discussed the influence of the host chemical composition,the replaced sites of Eu^(2+) and degree of covalency of Eu-O bond on luminescence properties of Eu^(2+).Some regularity of fluorescence spectrum was observed. In alkali-alkaline earth-phosphates,the splitting extent of 4f^65d band (△E) becomes smaller as the Eu-O bond distance (R) increases.In Na_(3-x)(PO_4)_(1-x)(SO_4)_x and Na_(2-x)CaSi_(1-x)P_xO_4 hosts,d-d emission peak of Eu^(2+) will shift to shorter wavelength with the increase of x's value. The crystal structure data show that Eu^(2+) in K_2Mg_2(SO_4)_3 is affected more strongly by crystal-field and covalancy than in KMgF_3,so K_2Mg_2(SO_4)_3:Eu^(2+) emits blue light (E_(em)~m=400nm) and KMgF_3:Eu^(2+) produces ultraviolet fluorescence.

Preparation and Characterization of Microporous Nano-Tungsten Trioxide and Its Photocatalytic Activity after Doping Rare Earth

Aqueous sols and gels of tungstic acid were prepared from Na2WO4 with protonated cation-exchange resin. Nano-tungsten oxide of a microporous lamella was synthesized by means of washing of WO3· 2H2O with distilled water under ultrasonic wave agitation and centrifuging repeatedly, and the specific surface area tended to increase gradually with washing and centrifuging. The sample of centrifuged 7 h has more than 2 times highs specific surface area and more high photocatalytic activity . The mechanisms are also discussed.

Effects of flaky rare earth oxide additives on the high temperature performance of nickel electrodes

Effects of flaky rare earth oxide additives including Er2O3,Tm2O3,and Yb2O3,Lu2O3 on high temperature and high rate discharge performance of nickel electrodes were investigated.The discharge efficiency at 0.2C reached 96% at 60 oC for electrodes with 1 at.% flaky rare earth oxides.The high rate discharge performance for electrodes with flaky rare earth oxides were improved significantly,for example,discharge efficiency at 5C improved from 50% to 70%.The results showed that the end charging potential of the ...

Effect of rare earth La_2O_3 on the microstructure and mechanical properties of TiC/W composites

In this study, La2O3 was investigated as an additive to TiC/W composites. The composites were prepared by vacuum hot pressing, and the microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated. Experimental results show that the grain size of the TiC/W composites is reduced by TiC particles. When 0.5 wt.% La2O3 is added to the composites, the grain size is reduced further. According to TEM analysis, La2O3 can alleviate the aggregation of TiC particles. With La2O3 addition, the relative density of the TiC/W composites can be improved from 95.1% to 96.5%. The hardness and elastic modulus of the TiC/W ＋ 0.5 wt.% La2O3 composite are little improved, but the flexural strength and the fracture toughness increase to 796 MPa and 10.07 MPa·m^1/2 respectively, which are higher than those of the TiC/W composites.

Rare earth effect on the microstructure and tribological properties of FeNiCr coatings

FeNiCr alloys with various amounts of La2O3 powders were thermally sprayed onto steel substrate.Electron probe microscopy analysis （EPMA）,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）,and an Optimol SRV oscillating friction and wear tester in a ball-on-disc contact configuration were employed to investigate the properties of the sprayed coatings.The results show that rare earth can refine the microstructure effectively and make the element distribution uniform,which leads to the improvement in the properties of the coatings.Meanwhile,the wear rate of the FeNiCr alloy with 1.5% La2O3 is smaller than those of the other coatings.Interestingly,the rare earth can reduce the friction coefficient and act as a self-lubricant in the oxide debris layer formed on the worn surface in friction.The wear mechanism of the coatings is oxidation wear,and a large amount of counterpart material is transferred to the coatings.

Lithofacies Phases Analysis of Cover Flux in Tundish for Rare Earth Treated Steel

Lithofacies structure of commercial cover flux and experimental slags were analyzed,and states of rare earth oxides in cover flux were studied. The results show that under the experiment conditions,the mineral structures of original slags are mainly the calcium feldspar,a lot of magnesium olivine and Fe-bearing silicate. Rare earth oxides in the cover flux exist mainly as rare earth silicates. When the content of rare earth oxides reaches a certain value,rare earth oxides precipitate in molten cover flux. It means that the solubility of rare earth oxides is limited. Rare earth oxides may be partly substituted for CaO to form rare earth-silicate which may increase with the basicity reducing.

Laser cladding in-situ carbide particle reinforced Fe-based composite coatings with rare earth oxide addition

Particulate reinforced metal matrix composite(PR-MMC) has excellent properties such as good wear resistance,corrosion resistance and high temperature properties.Laser cladding is usually used to form PR-MMC on metal surface with various volume fractions of ceramic particles.Recent literatures showed that laser melting of powder mixture containing carbon and carbide-forming elements,was favorable for the formation of in-situ synthesized carbide particles.In this paper,rare earth oxide(RE2O3) was added into t...