Rare-earth tantalates and niobates(REjTaO7 and REjNbO7)have been considered as promising candidate thermal barrier coating(TBC)materials in next generation gas-turbine engines due to their ultra-low thermal conductivi...Rare-earth tantalates and niobates(REjTaO7 and REjNbO7)have been considered as promising candidate thermal barrier coating(TBC)materials in next generation gas-turbine engines due to their ultra-low thermal conductivity and better thermal stability than yttria-stabilized zirconia(YSZ).However,the low Vickers hardness and toughness are the main shortcomings of RE;TaO-and REjNbOr that limit their applications as TBC materials.To increase the hardness,high entropy(Yu3Ybu3Er/3)sTaOr,(Y13YbnErns)NbO,and(Sm1/6Eu1/6Y 1/6Yb1/6Lu1/6Er1/6)3(Nb1/2Ta1/2)O7 are designed and synthesized in this study.These high entropy ceramics exhibit high Vickers hardness(10.912.0 GPa),close thermal expansion coefficients to that of single-principal-component RE3TaO,and RE;NbO,(7.9×10^-6-10.8×10-6 C-1 at room temperature),good phase stability,and good chemical compatibility with thermally grown Al2O3,which make them promising for applications as candidate TBC materials.展开更多
The introduction of porous structures into high-entropy ceramics is expected to further improve its thermal insulation performance.In this work,a series of novel rare-earth-niobate high-entropy ceramic foams((Dy_(0.2)...The introduction of porous structures into high-entropy ceramics is expected to further improve its thermal insulation performance.In this work,a series of novel rare-earth-niobate high-entropy ceramic foams((Dy_(0.2)Ho_(0.2)Y_(0.2)Er_(0.2)Yb_(0.2))_(3)NbO_(7))with hierarchical pore structures were prepared by a particle-stabilized foaming method.Atomic-scale analysis reveals that high entropy causes atom displacement and lattice distortion.The high-entropy ceramic foams exhibit high porosity(90.13%-96.13%)and ultralow thermal conductivity(0.0343-0.0592 W/(m·K))at room temperature.High-entropy ceramic foam prepared by a 20 wt%slurry sintered at 1500℃has the porosity of 96.12%and extremely low thermal conductivity of 0.0343 W/(m·K).The existence of walls and secondary pores contributes to reduced thermal conductivity.There is a temperature difference of over 800℃between frontside and backside of the sample under fire resistance test.The research indicates that these as-prepared high-entropy ceramic foams are expected to be promising thermal insulation materials.展开更多
The microstructure and dielectric properties of Ag（Nb0.8Ta0.2）1-x（Mn0.5W0.5）xO3（x=0,0.04,0.08,0.12,0.16） ceramic system were investigated.The Ag（Nb0.8Ta0.2）1-x（Mn0.5W0.5）xO3 ceramics were prepared by the tra...The microstructure and dielectric properties of Ag（Nb0.8Ta0.2）1-x（Mn0.5W0.5）xO3（x=0,0.04,0.08,0.12,0.16） ceramic system were investigated.The Ag（Nb0.8Ta0.2）1-x（Mn0.5W0.5）xO3 ceramics were prepared by the traditional solid-state reaction method and were characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）,scanning electron microscopy（SEM） and Raman spectrometer.The sintering ability and dielectric properties of Ag（Nb0.8Ta0.2）1-x（Mn0.5W0.5）xO3 were found to be improved with the doping of Mn4＋ and W6＋ ions.The densification temperature of Ag（Nb0.8Ta0.2）1-x（Mn0.5W0.5）xO3 ceramics decreased from 1 080 ℃ to 1 000 ℃ when x increased from 0 to 0.16.Ag（Nb0.8Ta0.2）1-x（Mn0.5W0.5）xO3 ceramic was found to have the best dielectric properties when x=0.08,larger permittivity（■=547） and smaller dielectric loss（tan■=0.00156）.展开更多
There has been a surge of research interest in the promising lead-free potassium-sodium niobate(KNN)-based ceramics,applications of which could be significantly promoted by improving thermal stability of piezoelectric...There has been a surge of research interest in the promising lead-free potassium-sodium niobate(KNN)-based ceramics,applications of which could be significantly promoted by improving thermal stability of piezoelectricity.Besides,endowing the KNN-based ceramics with photoluminescence property by rare-earth-ion doping can make them more completive lead-free counterparts in potential applications such as novel multifunctional sensing devices.Herein,a novel KNN-based ceramic material doped with Eu was elaborately designed to simultaneously obtain enhanced temperaturestable piezoelectricity and good luminescence property.By the introduction of diffused phase transition and the modulation of unit cell distortion,a large piezoelectric strain coefficient(d^(*)_(33))with a small variation(590±59 pm/V)over a wide temperature range(from room temperature to 110℃)was realized.The optimal composition also exhibited a considerable piezoelectric coefficient(d_(33))with small fluctuation(330±33 pC/N)from 20 to 80℃.In addition to the enhanced temperature-stable piezoelectricity,the luminescence of these ceramics was slightly enhanced with the elevation of BaZrO_(3)(BZ)doping contents,which could be attributed to the increased compositional disorder and the decreased unit cell distortion of the matrix material.Moreover,an optical characteristic was more prominent at ultra-low temperatures.This work unprecedentedly provides a novel paradigm for the design of multifunctional KNN-based ceramics with enhanced temperature-stable piezoelectricity and good luminescence property,revealing the great potential of the rare-earth-element-doped KNN material for future applications in the novel multifunctional devices.展开更多
基金This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51672064 and 51972089).
文摘Rare-earth tantalates and niobates(REjTaO7 and REjNbO7)have been considered as promising candidate thermal barrier coating(TBC)materials in next generation gas-turbine engines due to their ultra-low thermal conductivity and better thermal stability than yttria-stabilized zirconia(YSZ).However,the low Vickers hardness and toughness are the main shortcomings of RE;TaO-and REjNbOr that limit their applications as TBC materials.To increase the hardness,high entropy(Yu3Ybu3Er/3)sTaOr,(Y13YbnErns)NbO,and(Sm1/6Eu1/6Y 1/6Yb1/6Lu1/6Er1/6)3(Nb1/2Ta1/2)O7 are designed and synthesized in this study.These high entropy ceramics exhibit high Vickers hardness(10.912.0 GPa),close thermal expansion coefficients to that of single-principal-component RE3TaO,and RE;NbO,(7.9×10^-6-10.8×10-6 C-1 at room temperature),good phase stability,and good chemical compatibility with thermally grown Al2O3,which make them promising for applications as candidate TBC materials.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52072301)the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing(NPU)(No.2021-TS-08)+3 种基金the State Key Laboratory of New Ceramic and Fine Processing Tsinghua University(No.KFZD202102)the China-Poland International Collaboration Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51961135301)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.D5000210722)State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die&Mould Technology,Huazhong University of Science and Technology(No.P2020–009)。
文摘The introduction of porous structures into high-entropy ceramics is expected to further improve its thermal insulation performance.In this work,a series of novel rare-earth-niobate high-entropy ceramic foams((Dy_(0.2)Ho_(0.2)Y_(0.2)Er_(0.2)Yb_(0.2))_(3)NbO_(7))with hierarchical pore structures were prepared by a particle-stabilized foaming method.Atomic-scale analysis reveals that high entropy causes atom displacement and lattice distortion.The high-entropy ceramic foams exhibit high porosity(90.13%-96.13%)and ultralow thermal conductivity(0.0343-0.0592 W/(m·K))at room temperature.High-entropy ceramic foam prepared by a 20 wt%slurry sintered at 1500℃has the porosity of 96.12%and extremely low thermal conductivity of 0.0343 W/(m·K).The existence of walls and secondary pores contributes to reduced thermal conductivity.There is a temperature difference of over 800℃between frontside and backside of the sample under fire resistance test.The research indicates that these as-prepared high-entropy ceramic foams are expected to be promising thermal insulation materials.
文摘The microstructure and dielectric properties of Ag（Nb0.8Ta0.2）1-x（Mn0.5W0.5）xO3（x=0,0.04,0.08,0.12,0.16） ceramic system were investigated.The Ag（Nb0.8Ta0.2）1-x（Mn0.5W0.5）xO3 ceramics were prepared by the traditional solid-state reaction method and were characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）,scanning electron microscopy（SEM） and Raman spectrometer.The sintering ability and dielectric properties of Ag（Nb0.8Ta0.2）1-x（Mn0.5W0.5）xO3 were found to be improved with the doping of Mn4＋ and W6＋ ions.The densification temperature of Ag（Nb0.8Ta0.2）1-x（Mn0.5W0.5）xO3 ceramics decreased from 1 080 ℃ to 1 000 ℃ when x increased from 0 to 0.16.Ag（Nb0.8Ta0.2）1-x（Mn0.5W0.5）xO3 ceramic was found to have the best dielectric properties when x=0.08,larger permittivity（■=547） and smaller dielectric loss（tan■=0.00156）.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.52002051 and 62074025)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No.ZYGX2020J009)the Applied Basic Research Program of Sichuan Province (No.2021JDGD0026).
文摘There has been a surge of research interest in the promising lead-free potassium-sodium niobate(KNN)-based ceramics,applications of which could be significantly promoted by improving thermal stability of piezoelectricity.Besides,endowing the KNN-based ceramics with photoluminescence property by rare-earth-ion doping can make them more completive lead-free counterparts in potential applications such as novel multifunctional sensing devices.Herein,a novel KNN-based ceramic material doped with Eu was elaborately designed to simultaneously obtain enhanced temperaturestable piezoelectricity and good luminescence property.By the introduction of diffused phase transition and the modulation of unit cell distortion,a large piezoelectric strain coefficient(d^(*)_(33))with a small variation(590±59 pm/V)over a wide temperature range(from room temperature to 110℃)was realized.The optimal composition also exhibited a considerable piezoelectric coefficient(d_(33))with small fluctuation(330±33 pC/N)from 20 to 80℃.In addition to the enhanced temperature-stable piezoelectricity,the luminescence of these ceramics was slightly enhanced with the elevation of BaZrO_(3)(BZ)doping contents,which could be attributed to the increased compositional disorder and the decreased unit cell distortion of the matrix material.Moreover,an optical characteristic was more prominent at ultra-low temperatures.This work unprecedentedly provides a novel paradigm for the design of multifunctional KNN-based ceramics with enhanced temperature-stable piezoelectricity and good luminescence property,revealing the great potential of the rare-earth-element-doped KNN material for future applications in the novel multifunctional devices.
