Y-Si compounds with the composition of Y:Si = 1:2 were fabricated using Yttrium and Silicon raw powders with low and high purity in various atmospheres and temperatures. Although the latest Y-Si phase diagram shows th...Y-Si compounds with the composition of Y:Si = 1:2 were fabricated using Yttrium and Silicon raw powders with low and high purity in various atmospheres and temperatures. Although the latest Y-Si phase diagram shows that the α- and β-YSi<sub>2</sub> phases are the stable phases for the stoichiometric composition of Y:Si = 1:2, the current experimental results suggest that the high temperature phase with the hexagonal structure, β-Y<sub>3</sub>Si<sub>5</sub>, would be the stable phase for this composition, and that the high temperature phase with the orthorhombic structure, β-YSi<sub>2</sub>, would be the meta-stable phase with high oxygen impurity content. It was demonstrated that YSi<sub>2</sub> powders possess much superior chemical stability than Yttrium metal. It was found that the best dispersing solvent was 2-propanol for YSi<sub>2</sub> powder.展开更多
文摘Y-Si compounds with the composition of Y:Si = 1:2 were fabricated using Yttrium and Silicon raw powders with low and high purity in various atmospheres and temperatures. Although the latest Y-Si phase diagram shows that the α- and β-YSi<sub>2</sub> phases are the stable phases for the stoichiometric composition of Y:Si = 1:2, the current experimental results suggest that the high temperature phase with the hexagonal structure, β-Y<sub>3</sub>Si<sub>5</sub>, would be the stable phase for this composition, and that the high temperature phase with the orthorhombic structure, β-YSi<sub>2</sub>, would be the meta-stable phase with high oxygen impurity content. It was demonstrated that YSi<sub>2</sub> powders possess much superior chemical stability than Yttrium metal. It was found that the best dispersing solvent was 2-propanol for YSi<sub>2</sub> powder.
