Hostname: page-component-8448b6f56d-gtxcr Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-25T00:54:04.094Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Microstructure and Properties of Nanosemicrystalline Si3N4 Ceramics with Doped Sintering Additives: Part I. Microstructural Characterization of Nanosemicrystalline Si3N4 Powders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

K. H. Ryu
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California–Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095–1595
J-M. Yang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California–Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095–1595
Get access

Abstract

The characteristics of nanosized silicon nitride powders with doped Y2O3 and Al2O3 fabricated by a plasma-reacted chemical process were investigated. The chemical compositions of the powders were analyzed by wet chemical analysis. The morphology and the size distribution were determined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). TEM with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) was used to verify the existence of sintering additives in each individual particle. The crystal structure of the powders was identified by the selected area diffraction pattern (SADP). X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique was used for phase analysis and the measurement of degree of crystallinity. The characteristics of chemical bonding was analyzed by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).

Type
Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

1.Raj, R., J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 76 (09), 21472174 (1993).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
2.Hirao, K., Nagaoka, T., Brito, M. E., and Kanzaki, S., J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 77 (7), 18571862 (1994).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
3.Mitomo, M., Hirotsuru, H., Suematsu, H., and Nishimura, T., J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 78 (1), 211214 (1995).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
4.Averback, R. S., Hofler, H. J., Hahn, H., and Logas, J. C., Nanostructured Mater. 1, 173178 (1992).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
5.Pechenik, A., Piermarini, G. J., and Danforth, S. C., Nanostructured Mater. 2, 479486 (1993).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
6.Wang, T., Zhang, L., and Mo, C., Nanostructured Mater. 4 (2), 207213 (1994).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
7.Moriyoshi, Y. and Futaki, S., Proc. Int. Institute for the Science of Sintering (IISS) Symposium, Japan, edited by Sōmiya, S., Shimada, M., Yoshimura, M., and Watanabe, R. (1987), pp. 992997.Google Scholar
8.Celis, P. B., Ishizaki, K., Miyashita, T., Miyamoto, A., and Fuyuki, T., Proc. Int. Institute for the Science of Sintering (IISS) Symposium, Japan, edited by Sōmiya, S., Shimada, M., Yoshimura, M., and Watanabe, R. (1987), pp. 10101015.Google Scholar
9.Danforth, S. C., Nanostructured Mater. 1, 197202 (1992).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
10.“Advances in Nanophase Ceramics,” Advanced Materials & Processes 10/94, 2527 (1994). The article was based on information prepared by Sheppard, L., Lash Publications, Columbus, Ohio.Google Scholar
11.Yamada, T., Masui, K., Kunisawa, T., and Kaminori, Y., Yogyo-Kyokai-Shi 93, 394 (1985).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
12.Gazzara, C. P. and Messier, D. R., Ceram. Bull. 56 (09) (1977).Google Scholar
13.Jack, K. H., J. Mater. Educ. 13, 140 (1991).Google Scholar
14.Wada, N., Solin, S. A., Wong, J., and Prochazka, S., J. Non-Cryst. Solids 43, 715 (1981).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
15.Compagnini, G., J. Mater. Res. 10, 885890 (1995).CrossRefGoogle Scholar