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- Title
Synthesis and Microstructure of Zirconium Diboride Formed from Polymeric Precursor Pyrolysis.
- Authors
Xie, Changming; Chen, Mingwei; Wei, Xi; Ge, Min; Zhang, Weigang; Corral, E.
- Abstract
Zirconium diboride was synthesized by pyrolysis of a novel polymeric precursor. Phase compositions and microstructures of the formed ceramic were characterized. It was found that a precursor with B/Zr molar ratio of 2 can completely transform into zirconium diboride by heating in an inert atmosphere with temperatures above 1500°C. However, the initial formation temperature of zirconium diboride was as low as 1300°C whereas zirconium oxide was also produced from the precursor at 1100°C, the mixture was finally transformed into pure zirconium diboride at the elevated temperature. Zirconium diboride particles, dispersed relatively uniformly with characteristic dimension less than 100 nm, were found to be formed following a liquid phase reaction mechanism.
- Subjects
ZIRCONIUM compounds synthesis; ZIRCONIUM boride; PYROLYSIS; CHEMISTRY methodology; CHEMICAL synthesis; HEAT of formation
- Publication
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2012, Vol 95, Issue 3, p866
- ISSN
0002-7820
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.05060.x