溶胶凝胶/高温氢还原法制备纳米Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)复合粉末
来源期刊:稀有金属2021年第3期
论文作者:康蓉 颜建辉 李茂键
文章页码:288 - 296
关键词:Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3);纳米粉末;溶胶凝胶;高温还原;
摘 要:纳米Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)复合粉末是一种很有发展前景的粉末冶金材料。采用溶胶凝胶法制备前驱体复合粉末,并对得到的前驱体复合粉末采用高温氢还原工艺制备Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)复合粉末。通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和能谱分析(EDS)等分析检测技术对前驱体复合粉末的物相组成和微观结构进行表征,并分析不同的还原时间和温度对高温氢还原后Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)复合粉末的物相组成及微观组织结构的影响。结果表明,在400-650℃下煅烧后的前驱体粉末物相均由MoO3组成;随着煅烧温度的升高,粉末形貌按照薄片状-片层状-长棒状规律演变;在保温3 h条件下,MoO3还原成Mo的起始温度为550℃;如果采用一步还原的方法,煅烧产物MoO3完全转换为Mo的还原温度必须高于650℃;溶胶凝胶结合高温氢还原能够制备纳米级别且纯度较高的Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)复合粉末,团聚的复合粉末由80-100 nm细小颗粒组成,ZrO2(Y2O3)均匀地分布在Mo基体粉末中。
网络首发时间: 2019-08-05 20:59
稀有金属 2021,45(03),288-296 DOI:10.13373/j.cnki.cjrm.xy19070012
康蓉 颜建辉 李茂键
湖南科技大学材料科学与工程学院
湖南科技大学高温耐磨材料及制备技术湖南省国防科技重点实验室
湖南科技大学新能源储存与转换新进材料湖南省重点实验室
纳米Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)复合粉末是一种很有发展前景的粉末冶金材料。采用溶胶凝胶法制备前驱体复合粉末,并对得到的前驱体复合粉末采用高温氢还原工艺制备Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)复合粉末。通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和能谱分析(EDS)等分析检测技术对前驱体复合粉末的物相组成和微观结构进行表征,并分析不同的还原时间和温度对高温氢还原后Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)复合粉末的物相组成及微观组织结构的影响。结果表明,在400-650℃下煅烧后的前驱体粉末物相均由MoO3组成;随着煅烧温度的升高,粉末形貌按照薄片状-片层状-长棒状规律演变;在保温3 h条件下,MoO3还原成Mo的起始温度为550℃;如果采用一步还原的方法,煅烧产物MoO3完全转换为Mo的还原温度必须高于650℃;溶胶凝胶结合高温氢还原能够制备纳米级别且纯度较高的Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)复合粉末,团聚的复合粉末由80-100 nm细小颗粒组成,ZrO2(Y2O3)均匀地分布在Mo基体粉末中。
中图分类号: TF125.241;TB383.1
作者简介:康蓉(1995-),女,陕西省渭南人,硕士研究生,研究方向:难熔金属及其化合物,E-mail:657974926@qq.com;*颜建辉,教授,电话:0731-58290847,E-mail:yanjianhui88@163.com;
收稿日期:2019-07-09
基金:国家自然科学基金项目(51475161);湖南省自然科学基金项目(2020JJ4025);湖南省研究生科研创新项目(CX20190837)资助;
Kang Rong Yan Jianhui Li Maojian
College of Materials Science and Technology,Hunan University of Science and Technology
Hunan Provincial Key Defense Laboratory of High Temperature Wear Resisting Materials and Preparation Technology,Hunan University of Science and Technology
Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for New Energy Storage and Conversion,Hunan University of Science and Technology
Abstract:
Molybdenum and its alloys had a low coefficient of thermal expansion,superior electrical and thermal conductivities,good high-temperature strength and creep resistance,and excellent high-temperature dimensional stability. Therefore,as high-temperature components,molybdenum and its alloys were widely used in aerospace,electronic communications,electrical equipment,space vehicles and other high-temperature parts. However,to some extent,the low recrystallization temperature(about 1000 ℃),inherent brittleness and insufficient strength hindered their practical application. It was well known that ultrafine grained or nanocrystalline materials have better mechanical properties than that of the conventional coarse-grained materials. Therefore,preparing ultrafine grained or nanocrystalline composite materials was an effective way to enhance the mechanical properties. Moreover,Y2O3 partially stabilized ZrO2 had a great potential in improving the comprehensive mechanical properties of molybdenum and its alloys. However,the study had not yet reported the preparation of the Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)nanometer composite powders. The nanometer Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)powders were prepared by sol-gel and high temperature hydrogen reduction,the details were as follows:Firstly,the raw materials of Zr(NO3)4·5H2O,Y(NO3)3·6 H2O and C6H8O7·H2O were dissolved in the distilled water according to a certain proportion and continuously heated with thermostat water bath cauldron at 85 ℃ to form wet gel. Secondly,the wet gel was dried at 110 ℃ for 10 h to obtain the dry precursor powder,and the powder subsequently calcinated at 400~650 ℃ for 5 h in a muffle furnace. At last,the effects of different reduction time and temperatures on the phase composition and microstructure of the Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)composite powders after high temperature hydrogen reduction were also analyzed. The reduction parameters were discussed as follows:(1)reduction time:the powders were reduced at 550 ℃ for 1~5 h in H2 atmosphere;(2)reduction temperature:the powders were reduced at 350~900 ℃ for 3 h in H2 atmosphere. Phase composition and microstructure of the precursor composite powders were investigated by X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscope(SEM),transmission electron microscope(TEM)and energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS). The calcinated powders were composed of single MoO3 when the dry precursor powders were calcined at 400 to 650 ℃ for 5 h. An increase in the grain size of the calcined powders was observed with the enhancement of the calcination temperature. When the calcination temperature was varying from 400 to 550 ℃,the calcined MoO3 powders showed the characterization of lamellar and smooth microstructure,and the agglomeration phenomenon appeared in the powders. When the calcination temperature increased up to 600 or 650 ℃,the grain size of MoO3 powders continued to grow. The powders showed the shape of rod after the dry precursor powders were calcined at 650 ℃. It indicated that the particle size distribution of the composite powders was relatively uniform after the dry precursor powders were calcined at 550 ℃ for 5 h. When the calcined powders were reduced at 550 ℃ for 1 h,the powders were composed of MoO3 and a small amount of MoO2,and the particles of the reduced powders showed the characterization of lamellar(MoO3)and granular(MoO2)morphologies. With extending the reduction time to 3 or 5 h,the diffraction peak of MoO3 disappeared and the MoO2 phase appeared,and a small amount of the Mo phase formed,which indicated that the reduction time of transforming MoO3 to Mo phase at 550 ℃ needed at least 3 h. According to the relationship between reduction temperature and products,the reduction temperature could be pided into three stages. With an increase of the temperature from 350 to 600 ℃,MoO3 powders were first reduced to Mo4O11 and subsequently amount of Mo. When the reduction temperature varied from 650 to 900 ℃,the products were composed of Mo. It was obvious that the temperature of reducing all the calcined MoO3 powders to Mo should be over 650 ℃. When the reduction temperature was 350 ℃,the morphologies of the powders were lamellar(MoO3)and granular(MoO2). When the reduction temperature increased up to 450 ℃,the morphology of the powders gradually changed from lamellar to granular structure. After reducing at 550 ℃,the powder exhibited the irregular granular. When the reduction temperature was 600 ℃,the irregular granular particles gradually decreased and changed into the spherical Mo particles. When the reduction temperature was further increased up to 650-850 ℃,the agglomeration phenomenon of the powders was more obvious,and the agglomerated particles were composed of fine near-spherical particles. The Mo powder particles tended to grow up due to the high reduction temperature. The TEM image indicated that the agglomerated composite powders were made of nanometer Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)particle with the size of 80~100 nm,and the EDS results further proved that the composite powders were composed of Mo and ZrO2(Y2O3)particles. In addition,Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)powders contained 0.11% C,1.53% O and 0.07% N. It indicated that the combination of sol-gel and high temperature hydrogen reduction could prepare the nano-grained and high purity MoZrO2(Y2O3)composite powders. TEM analysis of Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)composite powders reduced at 750 ℃ for 3 h further confirmed that the composite powders were composed of nano-Mo and ZrO2(Y2O3),and the elements of Zr and Y were uniformly distributed in the Mo matrix in the form of oxide ZrO2 and Y2O3. The results showed that the compositions of the precursors,which were calcined at 400-650 ℃,were composed of MoO3. With an increase in the calcination temperature,the morphologies of the powders evolved in the form of flakes-lamellar-long rods. The reduction temperature was 550 ℃ when MoO3 were initially reduced to Mo. The temperature should be over 650 ℃ using a one-step reduction method when the MoO3 was completely reduced to Mo powder. Nanometer Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)composite powder with high purity was prepared by sol-gel and high-temperature hydrogen reduction method. The agglomerated composite powder was made of nanometer Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)particle with the size of 80~100 nm,and ZrO2(Y2O3)particles were uniformly distributed in the Mo matrix powder.
Keyword:
Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3); nanometer powder; sol-gel; high temperature hydrogen reduction;
Received: 2019-07-09
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众所周知,超细晶甚至纳米晶比传统的粗晶材料具有更好的力学性能和机械强度。因此,关于超细晶和纳米晶复合材料的制备得到了科技工作者广泛的关注
1 实验
按照Mo中Zr O2(Y2O3)掺杂质量为1.5%进行配料。称取一定量的七钼酸铵((NH4)6Mo7O24·4H2O)于干净的烧杯中,加入适量蒸馏水,放进磁力搅拌器中搅拌,使其充分溶解。然后,按照一定比例分别称取适量的硝酸锆(Zr(NO3)4·5H2O)、硝酸钇(Y(NO3)3·6H2O)和柠檬酸(C6H8O7·H2O)于另一个干净的烧杯中,加入蒸馏水后进行搅拌,直至溶液混合均匀。再将两个烧杯中的溶液混合均匀后放于85℃恒温水浴锅中加热,当烧杯中溶液流动性很小且形成湿凝胶时,就停止水浴加热。将湿凝胶在110℃的恒温干燥箱中烘干,室温下经手工研磨后得到前驱体粉末。
将研磨后的前驱体粉末放入箱式电阻炉中进行煅烧,煅烧温度400~650℃,时间为5 h,煅烧结束后随炉冷却。选取550℃(5 h)的煅烧粉末置于高纯Al2O3坩埚中,在流动氢气气氛下的管式炉中还原,还原试验工艺分为:部分粉末在550℃还原1,3和5 h;部分粉末在350~900℃还原3 h。
采用D/max 2500型X射线衍射仪(XRD)对前驱体粉末和还原后粉末进行物相分析;用Quanta-200型扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和Quanta-250型场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)观察前驱体和还原后粉末的形貌,并结合能谱分析(EDS)进行成分分析;利用FEI Talos F200s型透射电子显微镜(TEM)对复合粉末的形貌、衍射斑及元素分布进行表征;利用CS600碳硫测定仪和TCH 600氧氮氢分析仪对还原后的粉末进行碳、氧含量的测定。
2 结果与讨论
2.1 煅烧温度对前驱体粉末微观组织结构的影响
将干燥并研磨后的溶胶凝胶前驱体粉末在不同的煅烧温度(400,450,500,550,600和650℃)分别保温5 h,得到的前驱体复合粉末的XRD图谱如图1所示。可以看出,400~650℃温度下煅烧后粉末物相均由单一的Mo O3组成,并未检测到其他物质,这表明400~650℃的煅烧温度对粉末的物相组成影响不大。随着煅烧温度的升高,Mo O3粉体的衍射峰的强度逐渐增强,但衍射峰的位置并没有发生变化。另外,在550~650℃煅烧时,大多数衍射峰的强度明显增加,这归因于Mo O3晶体在550~650℃温度区间的生长过程中的择优长大
图2为不同煅烧温度下得到的Mo O3粉末的SEM形貌。可见,在煅烧温度为400和450℃时,部分Mo O3粉末呈薄片状,细小的粉末之间存在明显的团聚现象。当煅烧温度为500℃时,大部分Mo O3粉体为呈薄片状,粉体边缘不太圆滑,存在有一定棱角。当煅烧温度为550℃时,煅烧的Mo O3粉体为片层状,粉末表面光滑平整,粉末之间的团聚现象消失,颗粒尺寸增大。当煅烧温度提高到600或650℃时,Mo O3粉体尺寸继续长大,650℃时煅烧获得的Mo O3粉体呈长棒状。由不同煅烧温度下Mo O3粉末的组成和微观形貌可知,前驱体粉末在不同的煅烧温度下物相组成没有差别,但粉末在不同煅烧温度下的外观形貌发生了明显的改变。可见,前驱体粉末在550℃(5 h)煅烧后,复合粉末的粒度分布比较均匀。
图1 不同煅烧温度下制备粉末的XRD图谱
Fig.1 XRD patterns of powders calcined at different tempera-tures
图2 不同温度煅烧下生成Mo O3粉体的SEM形貌
Fig.2 SEM images of Mo O3powders calcined at different temperatures(a)400℃;(b)450℃;(c)500℃;(d)550℃;(e)600℃;(f)650℃
2.2 还原工艺对Mo-Zr O2(Y2O3)粉末微观组织结构的影响
2.2.1 还原时间对Mo-Zr O2(Y2O3)粉末微观组织结构的影响
以550℃(5 h)煅烧的Mo O3粉末为还原对象,在550℃还原不同时间(1,3和5 h)所得到的还原产物的XRD衍射图谱如图3所示。可见,还原1 h时,粉末主要由Mo O3和少量Mo O2组成,这表明还原1 h时,Mo O3还不能完全反应生成Mo O2。当还原时间延长至3或5 h时,Mo O3衍射峰已完全消失,Mo O3已经转化为Mo O2,同时也产生了极少量的Mo。这表明Mo O2在550℃温度下还原3 h就开始出现了单质Mo。由于Zr O2(Y2O3)在Mo-Zr O2(Y2O3)复合粉末中所占的质量分数很小,导致在图3的XRD图谱中很难检测到Zr O2(Y2O3)物质的衍射峰。
图4为550℃下还原不同时间所得到粉末的SEM形貌。从图4(a)可以看出,当粉末被还原1 h时,还原粉末由片层状和无规则颗粒状两种不同的形貌的颗粒组成。图4(a)中区域A和B的EDS结果如图4(d,e)所示,结果表明区域A和B中的元素都是由Mo和O组成,区域A中的Mo与O原子比近似为1∶2,区域B中的Mo与O原子比近似为1∶3,这说明颗粒状为Mo O2,而片层状为Mo O3,这与550℃下还原1 h的XRD结果一致。当还原时间为3或5 h时,粉末形貌基本由颗粒状Mo O2组成,且颗粒大小分布比较均匀。相对3 h而言,5 h还原后得到的粉末团聚现象加剧。与煅烧态的粉末(图2(d))相比,还原后粉末的粒度大幅度的减小。
图3 Mo O3粉末在550℃还原不同时间的XRD图谱
Fig.3 XRD patterns of Mo O3powders prepared by reduction at 550℃for different time
图4 Mo O3粉末在550℃还原不同时间的SEM形貌和EDS能谱
Fig.4 SEM images and EDS result of Mo O3powders prepared by reduction at 550℃for different times(a)1 h;(b)3 h;(c)5 h;(d)EDS result of Point A in Fig.4(a);(e)EDS result of Point B in Fig.4(a)
2.2.2 还原温度对Mo-Zr O2(Y2O3)粉末微观组织结构的影响
图5为煅烧产物Mo O3在350~900℃温度区间还原3 h所得粉末的XRD图谱,各温度下还原产物的物相组成具体见表1。由5图和表1可知,根据还原温度和还原产物之间的关系,还原温度大致可以分为3个阶段:(1)350~550℃阶段(图5(a))。温度为350℃时,还原产物由主相Mo O3和极少量Mo O2和Mo4O11组成。当还原温度为450℃时,还原产物由Mo O3,Mo4O11和Mo O2这3种主相组成。当在550℃还原时,Mo O3全部还原成Mo O2,但出现了极少量的Mo。可见。在350~550℃区间还原时,Mo O3先还原成中间产物Mo4O11,随着温度的升高,Mo4O11则进一步转变成Mo O2。(2)550~600℃还原阶段(图5(b))。从图5(b)可知,在550℃时,粉末主要是Mo O2,在2θ约40°时,出现了极少量单质Mo,这表明Mo O2在此温度下可以还原为Mo。当还原温度升高到600℃时,Mo O2的衍射峰基本消失,而Mo衍射峰却逐渐增加。(3)650~900℃阶段(图5(c))。在此还原温度区间,还原产物的物相组成相同,粉末全部由单质Mo组成,检测不到Mo O2衍射峰。这说明在650℃时,H2可将Mo O2全部还原为金属Mo,没有任何中间产物出现。可见,从还原产物的组成来看,如果采用一步还原的方法,煅烧产物Mo O3完全转换为金属Mo的还原温度必须高于650℃。
图5 Mo O3粉末在不同温度下还原产物的XRD图谱
Fig.5 XRD patterns of Mo O3powder prepared by reduction at different temperatures(a)350~550℃;(b)550~650℃;(c)650~900℃
表1 不同还原温度下的粉末的组成 下载原图
Table 1 Phase composition of powders at different reduc-tion temperatures
表1 不同还原温度下的粉末的组成
Mo O3粉体经过不同温度还原后得到的粉末SEM形貌如图6所示。可知,当还原温度为350℃时,粉末形貌主要表现为片层状Mo O3和少量颗粒状Mo O2。当还原温度升到450℃时,粉末形貌发生了明显改变,大部分片层状粉末逐渐演变为颗粒粉末。在550℃时,粉末主要由无规则颗粒状Mo O2组成。当还原温度为600℃时,无规则颗粒状的Mo O2逐渐减少,转变为近似球形形貌的Mo颗粒。随着还原温度进一步升高到650~850℃时,粉末团聚现象严重,团聚颗粒全部由细小的近球形颗粒单质Mo组成;而还原温度为850℃时,团聚现象更加明显,Mo粉末颗粒还有长大的趋势,这是因为更高的温度有助于颗粒的长大。图7(a,b)分别为850℃下还原3 h后的Mo-Zr O2(Y2O3)复合粉末的SEM形貌和相应的EDS图。从图7(a)可知,MoZr O2(Y2O3)复合粉末是由许多个纳米颗粒(80~100nm)团聚而成。图7(b)为图7(a)的EDS图,这进一步证明了粉末颗粒是由Mo和Zr O2(Y2O3)组成。另外,Mo-Zr O2(Y2O3)粉末的C含量为0.11%,O含量为1.53%,N含量为0.07%。可见,溶胶凝胶结合高温氢还原能够制备纳米级别和纯度比较高的MoZr O2(Y2O3)复合粉末。
为了进一步确认Zr O2(Y2O3)在Mo粉末中的存在性和分布均匀性,对750℃还原3 h后的Mo-Zr O2(Y2O3)复合粉末进行TEM分析,复合粉末的形貌、粉末中的纯Mo和Mo-Zr O2(Y2O3)复合粉末电子衍射分别如图8(a~c)所示,这进一步证明了复合粉末是Mo和Zr O2(Y2O3)组成。另外,复合粉末中的Mo,O和Zr元素面扫描如图8(e~g)所示。可见,O和Zr元素(Y含量极少,难以检测)均匀地分布于Mo基体中。再结合图7(b)的EDS结果可知,这些复合粉末颗粒是由Mo,Zr O2(Y2O3)组成。可见,Zr元素和Y元素分别是以氧化物Zr O2和Y2O3的形式存在于Mo基体粉末中,且分布比较均匀。
图6 Mo O3粉体在不同温度下还原后粉末SEM照片
Fig.6 SEM images of Mo O3powder prepared by reduction at different temperatures(a)350℃;(b)450℃;(c)550℃;(d)600℃;(e)650℃;(f)850℃
图7 Mo-Zr O2(Y2O3)复合粉末的FE-SEM图像和EDS能谱图
Fig.7 FE-SEM image and EDS spectrum of Mo-Zr O2(Y2O3)composite powder(a)FESEM image;(b)EDS of Point A in Fig.7(a)
图8 Mo-Zr O2(Y2O3)复合粉末的TEM图像及衍射斑和元素面分布图
Fig.8 TEM image and diffraction spot,and element surface distribution of Mo-Zr O2(Y2O3)composite powder
(a)TEM image;(b)Mo electron diffraction spot;(c)Mo-ZrO2(Y2O3)electron diffraction spot;(d)TEM image and element distribution;(e)Mo map;(f)O map;(g)Zr map
3 结论
在400~650℃温度范围煅烧后的前驱体粉末物相都由氧化物Mo O3组成,随着煅烧温度的不断升高,粉末形貌按薄片状-片层状-长棒状的规律演变。在保温3 h条件下时,Mo O3还原成Mo的起始温度为550℃;如果采用一步还原的方法,煅烧产物Mo O3完全转换为Mo的还原温度必须高于650℃。溶胶凝胶结合高温氢还原法能够制备出纳米级别且纯度较高的Mo-Zr O2(Y2O3)复合粉末,团聚的复合粉末由80~100 nm粒径小颗粒组成,Zr O2(Y2O3)均匀地分布在Mo基体粉末中。
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