The α-Al_2O_3 platelets were prepared via solid-state reactions and the effect of the amount of lithium nitrate additive on the property of the platelets was investigated. The ICP results indicated that the high temp...The α-Al_2O_3 platelets were prepared via solid-state reactions and the effect of the amount of lithium nitrate additive on the property of the platelets was investigated. The ICP results indicated that the high temperature calcination process resulted in a large loss of lithium species because of volatilization, but there was still a small amount of residual lithium species in the α-Al_2O_3 platelets. The SEM micrographs showed that lithium nitrate led to decrease in the thickness of α-Al_2O_3 platelets and irregular morphology of aggregates. Pore structures results exhibited that addition of lithium nitrate led to decrease in the pore size and increase in the specific surface area of aggregates of α-Al_2O_3 platelets. The XRD and IR patterns suggested that the residual lithium and aluminum oxide formed LiAl_5O_8. The existence of LiAl_5O_8 was the basic reason for the changed performance of α-Al_2O_3 platelets.展开更多
Interactions between vacancies and Σ3 prismatic screw-rotation grain boundary in α-Al2O3 are investigated by the first principles projector-augmented wave method.It turns out that the vacancy formation energy decrea...Interactions between vacancies and Σ3 prismatic screw-rotation grain boundary in α-Al2O3 are investigated by the first principles projector-augmented wave method.It turns out that the vacancy formation energy decreases with reducing the distance between vacancy and grain boundary（GB） plane and reaches the minimum on the GB plane（at the atomic layer next to the GB） for an O（Al） vacancy.The O vacancy located on the GB plane can attract other vacancies nearby to form an O–O di-vacancy while the Al vacancy cannot.Moreover,the O–O di-vacancy can further attract other O vacancies to form a zigzag O vacancy chain on the GB plane,which may have an influence on the diffusion behavior of small atoms such as H and He along the GB plane of α-Al2O3.展开更多
基金supported by the Technology Development (Commission) Project of SINOPEC Catalyst Co. Ltd. (Grant No. 14-05-01)
文摘The α-Al_2O_3 platelets were prepared via solid-state reactions and the effect of the amount of lithium nitrate additive on the property of the platelets was investigated. The ICP results indicated that the high temperature calcination process resulted in a large loss of lithium species because of volatilization, but there was still a small amount of residual lithium species in the α-Al_2O_3 platelets. The SEM micrographs showed that lithium nitrate led to decrease in the thickness of α-Al_2O_3 platelets and irregular morphology of aggregates. Pore structures results exhibited that addition of lithium nitrate led to decrease in the pore size and increase in the specific surface area of aggregates of α-Al_2O_3 platelets. The XRD and IR patterns suggested that the residual lithium and aluminum oxide formed LiAl_5O_8. The existence of LiAl_5O_8 was the basic reason for the changed performance of α-Al_2O_3 platelets.
基金Project supported by the National Key Basic Research and Technology Program,China(Grant No.2010CB731601)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.50871057)
文摘Interactions between vacancies and Σ3 prismatic screw-rotation grain boundary in α-Al2O3 are investigated by the first principles projector-augmented wave method.It turns out that the vacancy formation energy decreases with reducing the distance between vacancy and grain boundary（GB） plane and reaches the minimum on the GB plane（at the atomic layer next to the GB） for an O（Al） vacancy.The O vacancy located on the GB plane can attract other vacancies nearby to form an O–O di-vacancy while the Al vacancy cannot.Moreover,the O–O di-vacancy can further attract other O vacancies to form a zigzag O vacancy chain on the GB plane,which may have an influence on the diffusion behavior of small atoms such as H and He along the GB plane of α-Al2O3.
