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Synthesis of spherical Al2O3 and AlN powder from C@Al2O3 composite powder

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Title Synthesis of spherical Al2O3 and AlN powder from C@Al2O3 composite powder
 
Creator Chowdhury, Sabdar Aman
Maiti, Himadri Sekhar
Biswas, Sampad Kumar
 
Subject Engineering Materials
 
Description A novel approach has been taken to produce (1) spherical Al2O3 particles by decarbonisation and (2) spherical AlN particles by nitridation and subsequent decarbonisation of C@Al2O3 composite particles. C@Al2O3 composite particles have been prepared by heterogeneous nucleation and crystallisation of Al(NO3)(3) on surfactant encapsulated carbon nano particles followed by evaporative decomposition of the nitrate. Overpressure (0.4 MPa) of nitrogen and a temperature range (1723-1873 K) have been used for nitridation. Whiskers as well as spherical particles of AlN have been observed in the final product. The final product has been characterised by X-Ray Diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscope and Carbon-Hydrogen-Nitrogen content analysis by Elemental Analyser and the mechanism of the nitridation reaction has been analysed. The average size of the spherical AlN particles consisting of crystallites in nano-dimensions (30-50 nm) could be varied from 100 nm to 8 mu m by changing the composition of the sol.
 
Publisher Springer
 
Date 2006-08
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://cgcri.csircentral.net/50/1/50.pdf
Chowdhury, Sabdar Aman and Maiti, Himadri Sekhar and Biswas, Sampad Kumar (2006) Synthesis of spherical Al2O3 and AlN powder from C@Al2O3 composite powder. Journal of Materials Science, 41 (15). pp. 4699-4705. ISSN 0022-2461
 
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