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Research Article | Open Access

An effective strategy for preparing transparent ceramics using nanorod powders based on pressure-assisted particle fracture and rearrangement

Zhangyi HUANG1,†, Yang SHI2,†, Yutong ZHANG3, Mao DENG2, Yi GUO2, Qingquan KONG2, Jianqi QI3, Benyuan MA4, Qingyuan WANG1,2( ), Haomin WANG1( )
Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Electronic Functional Materials and Devices, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516001, China

† Zhangyi Huang and Yang Shi contributed equally to this work.

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Abstract

Achieving full densification of some ceramic materials, such as Y2O3, without sintering aids by spark plasma sintering (SPS) is a great challenge when plastic deformation contributes limitedly to the densification as the yield stress of the material at an elevated temperature is higher than the applied sintering pressure. Herein, we demonstrate that particle fracture and rearrangement is an effective strategy to promote the densification during the pressure-assisted sintering process. Specifically, Y2O3 nanocrystalline powders composed of nanorod and near-spherical particles were synthesized and sintered at various temperatures by the SPS. The results show that the relative density of the ceramics prepared by the nanorod powders is higher than the density of the ceramics from the near-spherical powders after 600 ℃ due to the fracture and rearrangement of the nanorods at low temperatures, which leads to the decrease of particle size and the increase of density and homogeneity. Based on this novel densification mechanism, ultrafine-grained Y2O3 transparent ceramics with good optical and mechanical properties were fabricated successfully from the nanorod powders.

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transparent ceramicsnanorodsfracture and rearrangementY2O3spark plasma sintering (SPS)

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Journal of Advanced Ceramics
Volume 11 Issue 12,
December 2022
Pages 1976-1987
DOI: 10.1007/s40145-022-0661-8
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HUANG Z, SHI Y, ZHANG Y, et al. An effective strategy for preparing transparent ceramics using nanorod powders based on pressure-assisted particle fracture and rearrangement. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2022, 11(12): 1976-1987. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-022-0661-8

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Received: 09 May 2022
Revised: 03 September 2022
Accepted: 13 September 2022
Published: 12 November 2022
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