纳米结钻石具有前所未有的硬度和稳定性
Quan Huang1, Dongli Yu1, Bo Xu1
11] State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China [2].
Nature
|June 13, 2014
概括
研究人员合成了具有特殊硬度和热稳定的纳米双胞胎钻石 (nt-diamond). 这一突破克服了传统钻石的局限性,为要求高的应用中先进的碳材料铺平了道路.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 纳米技术 纳米技术
- 晶体学 晶体学是指结晶学.
背景情况:
- 钻石的硬度受到不良的热稳定性所限制,限制了高温应用.
- 纳米结构通过Hall-Petch效应增强了钻石的硬度,但纳米颗粒钻石的热稳定性降低了.
- 以前试图从碳前体中制造纳米双胞胎钻石 (nt-diamond) 的尝试一直没有成功.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种合成纳米结合钻石 (nt-diamond) 的方法,以提高硬度和热稳定性.
- 研究nt-diamond在先进材料应用中的潜力.
- 在合成钻石中探索新的晶体结构.
主要方法:
- 在高压和高温下使用洋碳纳米粒子直接合成nt-diamond.
- 合成材料的微观结构的表征,包括双厚.
- 机械性能 (维克尔硬度) 和热稳定性 (氧化温度) 的评估.
主要成果:
- 成功直接合成nt-钻石,平均双胞胎厚度约为5nm.
- 观察一种新的单临床晶体形式的钻石与nt-diamond共存.
- 取得了前所未有的维克尔硬度,高达200GPa,在空气中氧化温度超过200°C,高于天然钻石.
结论:
- 纳米结构,特别是纳米制造,是创建具有优越硬度和热稳定的先进碳材料的可行策略.
- 开发的方法为制造大量具有特殊性质的nt-钻石提供了一条途径.
- 这项研究为在极端环境中使用基于钻石的材料开辟了新的可能性.
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