Papers by Author: Shu Jin Zhao

Abstract: Al2O3 Toughened by SiC particles was hot-press sintered. Cracks of ~300μm in diameter were introduced in the surfaces of specimens, which then healed at 1000°C, 1200°C, 1300°C, 1400°C, and individually for 2h, 4h, 6h and 8h. Effect of healing temperature on bending strength, healing mechanism were systematically investigated, the results show that the best bending strength recovered at room temperature was 583.61MPa obtained at 1300°C for 4h, which was the same value as perfect specimens. The recovery of bending strength contributes to three kinds of mechanisms. When specimens were healed individually at 1000°C, 1200°C, 1300°C for 2h, adsorption mechanism and proliferation mechanism were as the dominant healing mechanisms; when healed at 1400°C for 2h, oxidation reaction mechanism was the important healing mechanism. Also, the length of surface cracks is shorter as healing temperature increasing.

Abstract: The precursor of Ca2Co2O5 was prepared by coprecipitation method. The bulk Ca2Co2O5 samples were prepared by conventional sintering and Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS), respectively. The relative density of bulk Ca2Co2O5 ceramic, which was prepared by conventional sintering is about 75%; while the samples prepared by SPS has a density of 98%. The thermoelectric properties were enhanced by SPS, compared with samples prepared with conventional sintering. The maximum powerfactor of the conventional sintering and SPS samples are 2.70×10-4W∙m-1∙K-2 and 3.85×10-4 W∙m-1∙K-2, respectively.

Abstract: Ca2Co2O5 ceramic powders were synthesized by the coprecipitation method and consolidated by spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique.The observation by the SEM indicated that the ceramics body showed fine and layer microstructure.The density of the body increased with an increase of the fritting temperature.XRD patterns showed that the ceramics sample exhibits inpure phase with increasing the sintering temperayure to 850°C and that the grain was preferentially oriented.The electrical conductivity was reduce and the Seebeck coefficient slightly increased with an increase of the sintering temperature.As a result,the thermoelectric properties of the sample prepared by SPS at 800 °C for 5 min was better than the sample prepared by SPS at 750 °C for 5 min at high temperature.The sample treated by the SPS process under the condition of 800 °C,40 MPa and 5 min showed the maximum power factor (PF) of 3.85×10-4W∙m-1∙K-2 at 923 K.