Preparation and Characteristics of Nanocrystalline Yttria by Microwave-Induced Solution Combustion Method

Abstract:

Nanocrystalline yttria powders were successfully synthesized by microwave-induced solution combustion method using a binary yttrium salt system with yttrium nitrate as oxidant and yttrium acetate as reductant. The process involved the redox reaction between the two yttrium salt under the heat generated by absorbing microwaves. The prepared powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to study the structure and powder morphology. The prepared powders were indicated to exhibit single-phase cubic crystalline yttria structure. The oxidant/reductant ratios and the calcination temperatures had an effect upon the particle size and powder morphology. The size of the crystallites varied in the range of 16 nm~27 nm with different reductant proportion. The powders were observed to show loosely agglomerated fractals.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 697)
• Pages: 18-22
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.697.18
• Online since: July 2016
• Authors: Yan Shuang Zhang, Yu Jun Zhang*, Teng Li, Qi Song Li
• Keywords: Microwave, Solution Combustion, Yttria Nanocrystalline

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