Ionic Liquid-Assisted Synthesis of C@ZrSiO₄ Ceramic Inclusion Pigment

Abstract:

An innovative two-step route was successfully applied to the ionic liquid-assisted synthesis of C@ZrSiO₄ ceramic pigments, which is able to reduce the reflux time from many hours to a few minutes. The structure and morphology of the inclusion pigments were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). And the chromatic value of the pigments was measured by the CIE color system. The results show that the pigment in the absence of ionic liquid (IL) exhibited homogeneous single t-ZrO₂ phase, while the samples in the presence of IL showed coexistence of two crystal phases (m-ZrO₂ and ZrSiO₄). The CIE coordination L* value decreased with the increase of TEOS amounts due to the pure zircon formation. The as-prepared pigment showed high tinting ability, as L*=37.16, a*=0.71, b*=0.3, making it promising candidate for ceramic decoration.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 848)
• Pages: 256-261
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.848.256
• Online since: March 2016
• Authors: Ting Chen, Wei Hui Jiang, Xiao Jun Zhang, Jian Min Liu, Wan Jiang, Zhi Xiang Xie
• Keywords: Ionic Liquid, Microwave Processing, Non-Hydrolytic Sol-Gel Process, Pigment, ZrSiO₄

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