Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Preparation of Cu Coated Nano SiC Composite Particles by Heterogeneous Precipitation Process

ZHANG Rui1,2; GAO Lian1; GUO Jing-Kun1   

  1. 1. State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure; Shanghai Institute of Ceramics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 200050; China; 2. Department of Materials science and Engineering; Zhengzhou University; Henan 450002; China
  • Received:2002-05-15 Revised:2002-05-29 Published:2003-05-20 Online:2003-05-20

Abstract: Nano SiC particles in cubic structure were commercially available. The average diameter was about 120nm.
A heterogeneous precipitation process was regulated under 100℃. Nano Cu crystallites were attained based on cementation reaction. The coating of Cu on SiC was characterized by several
analysis methods to assess the coating quality as well as the phase distribution between Cu and SiC. Rough surface of the adherent nano Cu
crystallites is formed on the coated composite particles. A surface layer composed of Cu2O entrapped outside the coated composite particles. It
is the spontaneous oxidation of the nano Cu crystallites that leads to the existence of Cu2O.

Key words: coating, Cu, SiC, heterogeneous precipitation

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