Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Preparation of Nano-sized Alumina Powders at Low Temperatures

WU Yi-Quan; ZHANG Yu-Feng; HUANG Xiao-Xian; GUO Jing-Kun   

  1. State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure; Shanghai Institute of Ceramics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 200050; China
  • Received:2000-04-05 Revised:2000-04-20 Published:2001-03-20 Online:2001-03-20

Abstract: Alpha alumina nanocrystalline powders, with mean particle size less than 50nm, were prepared by a novel synthesis process using Al(NH3)3·9H2O and NH3·H2O solutions as raw materials. The process mainly utilized a seed-effect of fine grains worn from the milling mediums and also utilized ZnF2 or AlF3 additives. The phase transformation temperatures to alpha alumina can be reduced dramatically to 900-920℃ by improving the homogeneity of seeds with the hydrous alumina and accelerating the mass diffusivity and transportation in the transformation process.

Key words: alumina, phase transformation, nanometer powders

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