Historically,streamer-to-leader transition studies mainly focused on the rod-plane gap and low altitude analysis,with limited attention paid to the sphere-plane gap at high altitude analysis.In this work,sphere-plane ...Historically,streamer-to-leader transition studies mainly focused on the rod-plane gap and low altitude analysis,with limited attention paid to the sphere-plane gap at high altitude analysis.In this work,sphere-plane gap discharge tests were carried out under the gap distance of 5 m at the Qinghai Ultra High Voltage(UHV)test base at an altitude of 2200 m.The experiments measured the physical parameters such as the discharge current,electric field intensity and instantaneous optical power.The duration of the dark period and the critical charge of streamer-toleader transition were obtained at high altitude.Based on radial thermal expansion of the streamer stem,we established a modified streamer-to-leader transition model of the sphere-plane gap discharge at high altitude,and calculated the stem temperature,stem radii and the duration of streamer-to-leader transition.Compared with the measured duration of sphere-plane electrode discharge at an altitude of 2200 m,the error rate of the modified model was 0.94%,while the classical model was 6.97%,demonstrating the effectiveness of the modified model.From the comparisons and analysis,several suggestions are proposed to improve the numerical model for further quantitative investigations of the leader inception.展开更多
A novel negative thermal expansion(NTE) material NdMnO_(3) was synthesized by solid-state method at 1 523 K. The crystal structure, phase transition, pores effect and negative expansion properties of NdMnO_(3) were in...A novel negative thermal expansion(NTE) material NdMnO_(3) was synthesized by solid-state method at 1 523 K. The crystal structure, phase transition, pores effect and negative expansion properties of NdMnO_(3) were investigated by variable temperature X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscope(SEM) and variable temperature Raman spectra. The compound exhibits NTE properties in the orderly O' phase crystal structure. When the temperature is from 293 to 759 K, the ceramic NdMnO_(3) shows negative thermal expansion of-4.7×10^(-6)/K. As temperature increases, the ceramic NdMnO_(3) presents NTE property range from 759 to 1 007 K. The average linear expansion coefficient is-18.88×10^(-6)/K. The physical mechanism of NTE is discussed and clarified through experiments.展开更多
The glass-ceramics were prepared with the spodumene mineral as the main raw material,and the effects of ZrO_(2)replacing TiO_(2)on the samples were systematically investigated.The results show that the substitution of...The glass-ceramics were prepared with the spodumene mineral as the main raw material,and the effects of ZrO_(2)replacing TiO_(2)on the samples were systematically investigated.The results show that the substitution of ZrO_(2)for TiO_(2)is not conductive to precipitate𝛽β-quartz solid solution phase,but can improve the transparency and flexural strength of glass-ceramics.And the glass-ceramic with the highest visible light transmittance(87%)and flexural strength(231.80 MPa)exhibits an ultra-low thermal expansion of-0.028×10^(-7)K^(-1)in the region of 30-700℃.展开更多
ZrW_(2)O_(8)is a typical isotropic negative thermal expansion material with cubic structure.However,quenching preparation,pressure phase transition and metastable structure influence its practical applications.Adoptin...ZrW_(2)O_(8)is a typical isotropic negative thermal expansion material with cubic structure.However,quenching preparation,pressure phase transition and metastable structure influence its practical applications.Adopting P to part-substitute W for ZrW_(2-x)P_(x)O_(8-0.5x)has decreased the sintering temperature and avoided the quenching process.When x=0.1,ZrW_(1.9)P_(0.1)O_(7.95)with a stable cubic structure can be obtained at 1150℃.The thermal expansion coefficient is tailored with the P content,and phase transition temperature is lowered.When x=0.5,thermal expansion coefficient attains-13.6×10^(-6)℃^(-1),ZrW_(1.5)P_(0.5)O_(7.75)exhibits enhance negative thermal expansion property.The difference of electronegativity leads to the decrease of phase transition temperature with the increase of P content.The different radii of ions lead to new structure of materials when P substitutes more.The results suggest that the P atom plays the stabilization role in the crystal structure of ZrW_(2-x)P_(x)O_(8-0.5x).展开更多
This paper proposes a three-dimensional(3D)Maltese cross metamaterial with negative Poisson’s ratio(NPR)and negative thermal expansion(NTE)adopted as the core layers in sandwich plates,and aims to explore the relatio...This paper proposes a three-dimensional(3D)Maltese cross metamaterial with negative Poisson’s ratio(NPR)and negative thermal expansion(NTE)adopted as the core layers in sandwich plates,and aims to explore the relations between the mechanical responses of sandwich composites and the NPR or NTE of the metamaterial.First,the NPR and NTE of the metamaterial are derived analytically based on energy conservation.The effective elastic modulus and mass density of the 3D metamaterial are obtained and validated by the finite element method(FEM).Subsequently,the general governing equation of the 3D sandwich plate under thermal environments is established based on Hamilton’s principle with the consideration of the von Kármán nonlinearity.The differential quadrature(DQ)FEM(DQFEM)is utilized to obtain the numerical solutions.It is shown that NPR and NTE can enhance the global stiffness of sandwich structures.The geometric parameters of the Maltese cross metamaterial significantly affect the responses of the thermal stress,natural frequency,and critical buckling load.展开更多
High-entropy(HE)ultra-high temperature ceramics have the chance to pave the way for future applications propelling technology advantages in the fields of energy conversion and extreme environmental shielding.Among oth...High-entropy(HE)ultra-high temperature ceramics have the chance to pave the way for future applications propelling technology advantages in the fields of energy conversion and extreme environmental shielding.Among others,HE diborides stand out owing to their intrinsic anisotropic layered structure and ability to withstand ultra-high temperatures.Herein,we employed in-situ high-resolution synchrotron diffraction over a plethora of multicomponent compositions,with four to seven transition metals,with the intent of understanding the thermal lattice expansion following different composition or synthesis process.As a result,we were able to control the average thermal expansion(TE)from 1.3×10^(−6)to 6.9×10^(−6)K^(−1)depending on the combination of metals,with a variation of in-plane to out-of-plane TE ratio ranging from 1.5 to 2.8.展开更多
Open framework structures(e.g.,ScF_(3),Sc_(2)W_(3O)_(12),etc.)exhibit significant potential for thermal expansion tailoring owing to their high atomic vibrational degrees of freedom and diverse connectivity between po...Open framework structures(e.g.,ScF_(3),Sc_(2)W_(3O)_(12),etc.)exhibit significant potential for thermal expansion tailoring owing to their high atomic vibrational degrees of freedom and diverse connectivity between polyhedral units,displaying positive/negative thermal expansion(PTE/NTE)coefficients at a certain temperature.Despite the proposal of several physical mechanisms to explain the origin of NTE,an accurate mapping relationship between the structural–compositional properties and thermal expansion behavior is still lacking.This deficiency impedes the rapid evaluation of thermal expansion properties and hinders the design and development of such materials.We developed an algorithm for identifying and characterizing the connection patterns of structural units in open-framework structures and constructed a descriptor set for the thermal expansion properties of this system,which is composed of connectivity and elemental information.Our developed descriptor,aided by machine learning(ML)algorithms,can effectively learn the thermal expansion behavior in small sample datasets collected from literature-reported experimental data(246 samples).The trained model can accurately distinguish the thermal expansion behavior(PTE/NTE),achieving an accuracy of 92%.Additionally,our model predicted six new thermodynamically stable NTE materials,which were validated through first-principles calculations.Our results demonstrate that developing effective descriptors closely related to thermal expansion properties enables ML models to make accurate predictions even on small sample datasets,providing a new perspective for understanding the relationship between connectivity and thermal expansion properties in the open framework structure.The datasets that were used to support these results are available on Science Data Bank,accessible via the link https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.j00113.00100.展开更多
The thermal expansion behavior of sintered Nd–Fe–B magnets is a crucial parameter for production and application.However, this aspect has not been thoroughly investigated. In this study, three different sintered Nd...The thermal expansion behavior of sintered Nd–Fe–B magnets is a crucial parameter for production and application.However, this aspect has not been thoroughly investigated. In this study, three different sintered Nd–Fe–B magnets with varying Co content(Co = 0, 6, 12 wt%) were prepared using the conventional powder metallurgy method, and four magnets oriented under different magnetic fields were prepared to compare. The thermal expansion behavior for the magnets was investigated using a linear thermal dilatometry in the temperature range of 20℃–500℃. It was found that, the coefficient of thermal expansion(CTE) increases with the increase of Co contents, while the anisotropy of thermal expansion decreases.The introduction of Co leads to continuous changes from negative to positive thermal expansion in the vertically oriented direction, which is important for the development of zero thermal expansion magnets. The thermal expansion of nonoriented magnets was found to be isotropic. Additionally, the anisotropy of thermal expansion increases with the increase of orientation degree. These results have important implications for the development of sintered Nd–Fe–B with controllable CTE.展开更多
The negative thermal expansion(NTE) phenomenon is of great significance in fabricating zero thermal expansion(ZTE) materials to avoid thermal shock during heating and cooling. NTE is observed in limited groups of mate...The negative thermal expansion(NTE) phenomenon is of great significance in fabricating zero thermal expansion(ZTE) materials to avoid thermal shock during heating and cooling. NTE is observed in limited groups of materials, e.g., metal cyanides, oxometallates, and metalorganic frameworks, but has not been reported in the family of metal hydrides. Herein, a colossal and continuous negative thermal expansion is firstly developed in the low-temperature phases of LT1-and LT2-Mg_(2)NiH_(4) between 488 K and 733 K from in-situ transmission electron microscope(TEM) video, with the volume contraction reaching 18.7% and 11.3%, respectively. The mechanisms for volume contraction of LT1 and LT2 phases are elucidated from the viewpoints of phase transformation, magnetic transition, and dehydrogenation, which is different from common NTE materials containing flexible polyhedra units in the structure. The linear volume shrinkage of LT2 in the temperature of 488-553 K corresponds to the phase transition of LT2→HT with a thermal expansion coefficient of -799.7 × 10^(-6) K^(-1) revealed by in-situ synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction. The sudden volume contraction in LT1 between 488 and 493 K may be caused by the rapid dehydrogenation of LT1 to Mg_(2)Ni. The revealed phenomenon in single composite material with different structures would be significant for preparing zero thermal expansion materials by tuning the fraction of LT1 and LT2 phases.展开更多
Ab initio molecular dynamics calculations have been carried out to search for the ground state structure of Fe_(n)Ti_(13-n)clusters and measure the thermal expansion of Fe_(n)Ti_(13-n).The volume of Fe_(n)Ti_(13-n)clu...Ab initio molecular dynamics calculations have been carried out to search for the ground state structure of Fe_(n)Ti_(13-n)clusters and measure the thermal expansion of Fe_(n)Ti_(13-n).The volume of Fe_(n)Ti_(13-n)clusters during thermal expansion is jointly determined by anharmonic interaction and magneto-volume effect.It has been found that Fe_(6)Ti_(7),Fe_9Ti_(4),Fe_(11)Ti_(2),and Fe_(13)clusters can exhibit the remarkable magneto-volume effect with abnormal volume behaviors and magnetic moment behaviors during thermal expansion.A prerequisite for the magneto-volume effect of Fe_(n)Ti_(13-n)clusters during thermal expansion has been revealed and the magnitude of the magneto-volume is also approximately determined.Furthermore,the magneto-volume behaviors of Fe_(n)Ti_(13-n)clusters are qualitatively characterized by the energy contour map.Our results shed light on the mechanism of the magneto-volume effect in Fe_(n)Ti_(13-n)clusters during thermal expansion,which can guide the design of nanomaterials with zero expansion or even controllable expansion properties.展开更多
Exploring new abnormal thermal expansion materials is important to understand the nature of thermal expansion.Metal-organic framework(MOF)with unique structure flexibility is an ideal material to study the thermal exp...Exploring new abnormal thermal expansion materials is important to understand the nature of thermal expansion.Metal-organic framework(MOF)with unique structure flexibility is an ideal material to study the thermal expansion.This work adopts the high-resolution variable-temperature powder x-ray diffraction to investigate the structure and intrinsic thermal expansion in Sr-MOF([Sr(DMPhH_(2)IDC)_(2)]_n).It has the unique honeycomb structure with one-dimensional(1 D)channels along the c-axis direction,the a-b plane displays layer structure.The thermal expansion behavior has strong relationship with the structure,ZTE appears in the a-b plane and large PTE along the c-axis direction.The possible mechanism is that the a/b layers have enough space for the transverse thermal vibration of polydentate ligands,while along the c-axis direction is not.This work not only reports one interesting zero thermal expansion material,but also provides new understanding for thermal expansion mechanism from the perspective of the structural model.展开更多
The work covers a novel approach to the description of the phenomenon of thermal expansion of solids. The reason for undertaking the scientific quest is presented to follow with the analysis of existing knowledge on t...The work covers a novel approach to the description of the phenomenon of thermal expansion of solids. The reason for undertaking the scientific quest is presented to follow with the analysis of existing knowledge on the characteristics of phenomenon of thermal expansion of bodies being in the state of aggregation. A critical approach to the existing law of the linear thermal expansion is given. The paper presents an adequate approach to this considered phenomenon. The description provides parametric and functional characteristics of this phenomenon. The relationships of the coefficients of linear expansion on temperature for particular interstate zones, as well as the initial coefficients related to these zones, are presented. In the summary a synthesis of all actions and considerations with the directions to the adequate knowledge with advantage on the subjected phenomenon has been performed. It regards also to the latest thermal characteristics of solids, referred to the phase transformations. All they are realized by dilatometric studies together with determination of curves of thermal expansions of solids.展开更多
Oxygen vacancies have a profound effect on the magnetic,electronic,and transport properties of transition metal oxides but little is known about their effect on thermal expansion.Herein we report the effect of oxygen ...Oxygen vacancies have a profound effect on the magnetic,electronic,and transport properties of transition metal oxides but little is known about their effect on thermal expansion.Herein we report the effect of oxygen defects on the structure formation and thermal expansion properties of the layered perovskite Ca2RuO4(CRO).It is shown that the CRO containing excess oxygen crystallizes in a metallic L-CRO phase without structure transition from 100 K to 500 K and displays a normal thermal expansion behavior,whereas those with oxygen vacancies adopt at room temperature an insulating S-CRO phase and exhibit an enormous negative thermal expansion(NTE)from 100 K to about 360 K,from where they undergo a structure transition to a high temperature metallic L-CRO phase.Compared to the L-CRO containing excess oxygen,the S-CRO structure has increasingly large orthorhombic strain and distinctive in-plane distortion upon cooling.The in-plane distortion of the RuO6 octahedra reaches a maximum across 260 K and then relaxes monotonically,providing a structure evidence for the appearance of an antiferromagnetic orbital ordering in the paramagnetic phase and the A_g phonon mode suppression and phase flip across the same temperature found recently.Both the L-and S-CRO display an antiferromagnetic ordering at about 150-110 K,with ferromagnetic ordering components at lower temperature.The NTE in S-CRO is a result of a complex interplay among the spin,orbital,and lattice.展开更多
Generally,most materials expand when heated and contract when cooled,whereas negative thermal expansion(NTE)materials are very rare.As a typical NTE material,PbTiO_(3) and related compounds have drawn particular inter...Generally,most materials expand when heated and contract when cooled,whereas negative thermal expansion(NTE)materials are very rare.As a typical NTE material,PbTiO_(3) and related compounds have drawn particular interest in recent years.The discovery of an enhanced NTE system in PbTiO_(3) is beneficial to deepen our understanding of its mechanism and regulate its properties.At present,the method of discriminating an enhanced NTE material based on PbTiO_(3) is not universal.Here,we propose a semi-empirical method through evaluating the average lattice distortion in related systems to estimate the relative coefficient of thermal expansion conveniently.The rationality of the method was verified by the analysis of the 0.6PbTiO_(3)-0.4Bi(Ga_(x)Fe_(1-x))O_(3) system.So far,all PbTiO_(3)-based compounds with enhanced NTE conform well to this method.This method provides the possibility to find more enhanced NTE PbTiO_(3)-based materials.展开更多
Firstly,the relation between the coefficient of thermal expansion(CTE)and the volume fraction of TiO_(2) was investigated, and also the influence of relative density of ceramic on the CTE was studied.The results show ...Firstly,the relation between the coefficient of thermal expansion(CTE)and the volume fraction of TiO_(2) was investigated, and also the influence of relative density of ceramic on the CTE was studied.The results show that the volume fraction of TiO_(2) and the relative density both make influence on the CTE of ZrO_(2)-TiO_(2) ceramic.According to the results,the ZrO_(2)-TiO_(2)(volume fraction of TiO_(2) is 27%)ceramic die with the similar CTE(8.92×10^(-6) ℃^(-1))to Ti6Al4V was fabricated.Secondly,to evaluate the dimensional accuracy of the workpiece superplastically formed,the Ti6Al4V impression experiment was performed.The result shows that the dimensional inaccuracy of workpiece is 0.003.Thirdly,in order to evaluate the practicability,the experiment of superplastic forming Ti6Al4V using ZrO_(2)-TiO_(2) cylinder ceramic die was carried out.The Ti6Al4V cylinder shows good shape retention and surface quality,and high dimensional accuracy.The ceramic dies seem to be adequate for superplastic forming the high accuracy Ti6Al4V, and the trials have confirmed the potential of the ZrO_(2)-TiO_(2) ceramic die.展开更多
The surface/interface energy theory based on three configurations proposed by Huang et al.is used to study the effective properties of thermoelastic nanocomposites. The particular emphasis is placed on the discussion ...The surface/interface energy theory based on three configurations proposed by Huang et al.is used to study the effective properties of thermoelastic nanocomposites. The particular emphasis is placed on the discussion of the influence of the residual interface stress on the thermal expansion coefficient of a thermoelastic composite filled with nanoparticles.First,the thermo-elastic interface constitutive relations expressed in terms of the first Piola-Kirchhoff interface stress and the Lagrangian description of the generalized Young-Laplace equation are presented.Second,the Hashin’s composite sphere assemblage(CSA) is taken as the representative volume element(RVE),and the residual elastic field induced by the residual interface stress in this CSA at reference configuration is determined.Elastic deformations in the CSA from the reference configuration to the current configuration are calculated.From the above calculations,analytical expressions of the effective bulk modulus and the effective thermal expansion coefficient of thermoelastic composite are derived.It is shown that the residual interface stress has a significant effect on the thermal expansion properties of thermoelastic nanocomposites.展开更多
A new material of Zr0.1Al1.9Mo2.9V0.1O12 is synthesized by the traditional solid state synthesis method.The phase transition,coefficient of thermal expansion,and luminescence properties of Zr0.1Al1.9Mo2.9V0.1O12 are e...A new material of Zr0.1Al1.9Mo2.9V0.1O12 is synthesized by the traditional solid state synthesis method.The phase transition,coefficient of thermal expansion,and luminescence properties of Zr0.1Al1.9Mo2.9V0.1O12 are explored with Raman spectrometer,dilatometer,and x-ray diffraction(XRD)diffractometer.The results show that the Zr0.1Al1.9Mo2.9V0.1O12 possesses the strong broad-band luminescence characteristics almost in the whole visible region.The sample is crystallized in a monoclinic structure group of P21/a(No.14)crystallized at room temperature(RT).The crystal is changed from monoclinic to orthorhombic structure when the temperature increases to 463 K.The material has very low thermal expansion performance in a wide temperature range.Its excellent low thermal expansion and strong pale green light properties in a wide temperature range suggest its potential applications in light-emitting diode(LED)and other optoelectronic devices.展开更多
The structural and the magnetic properties of Gd 2 Fe 16 Cr compound are investigated by x-ray diffraction and magnetization measurements.The Gd 2 Fe 16 Cr compound has a rhombohedral Th 2 Zn 17-type structure.There e...The structural and the magnetic properties of Gd 2 Fe 16 Cr compound are investigated by x-ray diffraction and magnetization measurements.The Gd 2 Fe 16 Cr compound has a rhombohedral Th 2 Zn 17-type structure.There exist an anisotropic strong spontaneous magnetostriction and a negative thermal expansion in the magnetic state of Gd 2 Fe 16 Cr compound.The average thermal expansion coefficient ā=-7.03 × 10-6 /K in a temperature range of 294-454 K and ā=-1.31 × 10-5 /K in 454-572 K are obtained.The spontaneous magnetostrictive deformation and the Curie temperature are discussed.展开更多
Thermal expansion control is always an obstructive factor and challenging in high precision engineering field.Here,the negative thermal expansion of NbF_(3)and NbOF_(2)was predicted by first-principles calculation wit...Thermal expansion control is always an obstructive factor and challenging in high precision engineering field.Here,the negative thermal expansion of NbF_(3)and NbOF_(2)was predicted by first-principles calculation with density functional theory and the quasi-harmonic approximation(QHA).We studied the total charge density,thermal vibration,and lattice dynamic to investigate the thermal expansion mechanism.We found that the presence of O induced the relatively strong covalent bond in NbOF_(2),thus weakening the transverse vibration of F and O in NbOF_(2),compared with the case of NbF_(3).In this study,we proposed a way to tailor negative thermal expansion of metal fluorides by introducing the oxygen atoms.The present work not only predicts two NTE compounds,but also provides an insight on thermal expansion control by designing chemical bond type.展开更多
Graphite fiber reinforced magnesium matrix(Grf/Mg)composites were fabricated by squeeze casting technology.M40 graphite fibers were reinforced to AZ91D and ZM6,their thermal expansion behaviors of M40/AZ91D and M40/ZM...Graphite fiber reinforced magnesium matrix(Grf/Mg)composites were fabricated by squeeze casting technology.M40 graphite fibers were reinforced to AZ91D and ZM6,their thermal expansion behaviors of M40/AZ91D and M40/ZM6 composites in the temperature range from 20 to 490℃were investigated.The results show that the interfacial species and thermal stress have significant influence on the thermal expansion behavior of the composites.Simultaneously,the longitudinal coefficient of thermal expansion of Grf/Mg composites are affected by the thermal stress,interfacial species and yield strength of matrix alloy,it also decreases with increasing temperature and descending rate of longitudinal coefficient of thermal expansion(CTEs)of Grf/Mg composites changed in different temperature ranges.In terms of different descending rates,the curve of coefficient of thermal expansion vs temperature can be divided into three stages.The matrix alloys M40/AZ91D and M40/ZM6 yield at 170 and 155℃in the thermal expansion,respectively.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Scientific Funds for Young Scientists)(No.52007064)。
文摘Historically,streamer-to-leader transition studies mainly focused on the rod-plane gap and low altitude analysis,with limited attention paid to the sphere-plane gap at high altitude analysis.In this work,sphere-plane gap discharge tests were carried out under the gap distance of 5 m at the Qinghai Ultra High Voltage(UHV)test base at an altitude of 2200 m.The experiments measured the physical parameters such as the discharge current,electric field intensity and instantaneous optical power.The duration of the dark period and the critical charge of streamer-toleader transition were obtained at high altitude.Based on radial thermal expansion of the streamer stem,we established a modified streamer-to-leader transition model of the sphere-plane gap discharge at high altitude,and calculated the stem temperature,stem radii and the duration of streamer-to-leader transition.Compared with the measured duration of sphere-plane electrode discharge at an altitude of 2200 m,the error rate of the modified model was 0.94%,while the classical model was 6.97%,demonstrating the effectiveness of the modified model.From the comparisons and analysis,several suggestions are proposed to improve the numerical model for further quantitative investigations of the leader inception.
文摘A novel negative thermal expansion(NTE) material NdMnO_(3) was synthesized by solid-state method at 1 523 K. The crystal structure, phase transition, pores effect and negative expansion properties of NdMnO_(3) were investigated by variable temperature X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscope(SEM) and variable temperature Raman spectra. The compound exhibits NTE properties in the orderly O' phase crystal structure. When the temperature is from 293 to 759 K, the ceramic NdMnO_(3) shows negative thermal expansion of-4.7×10^(-6)/K. As temperature increases, the ceramic NdMnO_(3) presents NTE property range from 759 to 1 007 K. The average linear expansion coefficient is-18.88×10^(-6)/K. The physical mechanism of NTE is discussed and clarified through experiments.
文摘The glass-ceramics were prepared with the spodumene mineral as the main raw material,and the effects of ZrO_(2)replacing TiO_(2)on the samples were systematically investigated.The results show that the substitution of ZrO_(2)for TiO_(2)is not conductive to precipitate𝛽β-quartz solid solution phase,but can improve the transparency and flexural strength of glass-ceramics.And the glass-ceramic with the highest visible light transmittance(87%)and flexural strength(231.80 MPa)exhibits an ultra-low thermal expansion of-0.028×10^(-7)K^(-1)in the region of 30-700℃.
基金Project supported by the Key Scientific and Technological Research Projects of Henan Province,China(Grant Nos.222102220021 and 222102220056)。
文摘ZrW_(2)O_(8)is a typical isotropic negative thermal expansion material with cubic structure.However,quenching preparation,pressure phase transition and metastable structure influence its practical applications.Adopting P to part-substitute W for ZrW_(2-x)P_(x)O_(8-0.5x)has decreased the sintering temperature and avoided the quenching process.When x=0.1,ZrW_(1.9)P_(0.1)O_(7.95)with a stable cubic structure can be obtained at 1150℃.The thermal expansion coefficient is tailored with the P content,and phase transition temperature is lowered.When x=0.5,thermal expansion coefficient attains-13.6×10^(-6)℃^(-1),ZrW_(1.5)P_(0.5)O_(7.75)exhibits enhance negative thermal expansion property.The difference of electronegativity leads to the decrease of phase transition temperature with the increase of P content.The different radii of ions lead to new structure of materials when P substitutes more.The results suggest that the P atom plays the stabilization role in the crystal structure of ZrW_(2-x)P_(x)O_(8-0.5x).
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11872098)。
文摘This paper proposes a three-dimensional(3D)Maltese cross metamaterial with negative Poisson’s ratio(NPR)and negative thermal expansion(NTE)adopted as the core layers in sandwich plates,and aims to explore the relations between the mechanical responses of sandwich composites and the NPR or NTE of the metamaterial.First,the NPR and NTE of the metamaterial are derived analytically based on energy conservation.The effective elastic modulus and mass density of the 3D metamaterial are obtained and validated by the finite element method(FEM).Subsequently,the general governing equation of the 3D sandwich plate under thermal environments is established based on Hamilton’s principle with the consideration of the von Kármán nonlinearity.The differential quadrature(DQ)FEM(DQFEM)is utilized to obtain the numerical solutions.It is shown that NPR and NTE can enhance the global stiffness of sandwich structures.The geometric parameters of the Maltese cross metamaterial significantly affect the responses of the thermal stress,natural frequency,and critical buckling load.
基金financial support for the XRPD experiments (proposals nr. 20200101 and 20210215)supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation through Grant CMMI-1902069
文摘High-entropy(HE)ultra-high temperature ceramics have the chance to pave the way for future applications propelling technology advantages in the fields of energy conversion and extreme environmental shielding.Among others,HE diborides stand out owing to their intrinsic anisotropic layered structure and ability to withstand ultra-high temperatures.Herein,we employed in-situ high-resolution synchrotron diffraction over a plethora of multicomponent compositions,with four to seven transition metals,with the intent of understanding the thermal lattice expansion following different composition or synthesis process.As a result,we were able to control the average thermal expansion(TE)from 1.3×10^(−6)to 6.9×10^(−6)K^(−1)depending on the combination of metals,with a variation of in-plane to out-of-plane TE ratio ranging from 1.5 to 2.8.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12004131,22090044,62125402,and 92061113)。
文摘Open framework structures(e.g.,ScF_(3),Sc_(2)W_(3O)_(12),etc.)exhibit significant potential for thermal expansion tailoring owing to their high atomic vibrational degrees of freedom and diverse connectivity between polyhedral units,displaying positive/negative thermal expansion(PTE/NTE)coefficients at a certain temperature.Despite the proposal of several physical mechanisms to explain the origin of NTE,an accurate mapping relationship between the structural–compositional properties and thermal expansion behavior is still lacking.This deficiency impedes the rapid evaluation of thermal expansion properties and hinders the design and development of such materials.We developed an algorithm for identifying and characterizing the connection patterns of structural units in open-framework structures and constructed a descriptor set for the thermal expansion properties of this system,which is composed of connectivity and elemental information.Our developed descriptor,aided by machine learning(ML)algorithms,can effectively learn the thermal expansion behavior in small sample datasets collected from literature-reported experimental data(246 samples).The trained model can accurately distinguish the thermal expansion behavior(PTE/NTE),achieving an accuracy of 92%.Additionally,our model predicted six new thermodynamically stable NTE materials,which were validated through first-principles calculations.Our results demonstrate that developing effective descriptors closely related to thermal expansion properties enables ML models to make accurate predictions even on small sample datasets,providing a new perspective for understanding the relationship between connectivity and thermal expansion properties in the open framework structure.The datasets that were used to support these results are available on Science Data Bank,accessible via the link https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.j00113.00100.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2021YFB3502900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51871063)+1 种基金the Key Technology Research and Development Program of Shandong Province, China (Grant No. 2019JZZY020210)the Major Projects in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China。
文摘The thermal expansion behavior of sintered Nd–Fe–B magnets is a crucial parameter for production and application.However, this aspect has not been thoroughly investigated. In this study, three different sintered Nd–Fe–B magnets with varying Co content(Co = 0, 6, 12 wt%) were prepared using the conventional powder metallurgy method, and four magnets oriented under different magnetic fields were prepared to compare. The thermal expansion behavior for the magnets was investigated using a linear thermal dilatometry in the temperature range of 20℃–500℃. It was found that, the coefficient of thermal expansion(CTE) increases with the increase of Co contents, while the anisotropy of thermal expansion decreases.The introduction of Co leads to continuous changes from negative to positive thermal expansion in the vertically oriented direction, which is important for the development of zero thermal expansion magnets. The thermal expansion of nonoriented magnets was found to be isotropic. Additionally, the anisotropy of thermal expansion increases with the increase of orientation degree. These results have important implications for the development of sintered Nd–Fe–B with controllable CTE.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2021YFB3701001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51871143)+1 种基金Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Metal Parts Green Remanufacture (No.19DZ2252900) from Shanghai Engineering Research Center Construction ProjectShanghai Rising-Star Program (21QA1403200)。
文摘The negative thermal expansion(NTE) phenomenon is of great significance in fabricating zero thermal expansion(ZTE) materials to avoid thermal shock during heating and cooling. NTE is observed in limited groups of materials, e.g., metal cyanides, oxometallates, and metalorganic frameworks, but has not been reported in the family of metal hydrides. Herein, a colossal and continuous negative thermal expansion is firstly developed in the low-temperature phases of LT1-and LT2-Mg_(2)NiH_(4) between 488 K and 733 K from in-situ transmission electron microscope(TEM) video, with the volume contraction reaching 18.7% and 11.3%, respectively. The mechanisms for volume contraction of LT1 and LT2 phases are elucidated from the viewpoints of phase transformation, magnetic transition, and dehydrogenation, which is different from common NTE materials containing flexible polyhedra units in the structure. The linear volume shrinkage of LT2 in the temperature of 488-553 K corresponds to the phase transition of LT2→HT with a thermal expansion coefficient of -799.7 × 10^(-6) K^(-1) revealed by in-situ synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction. The sudden volume contraction in LT1 between 488 and 493 K may be caused by the rapid dehydrogenation of LT1 to Mg_(2)Ni. The revealed phenomenon in single composite material with different structures would be significant for preparing zero thermal expansion materials by tuning the fraction of LT1 and LT2 phases.
基金the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52171038)key R&D projects in Shandong Province(Grant No.2021SFGC1001)+1 种基金supported by the Special Funding in the Project of the Taishan Scholar Construction Engineering and the program of Jinan Science and Technology Bureau(Grant No.2020GXRC019)new material demonstration platform construction project from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China(Grant No.2020-370104-34-03-043952-01-11)。
文摘Ab initio molecular dynamics calculations have been carried out to search for the ground state structure of Fe_(n)Ti_(13-n)clusters and measure the thermal expansion of Fe_(n)Ti_(13-n).The volume of Fe_(n)Ti_(13-n)clusters during thermal expansion is jointly determined by anharmonic interaction and magneto-volume effect.It has been found that Fe_(6)Ti_(7),Fe_9Ti_(4),Fe_(11)Ti_(2),and Fe_(13)clusters can exhibit the remarkable magneto-volume effect with abnormal volume behaviors and magnetic moment behaviors during thermal expansion.A prerequisite for the magneto-volume effect of Fe_(n)Ti_(13-n)clusters during thermal expansion has been revealed and the magnitude of the magneto-volume is also approximately determined.Furthermore,the magneto-volume behaviors of Fe_(n)Ti_(13-n)clusters are qualitatively characterized by the energy contour map.Our results shed light on the mechanism of the magneto-volume effect in Fe_(n)Ti_(13-n)clusters during thermal expansion,which can guide the design of nanomaterials with zero expansion or even controllable expansion properties.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.22071221 and 21905252)the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province,China(Grant No.212300410086)。
文摘Exploring new abnormal thermal expansion materials is important to understand the nature of thermal expansion.Metal-organic framework(MOF)with unique structure flexibility is an ideal material to study the thermal expansion.This work adopts the high-resolution variable-temperature powder x-ray diffraction to investigate the structure and intrinsic thermal expansion in Sr-MOF([Sr(DMPhH_(2)IDC)_(2)]_n).It has the unique honeycomb structure with one-dimensional(1 D)channels along the c-axis direction,the a-b plane displays layer structure.The thermal expansion behavior has strong relationship with the structure,ZTE appears in the a-b plane and large PTE along the c-axis direction.The possible mechanism is that the a/b layers have enough space for the transverse thermal vibration of polydentate ligands,while along the c-axis direction is not.This work not only reports one interesting zero thermal expansion material,but also provides new understanding for thermal expansion mechanism from the perspective of the structural model.
文摘The work covers a novel approach to the description of the phenomenon of thermal expansion of solids. The reason for undertaking the scientific quest is presented to follow with the analysis of existing knowledge on the characteristics of phenomenon of thermal expansion of bodies being in the state of aggregation. A critical approach to the existing law of the linear thermal expansion is given. The paper presents an adequate approach to this considered phenomenon. The description provides parametric and functional characteristics of this phenomenon. The relationships of the coefficients of linear expansion on temperature for particular interstate zones, as well as the initial coefficients related to these zones, are presented. In the summary a synthesis of all actions and considerations with the directions to the adequate knowledge with advantage on the subjected phenomenon has been performed. It regards also to the latest thermal characteristics of solids, referred to the phase transformations. All they are realized by dilatometric studies together with determination of curves of thermal expansions of solids.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11874328 and 11574276)The SXRD experiments were performed at the BL02B2 and BL04B2 of SPring-8 with the approval of the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute(JASRI+1 种基金proposal Nos.2019A1167,2019A1095,and 2019A1340)We also acknowledge the help of Beamline Scientists Dr.Lirong Zheng(BSRF),Dr.Shogo Kawaguchi,and Dr.Koji Ohara(SPring-8).
文摘Oxygen vacancies have a profound effect on the magnetic,electronic,and transport properties of transition metal oxides but little is known about their effect on thermal expansion.Herein we report the effect of oxygen defects on the structure formation and thermal expansion properties of the layered perovskite Ca2RuO4(CRO).It is shown that the CRO containing excess oxygen crystallizes in a metallic L-CRO phase without structure transition from 100 K to 500 K and displays a normal thermal expansion behavior,whereas those with oxygen vacancies adopt at room temperature an insulating S-CRO phase and exhibit an enormous negative thermal expansion(NTE)from 100 K to about 360 K,from where they undergo a structure transition to a high temperature metallic L-CRO phase.Compared to the L-CRO containing excess oxygen,the S-CRO structure has increasingly large orthorhombic strain and distinctive in-plane distortion upon cooling.The in-plane distortion of the RuO6 octahedra reaches a maximum across 260 K and then relaxes monotonically,providing a structure evidence for the appearance of an antiferromagnetic orbital ordering in the paramagnetic phase and the A_g phonon mode suppression and phase flip across the same temperature found recently.Both the L-and S-CRO display an antiferromagnetic ordering at about 150-110 K,with ferromagnetic ordering components at lower temperature.The NTE in S-CRO is a result of a complex interplay among the spin,orbital,and lattice.
基金financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2020YFA0406202)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22090042 and 21731001)。
文摘Generally,most materials expand when heated and contract when cooled,whereas negative thermal expansion(NTE)materials are very rare.As a typical NTE material,PbTiO_(3) and related compounds have drawn particular interest in recent years.The discovery of an enhanced NTE system in PbTiO_(3) is beneficial to deepen our understanding of its mechanism and regulate its properties.At present,the method of discriminating an enhanced NTE material based on PbTiO_(3) is not universal.Here,we propose a semi-empirical method through evaluating the average lattice distortion in related systems to estimate the relative coefficient of thermal expansion conveniently.The rationality of the method was verified by the analysis of the 0.6PbTiO_(3)-0.4Bi(Ga_(x)Fe_(1-x))O_(3) system.So far,all PbTiO_(3)-based compounds with enhanced NTE conform well to this method.This method provides the possibility to find more enhanced NTE PbTiO_(3)-based materials.
文摘Firstly,the relation between the coefficient of thermal expansion(CTE)and the volume fraction of TiO_(2) was investigated, and also the influence of relative density of ceramic on the CTE was studied.The results show that the volume fraction of TiO_(2) and the relative density both make influence on the CTE of ZrO_(2)-TiO_(2) ceramic.According to the results,the ZrO_(2)-TiO_(2)(volume fraction of TiO_(2) is 27%)ceramic die with the similar CTE(8.92×10^(-6) ℃^(-1))to Ti6Al4V was fabricated.Secondly,to evaluate the dimensional accuracy of the workpiece superplastically formed,the Ti6Al4V impression experiment was performed.The result shows that the dimensional inaccuracy of workpiece is 0.003.Thirdly,in order to evaluate the practicability,the experiment of superplastic forming Ti6Al4V using ZrO_(2)-TiO_(2) cylinder ceramic die was carried out.The Ti6Al4V cylinder shows good shape retention and surface quality,and high dimensional accuracy.The ceramic dies seem to be adequate for superplastic forming the high accuracy Ti6Al4V, and the trials have confirmed the potential of the ZrO_(2)-TiO_(2) ceramic die.
基金Project supported by the Nationai Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.10602002 and 10932001)the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(973 Program) (No.2010CB731503)
文摘The surface/interface energy theory based on three configurations proposed by Huang et al.is used to study the effective properties of thermoelastic nanocomposites. The particular emphasis is placed on the discussion of the influence of the residual interface stress on the thermal expansion coefficient of a thermoelastic composite filled with nanoparticles.First,the thermo-elastic interface constitutive relations expressed in terms of the first Piola-Kirchhoff interface stress and the Lagrangian description of the generalized Young-Laplace equation are presented.Second,the Hashin’s composite sphere assemblage(CSA) is taken as the representative volume element(RVE),and the residual elastic field induced by the residual interface stress in this CSA at reference configuration is determined.Elastic deformations in the CSA from the reference configuration to the current configuration are calculated.From the above calculations,analytical expressions of the effective bulk modulus and the effective thermal expansion coefficient of thermoelastic composite are derived.It is shown that the residual interface stress has a significant effect on the thermal expansion properties of thermoelastic nanocomposites.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11874328,U1731121,and 41401384)the Shandong Province Higher Educational Science and Technology Program,China(Grant No.J17KB127).
文摘A new material of Zr0.1Al1.9Mo2.9V0.1O12 is synthesized by the traditional solid state synthesis method.The phase transition,coefficient of thermal expansion,and luminescence properties of Zr0.1Al1.9Mo2.9V0.1O12 are explored with Raman spectrometer,dilatometer,and x-ray diffraction(XRD)diffractometer.The results show that the Zr0.1Al1.9Mo2.9V0.1O12 possesses the strong broad-band luminescence characteristics almost in the whole visible region.The sample is crystallized in a monoclinic structure group of P21/a(No.14)crystallized at room temperature(RT).The crystal is changed from monoclinic to orthorhombic structure when the temperature increases to 463 K.The material has very low thermal expansion performance in a wide temperature range.Its excellent low thermal expansion and strong pale green light properties in a wide temperature range suggest its potential applications in light-emitting diode(LED)and other optoelectronic devices.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.50871074)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin University of Science and Technology,China (Grant No.0200153)
文摘The structural and the magnetic properties of Gd 2 Fe 16 Cr compound are investigated by x-ray diffraction and magnetization measurements.The Gd 2 Fe 16 Cr compound has a rhombohedral Th 2 Zn 17-type structure.There exist an anisotropic strong spontaneous magnetostriction and a negative thermal expansion in the magnetic state of Gd 2 Fe 16 Cr compound.The average thermal expansion coefficient ā=-7.03 × 10-6 /K in a temperature range of 294-454 K and ā=-1.31 × 10-5 /K in 454-572 K are obtained.The spontaneous magnetostrictive deformation and the Curie temperature are discussed.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11774078 and 21905252)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2019M652558)Innovation Scientists and Technicians Troop Construction Projects of Henan Province,China(Grant No.10094100510025).
文摘Thermal expansion control is always an obstructive factor and challenging in high precision engineering field.Here,the negative thermal expansion of NbF_(3)and NbOF_(2)was predicted by first-principles calculation with density functional theory and the quasi-harmonic approximation(QHA).We studied the total charge density,thermal vibration,and lattice dynamic to investigate the thermal expansion mechanism.We found that the presence of O induced the relatively strong covalent bond in NbOF_(2),thus weakening the transverse vibration of F and O in NbOF_(2),compared with the case of NbF_(3).In this study,we proposed a way to tailor negative thermal expansion of metal fluorides by introducing the oxygen atoms.The present work not only predicts two NTE compounds,but also provides an insight on thermal expansion control by designing chemical bond type.
文摘Graphite fiber reinforced magnesium matrix(Grf/Mg)composites were fabricated by squeeze casting technology.M40 graphite fibers were reinforced to AZ91D and ZM6,their thermal expansion behaviors of M40/AZ91D and M40/ZM6 composites in the temperature range from 20 to 490℃were investigated.The results show that the interfacial species and thermal stress have significant influence on the thermal expansion behavior of the composites.Simultaneously,the longitudinal coefficient of thermal expansion of Grf/Mg composites are affected by the thermal stress,interfacial species and yield strength of matrix alloy,it also decreases with increasing temperature and descending rate of longitudinal coefficient of thermal expansion(CTEs)of Grf/Mg composites changed in different temperature ranges.In terms of different descending rates,the curve of coefficient of thermal expansion vs temperature can be divided into three stages.The matrix alloys M40/AZ91D and M40/ZM6 yield at 170 and 155℃in the thermal expansion,respectively.