Synthesis of bulk nanocrystalline samarium hexaboride

Duygu Ağaoğullari; Özge Balci; M. Lütfi Öveçoğlu; C. Suryanarayana; Ismail Duman

doi:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2015.07.037

Synthesis of bulk nanocrystalline samarium hexaboride

Duygu Ağaoğullari^*
, Özge Balci
, M. Lütfi Öveçoğlu
, C. Suryanarayana
, Ismail Duman

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Istanbul Technical University
University of Central Florida

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Abstract

This study reports on the preparation and consolidation of nano-sized SmB₆ powders via mechanochemical synthesis (MCS) performed at room-temperature using Sm₂O₃-B₂O₃-Mg powder blends followed by cold pressing/pressureless sintering. Milling duration was used as an MCS parameter to reveal the optimum production conditions of nanoscale SmB₆ powders, which were subsequently subjected to HCl leaching to remove the intermediate products. Microstructural, physical and magnetic properties of the SmB₆ powders were evaluated using X-ray diffractometer (XRD), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), particle size analyzer (PSA), stereomicroscope (SM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope/energy dispersive spectrometer (TEM/EDS), atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS), surface area analyzer (SAA) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The bulk properties of the SmB₆ sintered from nanocrystalline SmB₆ powders with an average particle size of ~80nm and a minimum purity of 99.99% were described in terms of their microstructure, density, electrical resistivity, surface roughness, friction coefficient, hardness and wear rate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4121-4136
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of the European Ceramic Society
Volume	35
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2015.07.037
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2015

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Funding

This study was supported by “The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)” with the project title of “Synthesis of Lanthanum, Cerium and Samarium Borides by Solid-State Reaction at Room Temperature” and with the project number of 109M364. It was also funded by “Istanbul Technical University Scientific Research Projects” with the project title of “Mechanochemical Synthesis and Characterization of Some Rare-Earth Metal Borides” and with the project number of 33549. The authors would like to thank Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Çimenoğlu and Prof. Dr. Cüneyt Arslan for their supports in mechanical tests and XRD analysis, respectively. Further, the authors wish to express their appreciations to Prof. Dr. Orhan Kamer for his help in magnetic and electrical measurements.

Funders	Funder number
TÜBİTAK	109M364
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi	33549

Keywords

Cold pressing/pressureless sintering
Mechanical properties
Mechanochemical synthesis
Microstructural properties
Samarium hexaboride

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