简介:Vanadiumalloys(V-Cr-Tiseries)areimportantcandidatematerialsforblanketcomponentsoffusionreactorsduetotheirlowactivationandhighstrengthatelevatedtemperatures.Low-temperatureirradiationembrittlementdeterminestheoperationtemperaturelimitofVanadiumalloysfortheapplicationtostructuralmaterialsoffusionreactorsirradiationresponseofvanadiumalloysneedstobeclarifiedfortheirapplication.Inthepresentstudy,specimensoftwoalloys(V-4Cr-4TiandV-5Cr-5Ti)wereirradiatedwithenergeticHeionsandheavyionstounderstandhardeningofthealloysduetoheliumaccumulationandcascadedamageproduction.
简介:Therearemoreandmorecountriestoakeanefforttothestudiesofvanadiumalloyforfusionapplication.NIFSinJapanhasrecentlydevelopedan80kgheatV4Cr4Tialloy(NIFS-heat2)aftertheproductionofa500kgscaleV4Cr4TiinU.S.severalyearsago.PropertyevaluationofthealloyhasbeenputintoaninternationalcollaborationprogramunderthecoordinationofIEA(InternationalEnergyAgency).SWIPhasjoinedthecollabrationonthehydrogenembrittlementresistanceevaluationofthealloyt.
简介:Li4Ti5O12(LTO)/carbonnanotubes(CNTs)compositematerialissynthesizedbasedonasolid-statemethodbysand-milling,spray-dryingandcalciningat8508CunderN2flow.TheLTO/CNTssampleswith1wt%and3wt%weightratioofCNTsadditionandthepristineLTOsampleareprepared.TherateperformanceandthethermalstabilityofthesesamplesareinvestigatedbasedonLiMn2O4(LMO)/LTOfull-cell.TheresultsshowthattheweightratioofCNTsadditionhasdistincteffectonLTOperformances.ThecompositematerialsofLTOcompositedCNTshavebetterperformanceathigh-rateduetotheintercalationenhancementbyconductivenetworkofCNTs.Atsecond,theoverchargingtemperatureresponseofthecell’ssurfacewith1wt%CNTsadditionisthelowest.Theparticlesizedistributionismeasuredandthemostuniformparticlesareobtainedwith1wt%CNTsaddition.ThistrendcouldexplainthatthemediumquantityofCNTsisoptimaltoimprovetheheatandmasstransferandpreventtheproblemsofcrystallitegrowinginterferenceandaggregationduringthecalcinationprocess.
简介:Duetolowactivationcharacteristics,desirablehigh-temperaturestrength,goodresistancetoradiationdamageandusablefabricationproperties,vanadium(V)alloysareattractivecandidatestructuralmaterialsforfusionreactors[1].Irradiationinducedhardening/embrittlementatlowtemperatureisamajorproblemforthematerialsapplicationinfusionreactor[2].Inthisstudy,H/Heionswithvariousenergieswereusedtoirradiateapurevanadium(V)andaValloy(V-4Ti)toobtainadamageplateaufromsamplesurfacetothedepthof1.5m,asshowninFig.1[3].Thedetailsofirradiationparameters(energies,fluences)forHandHeionsareshowninTable1.NanoindentationwasperformedtoinvestigatethehardeningbehaviorofV-4TialloyandpureVunderirradiation.
简介:Ti6Al4Visawidelyappliedinmedicalimplantssuchasbone,joint,andteethduetoitsexcellentmechanicalproperties,corrosionresistance,plasticityandthebiocompatibilityofthesurfaceoxide.However,thenativesurfaceoxidefilmisquitethin(about5nm)andtechniquessuchasmicroarcoxidation,plasmasprayedhydroxyapatitaeandplasmaimmersionionimplantationareusedtosynthesizethickersurfacetitaniumoxide.
简介:Inthiswork,SMAT(surfacemechanicalattritiontreatment)wasperformedonTi6Al4V.PlasmanitridingoftheSMATedsampleswasinvestigatedincomparisonwithcoarse-grainedsamples.Thesampleswerecharacterizedusingopticmicroscope,SEM,TEMandVickersmicrohardnesstester.TheresultsshowedthatasignificantlythickercompoundlayerwithhigherhardnesswasobtainedfortheSMATedsampleswhencomparedwithun-SMATedsamplesafternitriding.CorrosionresistanceofTi6Al4VinaRinger’ssolutionwasstudiedbyelectrochemicaltechniquesincludingopencircuitpotentialmeasurement,potentiodynamicpolarizationandEIS(electrochemicalimpedancespectroscopy).Overall,ourresultsidentifiedthebeneficialimpactsoftheduplexSMAT/nitridingtreatmentoncorrosionbehaviourofTi6Al4V.Weartestswerealsoperformedonaball-on-disctribometerwherethetreatedsampleswererubbedagainsta6mmdiameteraluminaballunderanormalloadof5NusingRinger’ssolutionaslubricantmedia.ThefrictioncoefficientoftheSMATedandnitridedsampleswasreducedcomparedtotheuntreatedsamples.WearratesdemonstratedthatSMATcombinedwithnitridingimprovedwearresistanceofTi6Al4Valloy.
简介:CrystallineTiO2(P25)andisolatedtitanatespeciesinaZSM-5structure(TS-1)weremodifiedwithAuandAg,respectively,andtestedinthegas-phasephotocatalyticCO2reductionunderhighpurityconditions.Thenoblemetalmodificationwasperformedbyphotodeposition.LightabsorbancepropertiesofthecatalystsareexaminedwithUV–Visspectroscopybeforeandaftertheactivitytest.Inthegas-phasephotocatalyticCO2reduction,itwasobservedthatthecatalystswithAgnanostructuresaremoreactivethanthosewithAunanostructures.Itisthusfoundthattheenergeticdifferencebetweenthebandgapenergyofthesemiconductorandthepositionoftheplasmonisinfluencingthephotocatalyticactivity.Potentially,plasmonexcitationduetovisiblelightabsorptionresultsinplasmonresonanceenergy,whichaffectstheexcitationofthesemiconductorpositively.Therefore,anoverlapbetweenbandgapenergyofthesemiconductorandmetalplasmonisneeded.
简介:TiO2nanoparticlesweresynthesizedbyahomogeneouscontrolledprecipitationmethodusingindustrialtitaniumsulfate(Ti(SO4)2).TheobtainedpowderswerecharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),transmissionelectronmicroscope(TEM),Fouriertransforminfraredspectroscopy(FTIR)andICPplasmaspectrometer.EDTAwasusedascomplexingagenttoimprovethepurityandtheformationofTiO2nanoparticles.Experimentalresultsindicatedthatthehigh-purityTiO2nanoparticleswere20nminmeansizeandnearlymonodispersed.
简介:Severecapacityfadingandpoorhighrateperformanceoflithiumsulfur(Li-S)batterycausedby"shuttleeffect"andlowconductivityofsulfurhampersitsfurtherdevelopmentsandapplications.Li4Ti50i2(LTO)possesseshigh1whiumionconductivity,anditisalsocanbeusedasanactiveadsorbentforpolysulfide.Herein,fineLTOparticlecoatedcarbonnanofibers(CNF)werepreparedandaconductivenetworkbothforelectronandlithiumionwasbuilt,whichcangreatlypromotetheelectrochemicalconversionofpolysulfideandimprovetherateperformanceofLi-Sbatteries.Meanwhile,aquantityofadsorptionsitesisconstructedbydefectsofthesurfaceofLTO-CNFmembranetoeffectivelyimmobilizepolysulfide.ThemultifunctionalLTO-CNFinterlayercouldimpedetheshuttleeffectandenhaneecomprehensiveelectrochemicalperformanceofLi-Sbatteries,especiallyhighrateperformanee.WithsuchLTO-CNFinterlayer,theLi-Sbatterypresentsaspecificcapacityof641.9mAh/gat5Crate.After400cyclesat1C,acapacityof618.0mAh/gisretained.ThisworkprovidesafeasiblestrategytoachievehighperformanceofLi-Sbatteryforpracticalutilization.