Grain evolution of nano-crystals ZnO under high temperature and pressure is studied using a cubic high pressure apparatus. The structure, grain sizes and morphology of the samples are characterized by X-ray diffraction and field emission scanning electron microscopy. The results show that the grain sizes of ZnO grow rapidly at temperature 200℃ under pressure. At temperature lower than 300 ℃ (including 300 ℃), the grain sizes of the samples first increase with the pressure increasing from 1 to 3 GPa and later de- crease from 4 to 6 GPa. The activation volume from 1 to 3 GPa and from 4 to 6 GPa is calculated respectively using the phenomenological kinetic grain growth equation at temperature 300 ℃. At temperature higher than 400℃ (including 400 ℃), the grain sizes of the samples increase with the pressure increasing from 1 to 6 GPa. ZnO nano-bulks with good quality can be obtained under the specific conditions.
SHAO Guangjie1, QIN Xiujuan1, LIU Riping1, WANG Wenkui1,2 & YAO Yushu2 1. Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
Differential scanning calorimeter combined with flux(dehydrated B2O3) processing was used to realize and precisely measure the undercooling of germanium melts.The highest undercooling obtained in this way was 190 K.Relations between the undercooling and cooling rate or overheating tem-perature are analyzed respectively.The undercooling obtained is found to be increased with increasing of the cooling rate in the range from 5 to 40 K/min.At a given cooling rate,the undercooling reached is increased with the increasing of the overheating temperature of the melt,but tends to be constant at last.Crystallization of the undercooled germanium melt is investigated at the same time.It is clearly shown that,the higher the cooling rate,the shorter time is needed for crystallization.
LI Qiang1,2,ZHU Yuying2,HE Yunha3,WANG Xu2,LI Gong1,YU Jinku1 & SU Zhibin1 1.Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science &Technology,Yanshan University,QinhuangdaO 066004,China
Solidification of 0.1―1.0 mm diameter droplets of Fe-66.7 at.%Si alloy was achieved in a 3 m drop tube. The XRD, EDS, and SEM measurements reveal that all the droplets are composed of the primary phase α and the α+ε eutectic. With decreasing droplet diameter, the growth mode of the primary phase α changes from faceted to nonfaceted growth and the eutectic changes from needle-like to anomalous eutectic. In addition, the width of the primary phase α decreases with decreasing droplet size. The different cooling rates and undercooling levels corresponding to the samples with different sizes are responsible for the morphology changes. The cooling rates of the samples with different diameters during free fall were calculated and their effects on the microstructure formation were discussed. This kind of transition is also found inside the same sample, which is due to the larger cooling rate on the surface than at the center.
WANG Haiyan1,2, LIU Riping1, MA Mingzhen1, JING Qin1, LI Gong1, SUN Liling2 & WANG Wenkui1,2 1. Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science & Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
