Formation of micron-sized and nanometer-sized single crystal alumina whiskers by displacement reactions

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1561-1565

  Ng, Dickon H L ^a   Yu, P ^a   Ma, N G ^a   Lo, C K ^a   Kwok, W Y ^a   Yau, M Y ^a   To, C Y ^a   Li, T K ^a   Deng, Cheng Ji ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Sintering; SiO2; Whiskers

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SINTERING;

ALUMINA WHISKERS; DISPLACEMENT REACTIONS; METAL OXIDES;

ALUMINA;

ALUMINA; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SINTERING;

EID: 33644643898     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2005.03.233     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. + ion implantation Biomaterials 20 1999 595-599
2. R. Jankowiak K. Roberts P. Tomasik M. Sikora G.J. Small C.H. Schilling Probing the crystalline environment of α-alumina via luminescence of metal ion impurities: An optical method of ceramic flaw detection Mater. Sci. Eng. A 281 2000 45-55
3. W.W. Webb W.D. Forgeng Growth and defect structure of sapphire microcrystals J. Appl. Phys. 28 1957 1449-1454
4. Y.F. Li C.D. Qin D.H.L. Ng Morphology and growth mechanism of alumina whiskers in aluminum-based metal matrix composites J. Mater. Res. 14 1999 2997-3000
5. S. Lijima Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon Nature 354 1991 56-58
6. 3 and Si nanowires J. Crystal Growth 224 2001 117-121
7. J. Zhou S.Z. Deng J. Chen J.C. She N.S. Xu Synthesis of crystalline alumina nanowires and nanotrees Chem. Phys. Lett. 365 2002 505-508
8. Y.J. Zhang J. Liu R.R. He Q. Zhang X. Zhang J. Zhu Synthesis of alumina nanotubes using carbon nanotubes as templates Chem. Phys. Lett. 360 2002 579-584
9. 2 nanocrystallites under hydrothermal conditions and the conversion to MgO nanorods by thermal dehydration Mater. Chem. Phys. 76 2002 119-122
10. 3 nanorods Appl. Phys. Lett. 81 2002 2267-2269
11. J.J. Wu S.C. Liu Low-temperature growth of well-aligned ZnO nanorods by chemical vapor deposition Adv. Mater. 14 2002 215-218
12. B. Zheng Y.Y. Wu P.D. Yang J. Liu Synthesis of ultra-long and highly oriented silicon oxide nanowires from liquid alloys Adv. Mater. 14 2002 122-124
13. 2 nanotubes via reactive gas laser ablation Adv. Mater. 14 2002 1075-1078
14. H.J. Dai E.W. Wong Y.Z. Lu S.S. Fan C.M. Lieber Synthesis and characterization of carbide nanorods Nature 375 1995 769-772
15. T. Seeger P. Kohler-Redlich M. Ruhle Synthesis of nanometer-sized SiC whiskers in arc-discharge Adv. Mater. 12 2000 279-282
16. P.D. Yang C.M. Lieber Nanorod-superconductor composites: A pathway to materials with high critical current densities Science 273 1996 1836-1840
17. C.F. Quate Scanning probes as a lithography tool for nanostructures Surf. Sci. 386 1997 259-264
18. A.P. Alivisatos Semiconductor clusters, nanocrystals, and quantum dots Science 271 1996 933-937
19. 3 J. Mater. Res. 16 2001 1890-1893
20. 3 nanowires and nanobelts J. Phys. Chem. B 106 2002 11163-11167
21. G. Hornyak M. Kroll R. Pugin T. Sawitowski G. Schmid J.O. Bovin et. al. Gold cluster and colloids in alumina nanotubes Chem. Eur. J. 12 1997 1951-1956
22. T.F. Cooke Inorganic fibers - a literature review J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 74 1991 2959-2978
23. 3 nanorods by displacement reactions J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 86 2003 1385-1388
24. R.S. Wagner W.C. Ellis Vapor-liquid-solid mechanism of single crystal growth Appl. Phys. Lett. 4 1964 89-90
25. J.V. Milewski F.D. Gac J.J. Petrovic S.R. Skaggs Growth of beta-silicon carbide whiskers by the VLS process J. Mater. Sci. 20 1985 1160-1166
26. N.W. Chen D.W. Readey J.J. Moore Mechanisms of oxide whiskers growth Ceram. Eng. Sci. Proc. 77 1994 170-180
27. 3 model catalysts J. Kor. Vac. Soc. 3 1995 414-419
28. 3 fibers by vapor-liquid-solid deposition (VSL) from aluminum and powdered silica Adv. Mater. 10 1998 138-140
29. P.W. Voorhees Ostwald ripening of two-phase mixtures Annu. Rev. Mater. Sci. 22 1992 197-215
30. 4 nanowires Adv. Mater. 14 2002 837-840
31. 3 system J. Am. Chem. Soc. 73 1951 5308-5314
32. R.B. Sosman New and old phases of silica Trans. Br. Ceram. Soc. 54 1955 655-670
33. Y.M. Chiang D. Birnie W.D. Kingery Physical Ceramics 1997 John Wiley and Sons New York p. 359