Preparation of a Highly Conductive Al2O3/TiN Interlayer Nanocomposite through Selective Matrix Grain Growth

Preparation of a Highly Conductive Al₂O₃/TiN Interlayer Nanocomposite through Selective Matrix Grain Growth

Xihai Jin,

Xihai Jin

Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China

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Lian Gao,

Lian Gao

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Xihai Jin,

Xihai Jin

Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China

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Lian Gao,

Lian Gao

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The American Ceramic Society,

The American Ceramic Society

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Book Author(s): The American Ceramic Society,

The American Ceramic Society

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First published: 01 December 2009

https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470588246.ch63

Summary

An electroconductive TiN/Al₂0₃ nanocomposite was prepared by a selective matrix grain growth method, using a powder mixture of submicrosized a-Al₂0₃, nanosized y-Al₂0₃, and TiN nanoparticles synthesized through an in situ nitridation process. During sintering, a self-concentration of TiN nanoparticles at the matrix grain boundary occurred, as a result of the selective growth of large a-Al₂0₃ matrix grains. Under suitable sintering conditions, a typical interlayer nanostructure with a continuous nanosized TiN interlayer was formed along the Al₂0₃ matrix grain boundary, and the electroconducting behavior of the material was significantly improved. Twelve volume percent TiN/ Al₂0₃ nanocomposite with such an interlayer nanostructure showed an unprecedentedly low resistivity of 8 x 1(T³ n •cm, which was more than two orders lower than the TiNAl₂0₃ nanocomposite without such an interlayer nanostructure.

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