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Relationship between Structure and Properties of Glass/Ceramic Materials

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Materials Characterization".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 13696

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Dr. Piotr Jeleń

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AGH University of Science & Technology, Faculty of Materials Science & Ceramics, Department of Silicate Chemistry and Macromolecular Compounds, Krakow, Poland
Interests: glasses; ceramic materials; structural studies; material properties

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Glasses, glass–ceramic, and ceramic materials are used in a variety of applications across all industry branches, e.g., automotive, construction, medicine, space, and aeronautics. The use of these materials is always defined by their physicochemical properties, such as mechanical strength, chemical resistance, glass transition temperature, thermal expansion coefficient (CTE), thermal and electrical conductivity, density, and refractive index. Primarily, such complex characteristics are always determined by the material’s structure (crystalline and amorphous/glassy) depending on the type and amount of ingredients, manufacturing technology, etc. Very often, a very small change in either chemical composition or the conditions during the material’s preparation can be a driving force for a significant improvement in their performance characteristics. In general, it is possible to tailor the functional properties of ceramics by controlling their well-defined structure.

Therefore, this Special Issue is focused on presenting the fundamental correlation between structure, microstructure, and properties of glasses, glass–ceramic, and ceramic materials. The papers in the field of classic and advanced ceramics having glassy, amorphous as well as crystalline or nano/microcrystalline structures will be considered. Moreover, works elucidating the relationship between structure and psychicochemical properties of solid materials as well as glass/ceramic layers on the metallic substrates are of great interest. Furthermore, not only papers involving the most modern measuring techniques for both structure and properties, but also theoretical works based on the calculation of material’s structure will be taken into consideration. However, in such a case, it is highly recommended to include the experimental structural investigation confirming theoretical considerations.

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full research papers, communications, and reviews are highly welcome.

Dr. Piotr Jeleń
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • glasses
  • ceramic materials
  • mechanical properties
  • material properties
  • physicochemical properties
  • structural studies
  • nanoindentation
  • atomic force microscopy
  • coatings
  • spectroscopic studies
  • DFT

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New Nitride Nanoceramics from Synthesis-Mixed Nanopowders in the Composite System Gallium Nitride GaN–Titanium Nitride TiN
by Mariusz Drygaś, Katarzyna Lejda, Jerzy F. Janik, Klaudia Łyszczarz, Stanisław Gierlotka, Svitlana Stelmakh and Bogdan Pałosz
Materials 2021, 14(14), 3794; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14143794 - 7 Jul 2021
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Presented is a study on the preparation, via original precursor solution chemistry, of intimately mixed composite nanocrystalline powders in the system gallium nitride GaN–titanium nitride TiN, atomic ratio Ga/Ti = 1/1, which were subjected to high-pressure (7.7 GPa) and high-temperature (650, 1000, and [...] Read more.
Presented is a study on the preparation, via original precursor solution chemistry, of intimately mixed composite nanocrystalline powders in the system gallium nitride GaN–titanium nitride TiN, atomic ratio Ga/Ti = 1/1, which were subjected to high-pressure (7.7 GPa) and high-temperature (650, 1000, and 1200 °C) sintering with no additives. Potential equilibration toward bimetallic compounds upon mixing of the solutions of the metal dimethylamide precursors, dimeric {Ga[N(CH3)2]3}2 and monomeric Ti[N(CH3)2]4, was studied with 1H- and 13C{H}-NMR spectroscopy in C6D6 solution. The different nitridation temperatures of 800 and 950 °C afforded a pool of in situ synthesis-mixed composite nanopowders of hexagonal h-GaN and cubic c-TiN with varying average crystallite sizes. The applied sintering temperatures were either to prevent temperature-induced recrystallization (650 °C) or promote crystal growth (1000 and 1200 °C) of the initial powders with the high sintering pressure of 7.7 GPa having a detrimental effect on crystal growth. The powders and nanoceramics, both of the composites and of the individual nitrides, were characterized if applicable by powder XRD, SEM/EDX, Raman spectroscopy, Vicker’s hardness, and helium density. No evidence was found for metastable alloying of the two crystallographically different nitrides under the applied synthesis and sintering conditions, while the nitride domain segregation on the micrometer scale was observed on sintering. The Vicker’s hardness tests for many of the composite and individual nanoceramics provided values with high hardness comparable with those of the individual h-GaN and c-TiN ceramics. Full article
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Insight into the Interaction between Water and Ion-Exchanged Aluminosilicate Glass by Nanoindentation
by Xiaoyu Li, Liangbao Jiang, Jiaxi Liu, Minbo Wang, Jiaming Li and Yue Yan
Materials 2021, 14(11), 2959; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14112959 - 30 May 2021
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This work aims to explore the interaction between water and ion-exchanged aluminosilicate glass. The surface mechanical properties of ion-exchanged glasses after different hydration durations are investigated. The compressive stress and depth of stress layer are determined with a surface stress meter on the [...] Read more.
This work aims to explore the interaction between water and ion-exchanged aluminosilicate glass. The surface mechanical properties of ion-exchanged glasses after different hydration durations are investigated. The compressive stress and depth of stress layer are determined with a surface stress meter on the basis of photo-elasticity theory. The hardness and Young’s modulus are tested through nanoindentation. Infrared spectroscopy is used to determine the variation in surface structures of the glass samples. The results show that hydration has obvious effects on the hardness and Young’s modulus of the raw and ion-exchanged glasses. The hardness and Young’s modulus decrease to different extents after different hydration times, and the Young’s modulus shows some recovery with the prolonging of hydration time. The ion-exchanged glasses are more resistant to hydration. The tin side is more resistant to hydration than the air side. The results are expected to serve as reference for better understanding the hydration process of ion-exchanged glass. Full article
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Chemical Structure and Microstructure Characterization of Ladder-Like Silsesquioxanes Derived Porous Silicon Oxycarbide Materials
by Jakub Marchewka, Piotr Jeleń, Izabela Rutkowska, Patryk Bezkosty and Maciej Sitarz
Materials 2021, 14(6), 1340; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14061340 - 10 Mar 2021
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The aim of this work was to synthesize porous ceramic materials from the SiOC system by the sol-gel method and the subsequent pyrolysis. The usage of two types of precursors (siloxanes) was determined by Si/C ratio in starting materials. It allows us to [...] Read more.
The aim of this work was to synthesize porous ceramic materials from the SiOC system by the sol-gel method and the subsequent pyrolysis. The usage of two types of precursors (siloxanes) was determined by Si/C ratio in starting materials. It allows us to control the size of the pores and specific surface area, which are crucial for the potential applications of the final product after thermal processing. Methyltrimethoxysilane and dimethyldiethoxysilane were mixed in three different molar ratios: 4:1, 2:1, and 1:1 to emphasize Si/C ratio impact on silicon oxycarbide glasses properties. Structure and microstructure were examined both for xerogels and obtained silicon oxycarbide materials. Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis was performed to confirm that obtained materials are porous and Si/C ratio in siloxanes precursors affects porosity and specific surface area. This kind of porous ceramics could be potentially applied as gas sensors in high temperatures, catalyst supports, filters, adsorbents, or advanced drug delivery systems. Full article
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Composite Nitride Nanoceramics in the System Titanium Nitride (TiN)-Aluminum Nitride (AlN) through High Pressure and High Temperature Sintering of Synthesis-Mixed Nanocrystalline Powders
by Mariusz Drygaś, Katarzyna Lejda, Jerzy F. Janik, Bogdan Musielak, Stanisław Gierlotka, Svitlana Stelmakh and Bogdan Pałosz
Materials 2021, 14(3), 588; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14030588 - 27 Jan 2021
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Presented is a study on the original preparation of individual and in situ intimately mixed composite nanocrystalline powders in the titanium nitride-aluminum nitride system, Ti:Al = 1:1 (at.), which were used in high pressure (7.7 GPa) and high temperature (650 and 1200 °C) [...] Read more.
Presented is a study on the original preparation of individual and in situ intimately mixed composite nanocrystalline powders in the titanium nitride-aluminum nitride system, Ti:Al = 1:1 (at.), which were used in high pressure (7.7 GPa) and high temperature (650 and 1200 °C) sintering with no binding additives for diverse individual and composite nanoceramics. First, variations in precursor processing pathways and final nitridation temperatures, 800 and 1100 °C, afforded a pool of mixed in the nanosized regime cubic TiN (c-TiN) and hexagonal AlN (h-AlN) composite nanopowders both with varying average crystallite sizes. Second, the sintering temperatures were selected either to preserve initial powder nanocrystallinity (650 °C was lower than both nitridation temperatures) or promote crystal growth and recrystallization (1200 °C was higher than both nitridation temperatures). Potential equilibration towards bimetallic compounds upon solution mixing of the organometallic precursors to nanopowders, monomeric Ti[N(CH3)2]4 and dimeric {Al[N(CH3)2]3}2, was studied with 1H and 13C NMR in C6D6 solution. The powders and nanoceramics, both of the composites and individual nitrides, were characterized if applicable by powder XRD, FT-IR, SEM/EDX, Vicker’s hardness, and helium density. The Vicker’s hardness tests confirmed many of the composite and individual nanoceramics having high hardnesses comparable with those of the reference h-AlN and c-TiN ceramics. This is despite extended phase segregation and, frequently, closed microsized pore formation linked mainly to the AlN component. No evidence was found for metastable alloying of the two crystallographically different nitrides under the applied synthesis and sintering conditions. The high pressure and high temperature sintering of the individual and in situ synthesis-mixed composite nanopowders of TiN-AlN was demonstrated to yield robust nanoceramics. Full article
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Amorphous Silicon Oxynitride-Based Powders Produced by Spray Pyrolysis from Liquid Organosilicon Compounds
by Honorata Osip, Cezary Czosnek, Jerzy F. Janik, Jakub Marchewka and Maciej Sitarz
Materials 2021, 14(2), 386; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14020386 - 14 Jan 2021
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Silicon oxynitrides (SiOxNy) have many advantageous properties for modern ceramic applications that justify a development of their new and efficient preparation methods. In the paper, we show the possibility of preparing amorphous SiOxNy-based materials from [...] Read more.
Silicon oxynitrides (SiOxNy) have many advantageous properties for modern ceramic applications that justify a development of their new and efficient preparation methods. In the paper, we show the possibility of preparing amorphous SiOxNy-based materials from selected liquid organosilicon compounds, methyltrimethoxysilane CH3Si(OCH3)3 and methyltriethoxysilane CH3Si(OC2H5)3, by a convenient spray pyrolysis method. The precursor mist is transported with an inert gas or a mixture of reactive gases through a preheated tube reactor to undergo complex decomposition changes, and the resulting powders are collected in the exhaust filter. The powders are produced in the tube at temperatures of 1200, 1400, and 1600 °C under various gas atmosphere conditions. In the first option, argon Ar gas is used for mist transportation and ammonia NH3 gas serves as a reactive medium, while in the second option nitrogen N2 is exclusively applied. Powder X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) results confirm the highly amorphous nature of all products except those made at 1600 °C in nitrogen. SEM examination shows the spheroidal particle morphology of powders, which is typical for this method. Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy reveals the presence of Si–N and Si–O bonds in the powders prepared under Ar/NH3, whereas those produced under N2 additionally contain Si–C bonds. Raman spectroscopy measurements also support some turbostratic free carbon C in the products prepared under nitrogen. The directly determined O- and N-contents provide additional data linking the process conditions with specific powder composition, especially from the point of view of oxygen replacement in the Si–O moieties formed upon initial precursor decomposition reactions by nitrogen (from NH3 or N2) or carbon (from the carbonization of the organic groups). Full article
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Magnetism of Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 Semiconductor Nanopowders Prepared by Mechanochemically Assisted Synthesis Method
by Katarzyna Lejda, Mariusz Drygaś, Jerzy F. Janik, Jacek Szczytko, Andrzej Twardowski and Zbigniew Olejniczak
Materials 2020, 13(16), 3487; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13163487 - 7 Aug 2020
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High energy ball milling is used to make first the quaternary sulfide Cu2ZnSnS4 raw nanopowders from two different precursor systems. The mechanochemical reactions in this step afford cubic pre-kesterite with defunct semiconducting properties and showing no solid-state 65Cu and [...] Read more.
High energy ball milling is used to make first the quaternary sulfide Cu2ZnSnS4 raw nanopowders from two different precursor systems. The mechanochemical reactions in this step afford cubic pre-kesterite with defunct semiconducting properties and showing no solid-state 65Cu and 119Sn MAS NMR spectra. In the second step, each of the milled raw materials is annealed at 500 and 550 °C under argon to result in tetragonal kesterite nanopowders with the anticipated UV-Vis-determined energy band gap and qualitatively correct NMR characteristics. The magnetic properties of all materials are measured with SQUID magnetometer and confirm the pre-kesterite samples to show typical paramagnetism with a weak ferromagnetic component whereas all the kesterite samples to exhibit only paramagnetism of relatively decreased magnitude. Upon conditioning in ambient air for 3 months, a pronounced increase of paramagnetism is observed in all materials. Correlations between the magnetic and spectroscopic properties of the nanopowders including impact of oxidation are discussed. The magnetic measurements coupled with NMR spectroscopy appear to be indispensable for comprehensive kesterite evaluation. Full article
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