abstract
The room temperature mechanosynthesis of La1-xSrxGa1-y-zMgyAlzO3-delta nanopowders is successfully demonstrated for a broad compositional range (x <= 0.1; y <= 0.2, z <= 0.4) by resorting to a nearly amorphous alumina precursor with enhanced reactivity. It is shown that ceramics with one single phase and free from open porosity can be obtained by sintering these nanopowders at 1350-1450 degrees C. Microstructural data show that the substitution of Ga by Al hinders densification and decreases the grain size of ceramics. This is explained assuming the segregation of aluminum cations to the grain boundaries as a result of the decrease of the cationic diffusion coefficients. (C) 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
keywords
ELECTRICAL-PROPERTIES; PHASE-COMPOSITION; DOPED LAGAO3; OXIDE; CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNESIUM; STRONTIUM; SYSTEM; MECHANOSYNTHESIS; LSGM
subject category
Chemistry; Physics
authors
Domingues, EM; Goncalves, P; Figueiredo, FM
our authors
Projects
Core-shell ceramic membranes with nano-sized grains for oxygen separation and syn-gas production (POCI/CTM/59727/2004)
Functionalised Advanced Materials and Engineering of Hybrids and Ceramics - FAME (FAME)
acknowledgements
This work was supported by FCT project POCI/CTM/59727/2004 (Portugal) and the NOE FAME (CEC, Brussels).