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Processing and properties of novel magnetoelectric and multiferroic ceramic materials
Osička, Luděk ; Pouchlý, Václav (referee) ; Maca, Karel (advisor)
A literature review on the topic of ferroic and multiferroic solid solutions of BaTiO3, SrTiO3 and EuTiO3 forms the first part of this master thesis. The second part describes the experimental preparation and evaluation of the properties of samples of europium strontium titanates - EuxSr1-xTiO3. First, the high temperature solid state synthesis was carried out and relative density and open porosity of the sintered samples were evaluated. The sintered samples showed open porosity higher than 10%. The reasons for this behavior were evaluated and described from the point of view of experimental conditions and thermodynamical calculations. Finally, electric and dielectric properties of selected samples were measured. These results show that these samples are insulators and their residual conductivity is caused probably by oxygen vacancies, arising from the synthesis in a strongly reducing atmosphere of pure hydrogen.
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Preparation and properties of ferroelectric ceramic materials
Vykoukalová, Tereza ; Maca, Karel (referee) ; Částková, Klára (advisor)
The aim of the work was a processing of ceramic material based on BST for ferroelectric application. Wet chemical techniques based on precipitations and sol-gel methods with ultrasound, hydrothermal or mechanochemical treatment supporting deaglomeration and reducing particle growth were used for BST ceramic powder synthesis. Suitable powders were selected by the evaluation of particle morphology, size and agglomeration, from these powders BST bulk ceramic with defined phase composition and morphology applicable for ferroelectric applications was prepared. It was found, that the most suitable method for preparation of phase pure and nanosized BST powder was sol-gel synthesis with solvothermal treatment (200 °C/48 h). Ceramic with relative density of 85 % TD and with the average grain size of about 1, 22 µm was prepared by pressing and sintering of the powder synthesized by the sol-gel method.
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Study of sintering of advanced ceramic materials
Stromský, Tomáš ; Hadraba, Hynek (referee) ; Maca, Karel (advisor)
The influence of various pressure-less heating schedules (CRH - Constant Rate of Heating, TSS - Two Step Sintering, RCS – Rate Controlled Sintering) on the final microstructure of cubic zirconia ceramics was studied in this master´s thesis. There were used nanopowders ZrO2 (stabilized with 8 mol.% Y2O3) with initial particle size 80 nm (TZ-8Y) and 140 nm (TZ-8YSB). Powders were cold isostatically pressed and pressure-less sintered in air by different heating regimes. It was found that for both studied materials the modification of conventional sintering (CRH) using lower sintering temperatures and longer sintering dwell times can result in samples with finer microstructure. For example, the sintering of TZ-8YSB ceramics at a relatively low temperature (1270 °C) but for very long time (60 h) led to ceramics with the same final density (99,25 % of theoretical density) and almost identical grains (1,31 m vs. 1,27 m) in compare with TSS (1440 °C/ 1290 °C/ 15 h). On the other hand, RCS method showed no positive effect on the microstructure of both materials in comparison with CRH method. The obtained results indicate that the microstructure of c-ZrO2 ceramics can be influenced rather in its third sintering stage (by CRH and TSS methods) than in the second sintering stage (by RCS method).
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Sintering of advanced ceramic materials
Průdek, Miloš ; Trunec, Martin (referee) ; Maca, Karel (advisor)
V předložené diplomové práci bylo studováno slinování hexagonálního Al2O3 a kubického MgAl2O4 pomocí slinovacích cyklů složených z beztlakého předslinutí metodou dvojstupňového slinování s následným doslinutím s využitím tlaku (HIPováním). Cílem bylo pokusit se snížit (při zachování vysoké dosažené hustoty) střední velikost zrn a tím zvýšit tvrdost keramiky popř. optickou transparenci. Hlavní úsilí bylo věnováno optimalizaci předslinutí pomocí různých slinovacích cyklů. Přestože bylo vyzkoušeno velké množství různých kombinací teplot a prodlev dvojstupňového slinování, nepodařilo se výrazným způsobem zvýšit výslednou tvrdost vzorků. V případě kubického MgAl2O4 bylo dosaženo hustot blížících se teoretické hustotě, což se projevilo v optické transparentnosti vzorků.
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Processing of reinforced alumina ceramics
Kachlík, Martin ; Trunec, Martin (referee) ; Maca, Karel (advisor)
Literature review of processing and toughening of bulk Al2O3 ceramics was performed. Based on performed experiments, optimal technological conditions of infiltration of alumina ceramics by nickel oxide and zirconia dioxide were found. These approaches were used for preparation of toughened alumina. The properties of sintered alumina matrix composites were discussed from the point of view of their hardness, bending strength, microstructure and phase composition.
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Transparent polycrystalline ceramics at visible and infrared wavelenghts
Veselý, Jan ; Maca, Karel (referee) ; Trunec, Martin (advisor)
his thesis deals with preparation of transparent ceramic sheets made out of sub-µm alumina powder. Green bodies are prepared by ultraviolet (UV) curing of UV curable resin containing ceramic powder followed by debinding of organic parts at elevated temperature. High relative density of green bodies is essential for reduction of shrinkage during subsequent sintering process. Therefore high solids loading dispersions containing > 57 vol% ceramic particles are used. To reach transparent behaviour, porosity within the sheets must be reduced completely. Therefore hot isostatic pressing (HIP) is used as a final operation. Finally, light transmission and hardness measurements are presented. Possibilities of making high resolution microstructures using maskless lithography and some suggestions for use of the UV curing technique for production of complex-shaped 3D structures are briefly mentioned.
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Two-step sintering of advanced ceramic materials with various crystal structures
Žalud, Pavel ; Trunec, Martin (referee) ; Maca, Karel (advisor)
The influence of Two-Step Sintering (TSS) process on the final microstructure of oxide ceramics materials with two different crystal structures was studied. Tetragonal zirconia (stabilized with 3mol%Y2O3, particle size 90nm and 140nm ) and cubic zirconia (8mol%Y2O3, 70nm) powders were cold isostatically pressed and pressure less sintered with different heating schedules. The microstructures achieved with TSS method were compared with microstructures achieved with conventional Single-Step Sintering schedule (SSS). The results showed that the efficiency of the TSS of these oxide ceramics was more dependent on their crystal structure than on their particle size and green body microstructure. The method of TSS brought only negligible improvement of the microstructure of tetragonal zirconia ceramics. On the other hand, TSS was successful in the sintering of cubic zirconia ceramics; it led to a decrease in grain size by a factor of 2.
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Laminated Ceramic Composites - Deposition, Structure and Properties
Drdlík, Daniel ; Maca, Karel (referee) ; Cihlář, Jaroslav (advisor)
The work was focused on the preparation of layered ceramic materials and their characterizations. The direct measurment of weight deposite for enhanced description of one component system was studied within this work. The kinetics of electrophoretic deposition obtained from theoretical calculation and from experimental values were confronted. It was prepared a lot of depositions for described kinetic of electrophoretic deposition with applied constant currents. The relative density and porosity were determined on the annealled and sintered bodies. The hardness measurments were performed on sintered bodies and then resulted values were confronted with the used currents. A ceramic composite based on Al2O3 and ZrO2 was prepared by using of precision describtion of electrophoretic deposition kinetic.
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Sintering of advanced ceramic materials with the help of high-temperature dilatometry
Pouchlý, Václav ; Cihlář, Jaroslav (referee) ; Maca, Karel (advisor)
This diploma work is focused on exploitation of high-temperature dilatometry in sintering of advanced ceramic materials. Newly developed software is presented in this diploma work. This software is able to calculate activation energy of sintering process via concept of Master Sintering Curve. In the second part of diploma work the software was verified by evaluation of sintering of four different ceramics materials. The following activation energies of sintering were calculated: 990kJ/mol for tetragonal ZrO2 (3mol% Y2O3), 620kJ/mol for cubic ZrO2 (8mol% Y2O3) and 640kJ/mol resp. 720kJ for Al2O3 with two different particle size.
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Fast sintering of advanced ceramic materials
Prajzler, Vladimír ; Salamon, David (referee) ; Maca, Karel (advisor)
The bachelor thesis is dealing with fast sintering of advanced ceramic materials, such as tetragonal zirconia and alumina in conventional resistance furnace. This approach is made possible by special superkanthal furnace, which is capable to reach a heating rate of 200 °C/min. Samples obtained through fast sintering reached relative density higher than 93% for zirkonia and 97% for alumina, without forming any cracks in samples. Achieved relative density in the case of tetragonal zirconia was higher for samples with larger pores in the green body. This behavior is different of conventional sintering and leads to considerations of heat transfer mainly by radiation.
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