Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology (한국결정성장학회지)

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Synthesis of $Fe/Al_2O_3$ and $Fe/TiO_2$ nanocomposite powder by mechanical alloying

기계적합금화에 의한 $Fe/Al_2O_3$ 및 $Fe/TiO_2$계 나노복합분말의 제조

  • Lee, Seong-Hee (Dept. of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Lee, Chung-Hyo (Dept. of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Mokpo National University)
  • 이성희 (목포대학교 신소재공학과) ;
  • 이충효 (목포대학교 신소재공학과)
  • Published : 2009.08.31
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Abstract

Nanocomposite formation of metal-metal oxide systems by mechanical alloying (MA) has been investigated at room temperature. The systems we chose are the $Fe_3O_4$-M (M = AI, Ti), where pure metals are used as reducing agent. It is found that $Fe/Al_2O_3$ and $Fe/TiO_2$ nanocomposite powders in which $Al_2O_3$ and $TiO_2$ are dispersed in ${\alpha}$-Fe matrix with nano-sized grains are obtained by MA of $Fe_3O_4$ with Al and Ti for 25 and 75 hours, respectively. It is suggested that the shorter MA time for the nanocomposite formation in $Fe/Al_2O_3$ is due to a large negative heat associated with the chemical reduction of magnetite by aluminum. X-ray diffraction results show that the average grain size of ${\alpha}$-Fe in $Fe/TiO_2$ nanocomposite powders is in the range of 30 nm. The change in magnetic properties also reflects the details of the solid-state reduction of magnetite by pure metals during MA.

본 연구에서는 $Fe/Al_2O_3$ 및 $Fe/TiO_2$계 나노복합분말을 제조하기 위하여 실온 기계적 합금화법(MA)을 적용하였다. $Fe_3O_4-M$(M= AI, Ti)이고 여기서 순금속 Al 및 Ti은 고상반응 시 환원제로서 선택하였다. $Fe_3O_4$-순금속의 각각 25시간 및 75시간 MA 처리한 결과 $Fe/Al_2O_3$ 및 $Fe/TiO_2$ 나노복합분발이 얻어졌으며, 이것은 나노결정립의 ${\alpha}$-Fe 기지에 $Al_2O_3$ 및 $TiO_2$가 각각 미세하게 분산된 나노복합분말임을 알 수 있었다. 또한 Fe$_3$O$_4$-AI계에서 보다 짧은 반응 시간에 복합분말이 생성되는 것은 $Fe_3O_4$의 Al에 의한 환원반응 시 큰 반응열에 기인하는 것으로 사료된다. MA법으로 제조된 $Fe/TiO_2$ 복합분말의 X선 회절분석으로부터 ${\alpha}$-Fe 결정립 크기는 30 nm 임을 알 수 있었다. 또한 MA 과정 중 시료의 자기 측정으로부터 $Fe_3O_4$의 순금속 Al 및 Ti 에 의한 고상환원반응 과정을 자세히 관찰할 수 있었다.

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