Temperature Stability of AgCu Nanoparticles
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Nanoparticle Research |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11051-015-3288-7 |
| Field | Other materials |
| Keywords | Sintering Microscopy Organometallic DSC KEMS |
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| Description | The colloidal solutions of the Ag-Cu nanoparticles (NPs, 10-32 nm) were prepared by solvothermal reactions. The samples of dried AgCu NPs and the resulting microstructures after heat treatment in air were investigated by various methods including electron microscopy (TEM, SEM) and high-temperature X-ray powder diffraction (HTXRD). The AgCu randomly mixed, Cu-rich, and Ag-rich face centred cubic crystal lattices were detected during the experiments. The temperature induced sintering was observed experimentally by HTXRD at 250 degrees C. The phase transformations at high temperatures were monitored by differential scanning calorimetry. The formation of the Ag-rich grains during heating in air and evolution of copper oxide microstructure were detected. |
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