摘要
Single-phase Ag2Al intermetallic nanoparticles, and Ag and Al metallic nanoparticles were synthesized by the flow-levitation （FL） method. Measurements of d-spacings from X-ray diffraction and electron diffraction confirmed that the intermetallic nanoparticles had the hexagonal Ag2Al structure. The morphology, crystal structure and chemical composition of Ag2Al nanoparticles were investigated by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and induction-coupled plasma spectroscopy. A thin amorphous coating was formed around the particles when exposed to air. Based on the XPS measurements, the surface coating of the Ag2Al nanoparticles could most likely be aluminum oxide or silver aluminum oxide. Therefore, the single-phase nanocrystalline Ag2Al intermetallic compound particles can be produced by adjusting some experimental parameters in FL method.
采用自悬浮定向流法制备单相Ag2Al金属间化合物纳米颗粒及Ag和Al纳米颗粒;利用透射电镜、X射线衍射、X射线光电子能谱分析、电感耦合等离子体发射光谱等对纳米Ag2Al微晶的形貌、粒度、相组成、成分及微结构进行表征。研究表明:所制备的金属间化合物纳米粒子为球形的六边形结构,其平均粒径为33μm,样品中Ag和Al的摩尔比非常接近标准配比2:1,颗粒由单相的Ag2Al组成。对放置在空气中的Ag2Al纳米颗粒表面成分进行分析,XPS测试结果表明:在Ag2Al微晶表面形成了一层很薄的氧化物膜,可能是铝的氧化物或银铝氧化物。实验证实,通过控制气相反应的工艺条件可以制备出粒径很小的单相Ag2Al纳米晶。
基金
Project (10804101) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
