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ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
Volume 31, Issue -, Pages 417-422Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2016.01.031
Keywords
Ultrasound; Sonochemistry; Nanoparticles; Decoration; Metal-ceramic composites
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- Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
- European Commission
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Copper and nickel nanoparticles were synthesized using reducing agents in the presence of direct high energy ultra-sonication. The metallic nanoparticles were decorated on various ceramic substrates (e.g. alpha-Al2O3, and TiO2) leading to metal reinforced ceramics with up to 45% metallic content. Different parameters, such as the amount of precursor material or the substrate, as well as the intensity of ultrasound were examined, in order to evaluate the percentage of final metallic decoration on the composite materials. All products were characterized by means of Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy in order to investigate the loading with metallic particles. X-ray Diffraction and Scanning Electron Microscopy were also used for further sample characterization. Selected samples were examined using Transmission Electron Microscopy, while finally, some of the powders synthesized, were densified by means of Spark Plasma Sintering, followed by a SEM/EDX examination and an estimation of their porosity. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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