An investigation into synergistic effects of rare earth oxides on intumescent flame retardancy of polypropylene/poly (octylene-co-ethylene) blends

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 1414-1421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Ren ◽  
Chaoying Wan ◽  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Jian Li
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Flame Retardancy ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Rare Earth Oxides ◽  
Intumescent Flame Retardancy

Effect of Rare Earth Oxides on Electrical Properties of Spark Plasma Sintered AlN Ceramics

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 267
Author(s):  
HUANG Lin-Yun ◽  
LI Chen-Hui ◽  
KE Wen-Ming ◽  
SHI Yu-Sheng ◽  
HE Zhi-Yong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Rare Earth Oxides ◽  
Spark Plasma

A glance on rare earth oxides: importance, reserves, demand, applications, critical uncertainties, global economy, and zeta potential characterization

2020 ◽  
Vol 05 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silas Santos ◽  
Orlando Rodrigues ◽  
Letícia Campos
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Sample Preparation ◽  
Rare Earths ◽  
Smart Materials ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Rare Earth Oxides ◽  
Interparticle Forces

Background: Innovation mission in materials science requires new approaches to form functional materials, wherein the concept of its formation begins in nano/micro scale. Rare earth oxides with general form (RE2O3; RE from La to Lu, including Sc and Y) exhibit particular proprieties, being used in a vast field of applications with high technological content since agriculture to astronomy. Despite of their applicability, there is a lack of studies on surface chemistry of rare earth oxides. Zeta potential determination provides key parameters to form smart materials by controlling interparticle forces, as well as their evolution during processing. This paper reports a study on zeta potential with emphasis for rare earth oxide nanoparticles. A brief overview on rare earths, as well as zeta potential, including sample preparation, measurement parameters, and the most common mistakes during this evaluation are reported. Methods: A brief overview on rare earths, including zeta potential, and interparticle forces are presented. A practical study on zeta potential of rare earth oxides - RE2O3 (RE as Y, Dy, Tm, Eu, and Ce) in aqueous media is reported. Moreover, sample preparation, measurement parameters, and common mistakes during this evaluation are discussed. Results: Potential zeta values depend on particle characteristics such as size, shape, density, and surface area. Besides, preparation of samples which involves electrolyte concentration and time for homogenization of suspensions are extremely valuable to get suitable results. Conclusion: Zeta potential evaluation provides key parameters to produce smart materials seeing that interparticle forces can be controlled. Even though zeta potential characterization is mature, investigations on rare earth oxides are very scarce. Therefore, this innovative paper is a valuable contribution on this field.

Critical Current of Bi-2212 Single Crystal by Doping Oxides as a Pinning Center

2014 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
pp. 175-180
Author(s):  
Takuya Agou ◽  
Hiroya Imao
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Crystal Surface ◽  
Rare Earth Oxides ◽  
Pinning Centers ◽  
Current Path ◽  
Pinning Center ◽  
Superconducting Current ◽  
A Current

It is necessary to formpinning centers in superconductors to allow the flow of large currents throughthe specimens. To clarify the properties of pinning centers, it is preferableto investigate single crystals. In this study, heat treatment was used to dopevarious oxides into Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox(Bi-2212) single crystals prepared by self-flux methods and the criticalcurrent (Ic) was measured. The oxides used in this study were Al2O3and the rare earth oxides Er2O3and Nd2O3. At 77K, Nd2O3and Er2O3 are magnetic, whereas Al2O3is nonmagnetic. The Ic of the samples were measured as a current per width of 1cm (Ics). The resulting Ics of the Bi-2212 single crystal was 2.8A/cm and thatof the Al2O3 doped Bi-2212 sample was 4.5A/cm. Comparedwith these samples, doping the other rare earth oxides gave Ics values inexcess 10A/cm. The results indicated that the doping oxides were effective inoperating as pinning centers in the samples. We assumed the current path in asingle crystal, and calculated the Ics by superconducting current simulation.The results indicated that the oxides permeated from a crystal surface in aporous shape. The oxides increase the current which flow in the Cu-O2planes that are parallel to the a-b plane.

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