本文采用Al(NO3)3·9H2O和Y(NO3),·6H2O为母盐,碳酸氢铵为沉淀剂,利用共沉淀法制备YAG(Y3Al5O12)纳米粉体。利用XRD、SEM对YAG前驱体及煅烧纳米粉体进行了表征,并分析了母盐溶液的浓度、母盐溶液的滴加速度以及有机溶剂的种类对制备YAG纳米粉体的影响。结果表明:母盐溶液的浓度、滴加速度及有机溶剂种类对前驱体和煅烧粉体的分散性、组成及形貌有显著的影响。当母盐溶液浓度比较低时([Y^3+]=0.08mol/L,[Al^3+]=0.13mol/L),得到YAG纳米粉体的分散性较好,加入少量乙醇(乙醇与母盐溶液体积比为1:5)更易获得纯相YAG粉体,快速加入母盐溶液比慢速滴入更易获得纯相YAG粉体。实验证实所制备的YAG粉体能够烧结出透明陶瓷,证明通过系统地控制上述3个因素可以得到具有良好烧结性的YAG纳米粉体。
Yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) nano-powders was synthesized by the co-precipitation method through dropping AI(NO3 )3·9H2O and Y (NO3 )3·6H2O solution into ammonium hydrogen carbonate solution. Three factors that affect the synthesis of YAG nano-powders, including the mother salt concentration, the species of organic solvents, and the dropping speeds of the mother salts solution, were analyzed and discussed. The precursors and the YAG nano-powders were characterized by XRD and SEM. The results show that the dispersion, the composition and the morphology of the precursors and the YAG nano-powders are affected remarkably by these factors. The YAG nano-powders with excellent dispersion can be obtained when the mother salt concentration ([Y^3+ ] = 0.08 mol/L, [ Al^3+ ] =0. 13 mol/L) is relatively low. In addition, pure YAG nano-powders can be obtained more easily by adding some ethanol ( the volume proportion of the ethanol and the mother salts solution is 1: 5 ) and by high speed dropping the mother salts solution. Transparent ceramic pellet is obtained by a systematic control of the above mentioned factors, which demonstrates that the YAG nano-powders obtained have excellent sinterability.