ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Cerium(III) sulfide (Ce2S3) powder was synthesized via the sulfurization of ceria (CeO2) powder using carbon disulfide gas. Single-phase α-Ce2S3 could be formed via sulfurization at 973 K for 28.8 ks. The preparation of α-Ce2S3 became feasible at low temperature, in comparison to sulfurization using hydrogen sulfide gas. According to the fact that the formation of α-Ce2S3 was accelerated by the addition of carbon black to the CeO2 powder, carbothermic reduction was considered to become a dominant reaction, as the temperature increased. To obtain the activation energy for the densification of β-Ce2S3 powder, which was prepared by vacuum heating α-Ce2S3, the data of densification by hot pressing was analyzed by a kinetic equation that was proposed by other researchers. As a result, the sintering behavior could be best explained by a grain-boundary-diffusion mechanism that had an apparent activation energy of 382 kJ/mol.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.1998.tb02306.x
