Electrical resistivity of silicon nitride–silicon carbide based ternary composites
Electrical resistivity of silicon nitride–silicon carbide based ternary composites
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.08.002
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
E. Zschippang;H. Klemm;M. Herrmann;K. Sempf;U. Guth;A. Michaelis
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作者:
E. Zschippang;H. Klemm;M. Herrmann;K. Sempf;U. Guth;A. Michaelis
New electrically conductive ternary composites were developed by adding 8vol.% of ZrN or ZrB2to a Si3N4–SiC matrix. During hot pressing, ZrB2reacted with Si3N4to form ZrSi2, ZrN, Si and BN whereas added ZrN did not undergo any reactions in the Si3N4–SiC–ZrN composite. The composites modified by ZrN or ZrB2addition showed a lower resistivity (7×103Ωcm and 3×10−1Ωcm) compared to the matrix (3×104Ωcm). Further studies on the grain size distribution and the volume ratio of conducting and non-conducting phases excluded a percolation network of ZrN and ZrSi2grains. In fact, doping of SiC grains and modified grain boundaries as a consequence of the formation of liquid phases during sintering are suggested to be the reason for the significantly lower resistivity of materials containing ZrSi2. A decrease in the composite resistivity due to a subsequent heat treatment was obtained for all hot-pressed composites.