Effects of Ag on phase transformation of Cu3Sb at high temperatures
Effects of Ag on phase transformation of Cu3Sb at high temperatures
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jpcs.2022.110864
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发表时间:
2022-06
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4
通讯作者:
Ryota Yabune;Shunya Shimizu;Masaharu Fujioka;H. Sasaki
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作者:
Ryota Yabune;Shunya Shimizu;Masaharu Fujioka;H. Sasaki
Abstract Effects of Ag on the phase transformation of Cu 3 Sb were investigated through scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and high-temperature X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements. Observations of Cu–Sb–Ag alloys following heat treatment at 500° C revealed that Ag dissolved up to 11 at.% in a cubic β-Cu 3 Sb phase stable only at high temperatures. XRD measurements confirmed that while a transformation from the β-Cu 3 Sb phase to orthorhombic ε-Cu 3 Sb phase occurred at 440° C in the binary system, the transformation occurred below 380° C in the alloy containing 5% Ag, suggesting the enhanced stability of the β-Cu 3 Sb phase owing to Ag. Furthermore, during measurements above 420° C on alloys with a composition consistent with that of Cu 3− x Ag x Sb containing 8–14% Ag (ie, x= 0.32–0.56), the formation of a new alloy phase with a hexagonal structure (a= 4.3416 Å and c= 7.6864 Å at 500° C) was observed. The crystal structure of the new alloy phase was inferred to be of the Na 3 As type, which belongs to the space group P 6 3/m m c. Based on observations of alloys with various compositions, an isothermal section of the Cu–Sb–Ag ternary phase diagram at 500° C was constructed.