Nanocrystalline growth activation energy of alumina polymorphs synthesisecLby mechanochemical technique

摘要

Al_2O_3 nanopowders were synthesised via mechanochemical method using AICI3 and CaO as raw materials. The effect of thermal treatment on the structural evolutions and morphological characteristics of the nanopowders was investigated using X-ray diffractometry, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, differential thermal analysis and Rietveld refinement. The results showed that the average crystallite size of Al_2O_3 was <100 nm up to ~ 1200°C. The activation energy for Al_2O_3 nanocrystallite growth during calcinations was calculated to be ~22 598 and 30 195 J mol~(-1) for η- and k-alumina respectively, while for α-Al_2O_3, it was 8373 and 34 131 J mol~(-1) at temperatures up to 1200°C and >1200°C respectively. The mechanism of nanocrystalline growth of Al_2O_3 polymorphs during annealing is also discussed.