AlN ceramics prepared by high-pressure sintering with La2O3 as a sintering aid

作者:Li X L; Ma H A; Zheng Y J; Liu Y; Zuo G H; Liu W Q; Li J G; Jia X*
来源:Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2008, 463(1-2): 412-416.
DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.09.050

摘要

Aluminum nitride ceramics with La2O3 as a sintering aid were obtained under high pressure (5.0 GPa) in a cubic anvil high-pressure and high-temperature apparatus. The results showed that the method could effectively lower the sintering temperature and shorten the sintering time. Under 5.0 GPa, the lowest sintering temperature was 1300 degrees C, which was above 300 degrees C lower than that for conventional liquid-phase sintering. The lattice parameters of the specimens sintered at high pressure were found to decrease by about 0.09% than that of the AlN powder, and residual compressive stress was found, while hexagonal lattice of AlN was not changed.