简介：Er^3+-dopedSrBi4Ti4O15-Bi4Ti3O12(SBT-BIT-xEr^3+,x=0.00,0.05,0.10,0.15and0.20)inter-growthceramicsweresynthesizedbythesolid-statereactionmethod.Structural,electricalandup-conversionpropertiesofSBT-BIT-xEr^3+wereinvestigated.Allsamplesshowedasinglephaseoftheorthorhombicstructure.RamanspectroscopyindicatedthattheEr^3+substitutionforBi^3+atAsitesofthepseudo-perovskitelayerincreasesthelatticedistortionofSBT-BIT-xEr^3+ceramics.ThesubstitutionofBi^3+byEr^3+leadstoadecreaseofdielectriclosstanδandanincreaseofconductivityactivationenergy.Piezoelectricconstantd33wasslightlyimproved,butdielectricconstantwasdecreasedwiththeEr^3+doping.TheSBT-BIT-xEr^3+ceramicwithx=0.15exhibitstheoptimizedelectricalbehavior(d33~17pC/N,tanδ~0.83%).Moreover,twobrightgreen(532and548nm)andonered(670nm)emissionbandswereobservedunderthe980nmexcitation.Optimizedemissionintensitywasalsoobtainedwhenx=0.15fortheSBT-BIT-xEr^3+ceramic.Therefore,thiskindofceramicsoughttobepromisingcandidatesformultifunctionaloptoelectronicapplications.

简介：AdditivelymanufacturedTi-6Al-4Vlatticestructureshavefoundimportantnicheapplications.However,theyoftenshowinsufficientcompressiveductilityorinsufficientstructuralintegrity.Inthisstudy,abatchof45octahedralTi-6Al-4Vlatticestructureswasmanufacturedinthreedifferentstrutdiameters(0.5,1.0,1.5mm)byselectiveelectronbeammelting(SEBM).Theinfluenceofpost-SEBMannealingonthecompressivedeformationcharacteristicsofthelatticestructurewasinvestigated.Theas-builtTi-6AI-4Vlatticesfragmentedwhenthecompressivestrainreached13%-23%dependingonstrutdiameter.Annealingat950℃(Ptransustemperature:995℃)onlyslightlyimprovedthecompressiveductilityofthelatticestructures.However,annealingat1050℃(p-annealing)fundamentallychangedthecompressivedeformationmodeofthelatticestructures.Theresultantcompressivestress-straincurvewasfeaturedbyalongsmoothplateauandnofactureoccurredevenaftersignificantdensificationofthelatticestructurehadtakenplace(>50%ofcompressivestrain).

简介：Anovel,Ti-6A1-4V(Ti64)/Hydroxyapatite(HAat5%byweightconcentration)metal/ceramiccompositehasbeenfabricatedusingelectronbeampowderbedfusion(EPBF)additivemanufacturing(AM):specifically,thecommercialelectronbeammelting(EBMR)process.InadditiontosolidTi64andTi64/5%HAsamples,fourdifferentunitcell(model)open-cellularmeshstructuresfortheTi64/5%HAcompositewerefabricatedhavingdensitiesrangingfrom0.68to1.12g/cm^3,andcorrespondingYoung'smodulirangingfrom2.9to8.0GPa,andcompressivestrengthsrangingfrom-3to11MPa.ThesolidTi64/5%HAcompositeexhibitedanoptimaltensilestrengthof123MPa,andelongationof5.5%incontrasttoamaximumcompressivestrengthof875MPa.Boththesolidcompositeandmeshsamplesdeformedprimarilybybrittledeformation,withthemeshsamplesexhibitingerratic,brittlecrushing.Solid,EPBF-fabricatedTi64sampleshadaVickersmicroindentationhardnessof4.1GPawhiletheTi64/5%HAsolidcompositeexhibitedaVickersmicroindentationhardnessof6.8GPa.ThelowestdensityTi64/5%HAcompositemeshstrutsectionshadaVickersmicroindentationhardnessof7.1GPa.Opticalmetallography(OM)andseanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)analysisshowedtheHAdispersoidstobehighlysegregatedalongdomainorgrainboundaries,buthomogeneouslydistributedalongalpha(hcp)plateletboundarieswithinthesedomainsintheTi64matrixforboththesolidandmeshcomposites.Thealphaplateletwidthvariedfrom-5μmintheEPBF-fabricatedTi64to-1.1μmfortheTi64/5%HAmeshstrut.TheprecursorHApowderdiameteraveraged5μm,incontrasttothedispersedHAparticlediametersintheTi64/5%HAcompositewhichaveraged0.5μm.ThisworkhighlightstheuseofEPBFAMasanovelprocessforfabricationofatruecompositestructure,consistingofaTi64matrixandinterspersedandexposedHAdomains,whichtotheauthorsknowledgehasnotbeenreportedbefore.Theresultsalsoillustratetheprospectsnotonlyforfabrica