In dieser Arbeit wird die nanoskalige Struktur von Grenzschichten in binären metallischen Multischichten untersucht. Ausgangspunkt sind laserdeponierte Multischichten des mischbaren Systems Fe/Al und des nichtmischbaren Systems Co/Cu. Die Struktur der durch die hochenergetischen Teilchen bei der Deposition entstandenen Grenzschichten wird mit Hilfe von zahlreichen Analyseverfahren (RBS, CEMS, EXAFS, Röntgenverfahren, TEM, AES und magnetische Messungen), sowie Simulationsrechnungen auf Basis des ballistischen Mischens (TRIDYN) untersucht. Anschließend wird mit Hilfe von Ionenstrahlmischen und thermischem Anlassen die Grenzschichtstruktur weiter modifiziert.

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Fundamental understanding of atmospheric corrosion mechanisms requires an in-depth understanding on the dynamic interaction between corrosive constituents and metal/alloy surfaces. This doctoral study comprises field and laboratory investigations that assess atmospheric corrosion and metal release processes for two different groups of alloys exposed in chloride-rich environments. These groups comprise two commercial Zn-Al alloy coatings on steel, Galfan™ (Zn5Al) and Galvalume™ (Zn55Al), and four copper-based alloys (Cu4Sn, Cu15Zn, Cu40Zn and Cu5Zn5Al). In-depth laboratory investigations were conducted to assess the role of chloride deposition and alloy microstructure on the initial corrosion mechanisms and subsequent corrosion product formation. Comparisons were made with long-term field exposures at unsheltered marine conditions in Brest, France. A multitude of surface sensitive and non-destructive analytical methods were adopted for detailed in-situ and ex-situ analysis to assess corrosion product evolution scenarios for the Zn-Al and the Cu-based alloys. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) were employed for morphological investigations and scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy (SKPFM) for nobility distribution measurements and to gain microstructural information. SEM/EDS, infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (IRAS), confocal Raman micro-spectroscopy (CRM) and grazing incidence x-ray diffraction (GIXRD) were utilized to gain information on corrosion product formation and possibly their lateral distribution upon field and laboratory exposures. The multi-analytical approach enabled the exploration of the interplay between the microstructure and corrosion initiation and corrosion product evolution. A clear influence of the microstructure on the initial corrosion product formation was preferentially observed in the zinc-rich phase for both the Zn-Al and the Cu-Zn alloys, processes being triggered by microgalvanic effects. Similar corrosion products were identified upon laboratory exposures with chlorides for both the Zn-Al and the Cu-based alloys as observed after short and long term marine exposures at field conditions. For the Zn-Al alloys the sequence includes the initial formation of ZnO, ZnAl2O4 and/or Al2O3 and subsequent formation of Zn6Al2(OH)16CO3·4H2O, and Zn2Al(OH)6Cl·2H2O and/or Zn5(OH)8Cl2·H2O. The patina of Cu sheet consists of two main layers with Cu2O predominating in the inner layer and Cu2(OH)3Cl in the outer layer, and with a discontinuous presence of CuCl in-between. Additional patina constituents of the Cu-based alloys include SnO2, Zn5(OH)6(CO3)2, Zn6Al2(OH)16CO3·4H2O and Al2O3. General scenarios for the evolution of corrosion products are proposed as well as a corrosion product flaking mechanism for some of the Cu-based alloys upon exposure in chloride-rich atmospheres. The tendency for corrosion product flaking was considerably more pronounced on Cu sheet and Cu4Sn compared with Cu15Zn and Cu5Al5Zn. This difference is explained by the initial formation of zinc- and zinc-aluminum hydroxycarbonates Zn5(OH)6(CO3)2 and Zn6Al2(OH)16CO3·4H2O on Cu15Zn and Cu5Al5Zn, corrosion products that delay the formation of CuCl, a precursor of Cu2(OH)3Cl. As a result, the observed volume expansion during transformation of CuCl to Cu2(OH)3Cl, and the concomitant flaking process of corrosion products, was less severe on Cu15Zn and Cu5Al5Zn compared with Cu and Cu4Sn in chloride-rich environments. The results confirm the barrier effect of poorly soluble zinc and zinc-aluminum hydroxycarbonates Zn5(OH)6(CO3)2 and Zn6Al2(OH)16CO3·4H2O, which results in a reduced interaction between chlorides and surfaces of Cu-based alloys, and thereby reduced formation rates of easily flaked off corrosion products. From this process also follows reduced metal release rates from the Zn-Al alloys. / Bättre molekylär förståelse för metallers atmosfäriska korrosion kräver en fördjupad kunskap i det dynamiska samspelet mellan atmosfärens korrosiva beståndsdelar och metallytan. Denna doktorsavhandling omfattar laboratorie- och fältundersökningar av korrosions- och metallfrigöringsprocesser av två grupper av legeringar som exponerats i kloridrika atmosfärsmiljöer: två kommersiella Zn-Al beläggningar på stål, Galfan™ (Zn med 5% Al, förkortat Zn5Al) och Galvalume™ (Zn55Al), samt fyra kopparbaserade legeringar (Cu4Sn, Cu15Zn, Cu40Zn och Cu5Zn5Al). Undersökningar har genomförts i renodlade laboratorie-miljöer med för-deponerade NaCl-partiklar i en atmosfär av varierande relativ fuktighet. Syftet har varit att utvärdera betydelsen av kloriders deposition och legeringarnas mikrostruktur på korrosionsmekanismen samt bildandet av korrosionsprodukter. Jämförelser av korrosionsmekanismer har även gjorts efter flerårsexponeringar av samma legeringar i en marin fältmiljö i Brest, Frankrike. Undersökningarna har baserats på ett brett spektrum av analysmetoder för detaljerade studier dels under pågående atmosfärisk korrosion (in-situ), och dels efter avslutad korrosion (ex-situ). Legeringarnas mikrostruktur och tillhörande variation i ädelhet hos olika faser har undersökts med svepelektronmikroskopi och energidispersiv röntgenmikroanalys (SEM/EDS) samt med en variant av atomkraftsmikroskopi (engelska: scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy, SKPFM). Korrosionsprodukternas tillväxt har analyserats in-situ med infraröd reflektions-absorptionsspektroskopi (IRAS), samt morfologi och sammansättning av bildade korrosionsprodukter ex-situ med SEM/EDS, konfokal Raman mikro-spektroskopi (CRM) samt röntgendiffraktion vid strykande ifall (GIXRD). Det multi-analytiska tillvägagångssättet har medfört att det komplexa samspelet mellan de skilda legeringarnas mikrostruktur, korrosionsinitiering och bildandet av korrosionsprodukter kunnat studeras i detalj. En tydlig påverkan av mikrostruktur på det initiala korrosionsförloppet har kunnat påvisas. Korrosionsinitieringen sker företrädesvis i mer zinkrika faser för såväl Zn-Al- som Cu-Zn-legeringar och orsakas av mikro-galvaniska effekter mellan de mer zinkrika, mindre ädla, faserna och omgivande faser. Deponerade NaCl-partiklar påskyndar den lokala korrosionen oberoende av mikrostruktur. Snarlika sekvenser av korrosionsprodukter har kunnat påvisas såväl efter laboratorie- som fältexponeringar. För Zn-Al-legeringar bildas först ZnO, ZnAl2O4 och/eller Al2O3, därefter Zn6Al2(OH)16CO3·4H2O och Zn2Al(OH)6Cl·2H2O och/eller Zn5(OH)8Cl2·H2O. På ren koppar bildas ett inre skikt dominerat av Cu2O, ett mellanskikt av CuCl och ett yttre skikt med i huvudsak Cu2(OH)3Cl. Beroende på legeringstillsats har även SnO2 och Zn5(OH)6(CO3)2 kunnat identifieras. En mekanism för flagning av korrosionsprodukter på kopparbaserade legeringar i kloridrika atmosfärer har utvecklats. Tendensen för flagning har visat sig vara mycket mer uttalad på ren Cu och Cu4Sn än på Cu15Zn och Cu5Al5Zn. Skillnaden kan förklaras med hjälp av det tidiga bildandet av Zn5(OH)6(CO3)2 och Zn6Al2(OH)16CO3·4H2O på Cu15Zn och Cu5Al5Zn som fördröjer bildandet av CuCl, en föregångare till Cu2(OH)3Cl. Därigenom hämmas även den observerade volymexpansionen som sker när CuCl omvandlas till Cu2(OH)3Cl, en process som visar sig vara den egentliga orsaken till att korrosionsprodukterna flagar. Resultaten bekräftar barriäreffekten hos de mer svårlösliga faserna Zn5(OH)6(CO3)2 och Zn6Al2(OH)16CO3·4H2O, vilken dels resulterar i en minskad växelverkan mellan klorider och de legeringsytor där dessa faser kan bildas, och dels i en reducerad metallfrigöringshastighet. / <p>QC 20140915</p> / Autocorr, RFSR-CT-2009-00015 Corrosion of heterogeneous metal-metal assemblies in the automotive industry / Atmospheric corrosion and environmental metal dispersion from outdoor construction materials

In this thesis, the effect of mechanical deformation on structure, thermal stability and hardness of a single-phase spray-deposited quasicrystalline alloy with composition Al62.5Cu25Fe12.5 has been investigated in detail. The purpose of the investigation was to study the effect of mechanical milling at different milling speeds (which approximately scale with the milling intensity) on mechanically-induced phase transformations during milling and on the phase evolution during subsequent heating. The results of the milling experiments indicate that, irrespective of the milling speeds used, mechanical milling of Al62.5Cu25Fe12.5 quasicrystals leads to the formation of a disordered CsCl-type ß phase with grain size of about 10 – 20 nm. The analysis of the kinetics of the QC–to–ß phase transformation reveals that the milling intensity has a considerable effect on the characteristics of the transformation. The increase of the milling speed considerably shortens the incubation time needed to start the QC–to–ß phase transformation. Also, the overall transformation is much faster for milling at high speeds. The QC–to–ß phase transformation starts when the grain size of the quasicrystals is reduced to about 10 nm irrespective of the milling speed used and clearly indicates that a critical grain size of the quasicrystals for initiating the transformation exists. On the other hand, no critical value of lattice strain was found for the QC–to–ß transformation. This indicates that the phase transformation is controlled by the local length scale (i.e. the grain size) and by the corresponding grain boundaries rather than by the energy stored in the lattice. Energetic considerations obtained through a simple model based on the mass and velocity of the milling balls reveal that the energy needed for the QC–to–ß transformation increases with increasing the milling speed, that is, the energetic efficiency of the process decreases with increasing the milling intensity. This indicates that part the extra energy supplied during milling at high intensities is not used to induce the phase transformation but it is dissipated by heat. During heating, the milled powder displays a multi-step thermal behavior characterized by the grain growth of the disordered ß phase at low temperatures, followed, at higher temperatures, by its transformation into the original icosahedral quasicrystalline phase. The transformation is gradual and the quasicrystals and the disordered ß phase coexist over a temperature interval of more than 250 K. The phase transformations occurring during milling and subsequent annealing have a remarkable effect on the hardness, which can be tuned within a wide range of values (7–9.6 GPa) as a function of the volume fraction of the different phases. This suggests that a composite material with optimized mechanical properties can be produced by an appropriate thermo-mechanical treatment. The quasicrystals milled at a very low speed show a transition between Hall-Petch to inverse Hall-Petch behavior at a grain size of about 40 nm, which represents the critical value for grain size softening of the present Al62.5Cu25Fe12.5 quasicrystals. This behavior may be attributed to the complexity of the quasicrystalline structure and to its peculiar deformation mechanism at room temperature (i.e. shear banding), where meta-dislocation-assisted deformation is almost absent. In order to analyze the effectiveness of the Al62.5Cu25Fe12.5 quasicrystals as reinforcing agent in metal matrix composites, Al-based composites were synthesized by hot extrusion of elemental Al blended with different amounts of Al62.5Cu25Fe12.5 quasicrystalline particles. The work was focused on two specific aspects: evaluation of the mechanical properties through room temperature compression tests and modeling of the resulting properties. The addition of the quasicrystalline reinforcement is very effective for improving the room temperature mechanical properties of pure Al. The compressive strength increases from 155 MPa for pure Al to 330 and 407 MPa for the composites with 20 and 40 vol.% of reinforcement, respectively, reaching an ultimate strain of 55 % and 20 % before fracture occurs. These results indicate that the addition of the QC reinforcement leads to composite materials with compressive strengths exceeding that of pure Al by a factor of 2 – 2.5, while retaining appreciable plastic deformation. The mechanical properties of the composites have been modeled by taking into account the combined effect of load bearing, dislocation strengthening and matrix ligament size effects. The calculations are in very good agreement with the experimental results and reveal that the reduction of the matrix ligament size, which results in a similar strengthening effect as that observed for grain refinement, is the main strengthening mechanism in the current composites. Finally, the interfacial reaction between the Al matrix and the QC reinforcement has been used to further enhance the strength of the composites through the formation of a new microstructure consisting of the Al matrix reinforced with Al7Cu2Fe w-phase particles. The optimization of the structure-property relationship was done through the systematic variation of the processing temperature during consolidation. The mechanical behavior of these transformation-strengthened composites is remarkably improved compared to the parent material. The yield strength of the composites significantly increases as the Al + QC -> ω transformation progresses from 195 MPa for the sample reinforced only with QC particles to 400 MPa for the material where the Al + QC -> ω reaction is complete. These results clearly demonstrate that powder metallurgy, i.e. powder synthesis by ball milling followed by consolidation into bulk specimens, is an attractive processing route for the production of novel and innovative lightweight composites characterized by high strength combined with considerable plastic deformation. In addition, these findings indicate that the mechanical behavior of Al-based composites reinforced with Al62.5Cu25Fe12.5 quasicrystalline particles can be tuned within a wide range of strength and plasticity depending on the volume fraction of the reinforcement as well as on the extent of the interfacial reaction between Al matrix and QC reinforcing particles.

Βασικός στόχος της παρούσης Διπλωματικής Εργασίας ήταν η μελέτη της κρυσταλλικής μηχανικής συμπλόκων ενώσεων του CuII με το 2-φαινυλοϊμιδαζόλιο ως υποκαταστάτη. Η κρυσταλλική μηχανική μπορεί να θεωρηθεί ως ο κλάδος της υπερμοριακής χημείας στη στερεά κατάσταση. Η υπερμοριακή χημεία (supramolecular chemistry) είναι μια από τις πλέον δημοφιλείς και γρήγορα αναπτυσσόμενες περιοχές της πειραματικής χημείας. Χαρακτηρίζεται ως η χημεία των ασθενών διαμοριακών δυνάμεων και εστιάζει στη δομή και λειτουργία χημικών συστημάτων με υψηλή πολυπλοκότητα (υπερμόρια) που προκύπτουν από το συνδυασμό δύο ή περισσοτέρων διακριτών χημικών ειδών (μορίων, ιόντων) και συγκρατούνται με ασθενείς (και αντιστρεπτές) διαμοριακές δυνάμεις (π.χ. αλληλεπιδράσεις π-π, δεσμούς υδρογόνου, υδρόφοβες αλληλεπιδράσεις, δυνάμεις van der Waals, αλληλεπιδράσεις διπόλου-διπόλου, δεσμούς ένταξης μετάλλου-υποκαταστάτη κλπ). Ένα σημαντικό πεδίο της υπερμοριακής χημείας είναι αυτό της κρυσταλλικής μηχανικής (crystal engineering) που αναφέρεται στη στρατηγική σχεδιασμού ενός κρυσταλλικού υλικού με επιθυμητές ιδιότητες και βασίζεται στην κατανόηση και τον έλεγχο των διαμοριακών αλληλεπιδράσεων των μορίων στην κρυσταλλική κατάσταση. Καταρχήν, πραγματοποιήθηκε η σύνθεση συμπλόκων ενώσεων με γενικό τύπο ΜΙΙ/Χ-/L, όπου ΜΙΙ = CuII, X- = Cl-, NO3-, ClO4-, SiF62-, SO42- και L = 2-φαινυλοϊμιδαζόλιο. Από τις συνθετικές παραμέτρους που μεταβάλλαμε -γραμμομοριακή αναλογία μετάλλου:υποκαταστάτη, πολικότητα του διαλύτη (MeOH, EtOH, MeCN, DMF, CH2Cl2), συνθήκες θερμοκρασίας και μέθοδο κρυστάλλωσης– απομονώσαμε και χαρακτηρίσαμε τα σύμπλοκα: (LH)+(NO3)- (1), [CuCl2L2] (2), [Cu2(OMe)2(L)4(NO3)2]∙2MeOH (3∙2MeOH), [Cu(L)4](NO3)2 (4), [Cu2(OMe)2(L)4](ClO4)2 (5), [Cu(L)4](ClO4)2 (6), [Cu2(OMe)2(L)4]SiF6 (7) και [Cu2(SO4)2(L)4] (8). Με τη βοήθεια της κρυσταλλογραφικής ανάλυσης με ακτίνες Χ των ανωτέρων συμπλόκων, διαπιστώθηκε ότι οι διαμοριακές αλληλεπιδράσεις που είναι υπεύθυνες για την υπερμοριακή οργάνωση των δομών τους είναι ισχυροί και ασθενείς δεσμοί υδρογόνου και αλληλεπιδράσεις τύπου π-π. Αναλυτικότερα: • Σταθερά μοτίβα διαμοριακών αλληλεπιδράσεων (συνθόνια) σχηματίζονται μεταξύ των τεκτονίων N-H των ιμιδαζολικών δακτυλίων και των ανόργανων ανιόντων X- (Cl-, NO3-, ClO4-, SiF62-, SO42-) ή/και πλεγματικών μορίων διαλύτη, οδηγώντας σε 1D, 2D και 3D υπερμοριακές δομές. • Οι δομές σταθεροποιούνται περαιτέρω μέσω ενδομοριακών (σύμπλοκα 4, 5 και 6) και διαμοριακών (σύμπλοκο 2) αλληλεπιδράσεων τύπου π-π. • Το μέγεθος και το φορτίο των ανιόντων δεν επηρεάζουν τους δομικούς πυρήνες των μορίων, σε αντίθεση με την υπερμοριακή οργάνωση που επηρεάζεται καθοριστικά και οδηγεί σε 2D και 3D αρχιτεκτονικές. / The main target of this diploma thesis was the crystal engineering studies of coordination compounds of CuII using 2-phenylimidazole as ligand. Crystal engineering may be regarded as the solid-state branch of supramolecular chemistry. Supramolecular chemistry is one of the most popular and rapidly developing areas of experimental chemistry. It may be defined as the chemistry of weak intermolecular forces and focuses on the structure and function of chemical systems of high complexity (supermolecules), resulting from the association of two or more discrete chemical species (molecules, ions) held together by weak (and reversible) intermolecular forces (e.g. π-π interactions, hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic interactions, van der Waals forces, dipole-dipole interactions, metal-ligand coordination bonds etc). Crystal engineering is an important field of supramolecular chemistry that refers to the design and synthesis of a crystalline material with desired properties, based on the understanding and exploitation of intermolecular interactions in the crystalline state. Initially the synthesis of coordination complexes with general formula ΜΙΙ/Χ-/L [ΜΙΙ = CuII, X- = Cl-, NO3-, ClO4-, SiF62-, SO42- and L =2-phenylimidazole] took place. By altering the parameters of synthesis –metal:ligand molar ratio, solvent polarity (MeOH, EtOH, MeCN, DMF, CH2Cl2), temperature, as well as crystallization method– we were able to isolate and study the following complexes: (LH)+(NO3)- (1), [CuCl2L2] (2), [Cu2(OMe)2(L)4(NO3)2]∙2MeOH (3∙2MeOH), [Cu(L)4](NO3)2 (4), [Cu2(OMe)2(L)4](ClO4)2 (5), [Cu(L)4](ClO4)2 (6), [Cu2(OMe)2(L)4]SiF6 (7) και [Cu2(SO4)2(L)4] (8). Based on the X-ray crystal structure determination of the above complexes, it was established that the intermolecular interactions responsible for the supramolecular organization of the structures are strong and weak hydrogen bonds, as well as π-π interactions. Specifically: • Supramolecular synthons between the N-H tectons of imidazole rings and the inorganic anions X- (Cl-, NO3-, ClO4-, SiF62-, SO42-) or/and lattice solvent molecules are formed, leading to 1D, 2D and 3D supramolecular structures. • The structures are further stabilized by intramolecular (complexes 4, 5 and 6) and intermolecular (complex 2) π-π interactions. • The size and charge of the anions X- used does not affect the structural core of the complexes, in contrast to their supramolecular organization which is decisively affected, leading to 2- and 3D architectures.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:06:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JoseFSJ_DISSERT_2008.pdf: 20908474 bytes, checksum: 6066ac5af7bd753501dc151675ed9175 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-03-17 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / Ta-Cu bulk composites combine high mechanical resistance of the Ta with high electrical and thermal conductivity of the Cu. These are important characteristics to electrical contacts, microwave absorber and heat skinks. However, the low wettability of Ta under Cu liquid and insolubility mutual these elements come hard sintering this composite. High-energy milling (HEM) produces composite powders with high homogeneity and refines the grain size. This work focus to study Ta-20wt%Cu composite powders prepared by mechanical mixture and HEM with two different conditions of milling in a planetary ball mill and then their sintering using hydrogen plasma furnace and a resistive vacuum furnace. After milling, the powders were pressed in a steel dye at a pressure of 200 MPa. The cylindrical samples pressed were sintered by resistive vacuum furnace at 10-4torr with a sintering temperature at 1100?C / 60 minutes and with heat rate at 10?C/min and were sintered by plasma furnace with sintering temperatures at 550, 660 and 800?C without isotherm under hydrogen atmosphere with heat rate at 80?C/min. The characterizations of the powders produced were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD) and laser granulometry. After the sintering the samples were analyzed by SEM, XRD and density and mass loss tests. The results had shown that to high intense milling condition produced composite particles with shorter milling time and amorphization of both phases after 50 hours of milling. The composite particles can produce denser structure than mixed powders, if heated above the Cu melting point. After the Cu to arrive in the melting point, liquid copper leaves the composite particles and fills the pores / O comp?sito Ta-Cu alia a alta resist?ncia mec?nica do Ta com a alta condutividade t?rmica e el?trica do Cu. Estas s?o caracter?sticas importantes para contatos el?tricos, absorvedores de microondas ou dissipadores de calor. Todavia, a baixa molhabilidade do Cu l?quido no Ta s?lido e a m?tua insolubilidade desses elementos tornam dif?cil a densifica??o deste material. A moagem de alta energia (MAE) produz p?s comp?sitos com alta homogeneidade e refina o tamanho de gr?o. Este trabalho faz um estudo sobre p?s comp?sitos Ta-20%Cu preparados por mistura mec?nica e moagem de alta energia com duas condi??es distintas de moagem em um moinho do tipo planet?rio e sua posterior sinteriza??o em um forno a plasma de hidrog?nio e em um forno resistivo sob v?cuo. Amostras cil?ndricas foram obtidas usando uma press?o de 200 MPa. Elas foram sinterizadas em forno resistivo a 1100?C por 60 minutos sob um v?cuo de 10-4torr com uma taxa de aquecimento de 10?C/min e em um forno a plasma de H2 a 550, 660 e 800?C sem tempo de isoterma de sinteriza??o com uma taxa de aquecimento de 80?C/min. Para caracteriza??o dos p?s produzidos foram realizadas microscopia eletr?nica de varredura (MEV), difra??es de raios x (DRX) e granulometria a laser. Ap?s a sinteriza??o as amostras foram analisadas atrav?s de MEV, DRX, densidade e perda m?ssica. Os resultados mostram que para condi??o de moagem mais intensa part?culas comp?sitas s?o produzidas com poucas horas de moagem e h? uma amorfiza??o do t?ntalo e do cobre ap?s 50 horas de moagem. A MAE produz part?culas comp?sitas com uma densidade estrutural maior do que os p?s misturados, se as amostras forem aquecidas acima do ponto de fus?o do cobre. Ap?s o cobre atingir o ponto de fus?o, o cobre l?quido deixa as part?culas comp?sitas e preenche os poros

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Four loads of Nb and Cu powders containing 20%wt Cu were synthesized by MAE in a planetary type ball mill under different periods of grinding. The influence of grinding time on the metal particles is evaluated during the process by the withdrawal of samples at intermediate times of milling. After compaction under different forces, the samples were sintered in a vacuum furnace. The liquid phase sintering of these samples prepared by HEM produced a homogeneous and fine grained. The composite particles forming the sintered samples are the addition of a hard phase (Nb) with a high melting point, and a ductile phase (Cu) with low melting point and high thermal and electrical conductivities. Based on these properties, the Nb-Cu system is a potential material for many applications, such as electrical contacts, welding electrodes, coils for generating high magnetic fields, heat sinks and microwave absorbers, which are coupled to electronic devices. The characterization techniques used in this study, were laser granulometry, used to evaluate the homogeneity and particle size, and the X-ray diffraction, in the phase identification and to analyze the crystalline structure of the powders during milling. The morphology and dispersion of the phases in the composite powder particles, as well the microstructures of the sintered samples, were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Subsequently, the sintered samples are evaluated for density and densification. And finally, they were characterized by techniques of measuring the electrical conductivity and microhardness, whose properties are analyzed as a function of the parameters for obtaining the composite / Neste trabalho, foi estudada a forma??o de um comp?sito do metal refrat?rio ni?bio com o cobre, atrav?s do processo de moagem de alta energia e sinteriza??o por fase l?quida. A MAE pode ser usada para sintetizar p?s comp?sitos com alta homogeneidade e fina distribui??o de tamanho de part?culas. Ela tamb?m pode produzir a solubilidade s?lida em sistemas imisc?veis como o Nb-Cu, ou, estender a solubilidade de sistemas com limitada solubilidade. Portanto, no sistema imisc?vel Nb-Cu, a moagem de alta energia foi utilizada com sucesso para a obten??o das part?culas do p? comp?sito. Inicialmente a forma??o das part?culas comp?sitas durante a MAE e o efeito dessa t?cnica de prepara??o na microestrutura do material foi avaliada. Quatro cargas de p?s de Nb e Cu contendo 20% em massa de Cu foram sintetizados por MAE em um moinho de bolas tipo planet?rio, sob diferentes per?odos de moagem. A influ?ncia do tempo de moagem nas part?culas met?licas ? avaliada no decorrer do processo, atrav?s da retirada de amostras em tempos parciais da moagem. Ap?s a compacta??o sob diferentes for?as, as amostras foram sinterizadas em um forno ? v?cuo. A sinteriza??o por fase l?quida destas amostras preparadas por MAE produziu uma estrutura homog?nea e com granula??o refinada. As part?culas comp?sitas que formam as amostras sinterizadas, s?o a jun??o de uma fase dura (Nb) com alto ponto de fus?o, e uma fase d?ctil (Cu) de baixo ponto de fus?o e de elevadas condutividades t?rmica e el?trica. Com base nestas propriedades, o sistema Nb-Cu ? um material em potencial para in?meras aplica??es, como contatos el?tricos, eletrodos de solda, bobinas para gera??o de altos campos magn?ticos, dissipadores de calor e absorvedores de microondas, que s?o acoplados a dispositivos eletr?nicos. As t?cnicas de caracteriza??o utilizadas neste estudo, foram a granulometria ? laser para avaliar a homogeneidade e o tamanho das part?culas, e a difra??o de raios-X, na identifica??o das fases e an?lise da estrutura cristalina dos p?s durante a moagem. J? a morfologia e a dispers?o das fases nas part?culas do p? comp?sito, assim como as microestruturas das amostras sinterizadas, foram observadas atrav?s de microscopia eletr?nica de varredura (MEV). Posteriormente, as amostras sinterizadas foram avaliadas quanto ? densidade e densifica??o. E, finalmente, foram caracterizadas atrav?s de t?cnicas de medi??o da condutividade el?trica e microdureza Vickers, cujas propriedades s?o analisadas em fun??o dos par?metros de obten??o do comp?sito

Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) form during short-lived pulses of extensive magmatic activity. LIPs are known for their ability to affect global climate as well as for their Ni-Cu-PGE ore potential. A key factor that controls the intensity of the climate impact of a LIP and its ore potential is the assimilation of volatile-rich sedimentary host rocks. Magmas of the High Arctic Large Igneous Province (HALIP), exposed in the Arctic, intruded volatile-rich black shales, carbonates and evaporites in the Canadian Arctic Islands, offering a great opportunity for studying magma-sediment interaction. The purpose of this study is to test whether assimilation of sedimentary sulphide can promote sulphide immiscibility in magma and thus aid formation of Ni-Cu-PGE ore bodies. This is done by analysing sulphur isotopes in pyrite grains hosted in a HALIP dolerite sill, which was emplaced into black shale, by using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS). Four dolerite samples are analysed; two coming from the lower contact margin of the sill, one from 60 cm into the sill and one sample from a basaltic vein at the upper contact margin of the sill. A total of 14 pyrite grains (n = 246 individual SIMS spot analyses) were analysed for their sulphur isotope ratios. The results of the SIMS analyses show that all analysed sulphides have highly negative δ34S values ranging from -19.5 to -5.7‰ (average δ34S = -8.2 ± 0.83‰, 2SD), which therefore differ largely from that of the primitive mantle (0 ± 1.8‰). In order to put our four analysed dolerite samples into a broader context, δ34S data of our sulphides are compared with whole-rock δ34S and δ18O data from Hare Fiord shale and dolerite samples. The δ34S values of the sulphide samples from the sill typically trend toward the negative sulphur isotope composition of the sulphides in the surrounding shale, and the shale surrounding the sill experiences a loss of 32S near the contact of the sill. This indicates that sedimentary light sulphur (32S) has been locally incorporated into the sill by the surrounding shale, resulting in negative δ34S values in the magmatic sulphides. Since sulphide immiscibility in the Hare Fiord sill was triggered by assimilation of sulphur from host rock shale, the igneous rocks of the HALIP may be prospective for Ni-Cu-PGE mineralization, though more studies are needed. Furthermore, our results suggest that incorporation of crustal sulphur increased the volatile budget of HALIP magmas, which therefore could have contributed to a deterioration of the environmental conditions during the emplacement of the HALIP. / Stora magmatiska provinser (på engelska Large Igneous Provinces, LIPs) är vulkaniska event då enorma mängder magma avsätts över en väldigt stor yta under ett, i ett geologiskt perspektiv, kort tidsspann. Dessa stora vulkaniska utbrott har väckt stort intresse då de är samtida med flera av de största massutdöendena i jordens historia, men också för att en viss typ av sulfidmalm rik på nickel, koppar och platinametaller (Ni-Cu-PGE malmer) ofta förekommer i provinsernas magmagångar och magmakammare. En viktig faktor som till stor del avgör en magmatisk provins påverkan på klimatet och potentiella malmförekomster är inkorporering av sedimentära bergarter till magman som, när de hettas upp, kan frigöra gaser rika på svavel och kol. I Kanadas arktiska öar trängde magma tillhörande den högarktiska magmatiska provinsen (HALIP) in i svart skiffer, karbonater och evaporiter, som är sedimentära bergarter rika på flyktiga ämnen. Denna magmatiska provins erbjuder därför stora möjligheter till att studera interaktionen mellan magma och sedimentära bergarter. Syftet med denna studie är att testa om inkorporering av sedimentärt svavel kan främja bildandet av sulfidsmälta i magma och därigenom bidra till bildandet av sulfidmalmer. Detta görs genom att analysera svavelisotoper i sulfidmineral i prover från en magmagång, som trängde in i en skifferformation, tillhörande den högarktiska magmatiska provinsen i norra Kanada. Genom att analysera svavelisotopkvoten (δ34S) i sulfidmineral kan man få information om huruvida svavlet i mineralen är av sedimentärt ursprung (där skiffer generellt har negativa δ34S värden) eller om svavlet har δ34S värden liknande de från manteln (som har δ34S värden runt 0‰), vilket i så fall skulle innebära att magman inte har inkorporerat sedimentärt svavel. Genom att använda masspektrometri av typen SIMS analyseras totalt 14 sulfidmineralkorn (n = 246 individuella SIMS punkter) för deras svavelisotopkvoter. Resultatet av studien visar att alla analyserade sulfidmineral har mycket negativa δ34S värden mellan -19.5 och -5.7‰ (med ett δ34S medelvärde på -8.2 ± 0.83‰, två standardavvikelser). Genom att jämföra våra δ34S värden med δ34S och δ18O värden för andra prover från både magmagången och den omgivande skiffern kunde vi se att δ34S värdena för sulfidmineralen i de yttre delarna av magmagången har liknande negativa värden som den omgivande skiffern, och att δ34S värdena för skiffern närmast magmagången är mer positiva. Detta tyder på att sedimentärt svavel i kontakten mellan magmagången och skiffern har blivit inkorporerat i magman från den omgivande skiffern. Våra resultat tyder därför på att sulfidmineralen i våra prover från magmagången bildades genom assimilering av svavel från den omgivande skiffern. Detta innebär i sin tur att den kanadensiska högarktiska magma provinsen potentiellt kan vara en källa för sulfidmalm, även om ytterligare studier behövs. Dessutom visar våra resultat att inkorporering av sedimentärt svavel förmodligen ökade de vulkaniska gaserna i magman, vilket kan ha bidragit till klimatförändringar relaterade till den vulkaniska aktiviteten av den högarktiska magmatiska provinsen.

Ce travail porte sur la préparation et la caractérisation de catalyseurs bimétalliques Cu-Zn, Ni-Zn et Fe-Zn supportés sur TiO2 avec des rapports atomiques variables et sur l'étude de leurs propriétés catalytiques pour l'hydrogénation sélective d'hydrocarbures polyinsaturés. Les méthodes de co-dépôt-précipitation à l'urée (DPu) et co-dépôt-précipitation à pH fixe (DP8) ont été utilisées pour la préparation des matériaux. Les ions métalliques se déposent séquentiellement sur la surface de TiO2 (selon la séquence CuII < ZnII ?FeII <NiII) durant la méthode DPu, alors qu'ils se déposent simultanément en utilisant la méthode DP8. Après réduction de l'échantillon à une température appropriée (350°C pour Cu-Zn, 450°C pour Ni-Zn et 500°C pour Fe-Zn), les analyses par DRX et STEM-HAADF couplé à EDS ont montré que des nanoparticules bimétalliques étaient formées pour les systèmes Cu-Zn/TiO2 (alliage Cu3Zn1 ou Cu0.9Zn0.1) et Ni-Zn/TiO2 (alliage Ni1Zn1 ou Ni4Zn1) avec une taille moyenne de particule inférieure à 5 nm. Seul du fer métallique a été détecté par DRX dans le cas de Fe-Zn/TiO2. Zn est inactif pour l'hydrogénation sélective du butadiène et agit comme un modificateur des catalyseurs monométalliques dont l'activité suit la séquence: Cu < Fe < Ni. L'ajout de Zn diminue légèrement l'activité, influence la sélectivité en butènes, mais augmente fortement la stabilité des catalyseurs. Cette plus grande stabilité des catalyseurs bimétalliques a été attribuée à la formation d'une quantité inférieure de dépôt carboné pendant la réaction, ceci résultant de la modification de la taille des ensembles de surface du métal actif par alliage avec Zn. / This work investigates the preparation and characterization of titania-supported non-noble bimetallic Cu-Zn, Ni-Zn and Fe-Zn catalysts with various atomic ratios and their catalytic properties for the selective hydrogenation of polyunsaturated hydrocarbons. Co-deposition-precipitation with urea (DPu) and co-deposition-precipitation at fixed pH (DP8) methods were employed for the samples preparation. The metal ions were sequentially deposited onto the TiO2 surface (the sequence of pH for ions deposition being CuII < ZnII ≈FeII < NiII) during the DPu, while they were simultaneously deposited using DP8 method. After sample reduction at proper temperature (350 °C for Cu-Zn, 450 °C for Ni-Zn and 500 °C for Fe-Zn), XRD and STEM-HAADF coupled with EDS showed that bimetallic nanoparticles were formed in Cu-Zn/TiO2 (Cu3Zn1 or Cu0.9Zn0.1 alloy) and Ni-Zn systems (Ni1Zn1 or Ni4Zn1 alloy) with average particle size smaller than 5 nm. Only metallic Fe was detected by XRD in Fe-Zn/TiO2. Zn is inactive for butadiene selective hydrogenation, and acts as a modifier of the monometallic catalysts whose activity follows the sequence: Cu < Fe < Ni. The addition of Zn slightly decreases the activity and influences the selectivity to butenes, but provides much more stable catalysts. The higher stability of the bimetallic catalysts was ascribed to the formation of lower amount of carbonaceous species during the reaction, resulting from the change in the size of the active metal surface ensembles by alloying with Zn.

A influência de variáveis do banho na composição, microestrutura e nas propriedades magnéticas de filmes de CoB preparados por deposição química foi estudada. Dois diferentes tipos de agentes complexantes foram utilizados: citrato de sódio e Glicina. Filmes com menor teor de boro foram obtidos com o uso de Glicina como complexante. A deposição de Co é acelerada em presença de Glicina ou de amônia no banho, porque ambos evitam a diminuição do pH na interface solução/filme de CoB em crescimento. A coercividade dos filmes variou em função do teor de boro, sendo que filmes com maior teor de boro apresentaram mais baixa coercividade. Catalisadores de Co/Al2O3 são utilizados na síntese de combustíveis à partir de derivados do Gás Natural (Síntese de Fischer-Tropsch - SFT). O processo usual de preparação destes catalisadores, denominado impregnação úmida, consiste na impregnação do substrato em solução de sal de Co(II), secagem/calcinação e redução com H2 a 300/350 &#176;C. Uma fração considerável do Co não é reduzida à fase metálica na etapa de redução, o que resulta em perdas de área ativa para a catálise da SFT. Normalmente pequenas quantidades de metais preciosos tais como Pt, Ru ou Pd são adicionadas para catalisar a redução dos óxidos de cobalto e aumentar a área superficial ativa do catalisador, o que representa um grande incremento no custo destes catalisadores. Nesta tese, foram investigadas duas propostas alternativas de solução para este problema: a preparação de catalisadores de Co por deposição química sobre Al2O3 e a preparação pelo método usual, mas com adição de pequenas quantidades de Cu,Ag e Au, dos quais Cu e Ag têm custo mais baixo do que os metais preciosos normalmente utilizados. Co foi depositado quimicamente sobre &#947;-Al2O3, previamente ativada com pequenas quantidades de Pd, utilizando NaBH4 como redutor. Uma amostra de catalisador de CoB/PdAl2O3 (contendo 13,4 % em massa de Co e c.a. 25% at. de boro) foi obtida e caracterizada por RTP, Quimissorção de H2 e XRD, assim como foram efetuados testes de SFT sob diferentes temperaturas de ativação. Para efeito de comparação, foi preparado por impregnação úmida uma amostra de Co/PdAl2O3 contendo 11% em massa de Co, sobre a mesma alumina ativada com Pd utilizada na preparação dos catalisadores de CoB/PdAl2O3. Embora a amostra de catalisador de CoB/PdAl2O3 tenha tido menor área superficial ativa do que a amostra de catalisador de Co/PdAl2O3, sua atividade catalítica foi sensivelmente maior. Essa diferença pode ser explicada supondo-se que o boro é solubilizado durante a reação, deixando uma fase de Co metálico altamente dispersa. Catalisadores de Co/Al2O3 promovidos por metais do grupo 11 foram preparados por impregnação úmida. Além da caracterização por RTP, Quimissorção de H2/titulação de O2 e XRD, a estrutura das amostras de catalisador foi estudada por XANES/EXAFS. Dos resultados de EXAFS e do fato de que altos teores de Cu e Au levaram à desativação do catalisador, é sugerido que durante a redução, o promotor é segregado para a superfície das partículas de Co. Dos três metais testados, Ag e Au apresentaram maior efeito promotor da atividade catalítica, proporcionando maior área superficial ativa para catálise da SFT. Não houve modificações importantes na seletividade dos catalisadores por conta da presença destes metais. / The influence of bath composition on the boron content, microstructure and magnetic properties CoB films deposited by chemical deposition was studied. Two different complexing agents were used in this study: sodium citrate and Glycine. CoB films with lower boron content were obtained with the use of a Glycine containing bath. The Co deposition is accelerated when either Glycine or ammonia is present in the solution because both substances prevent the decrease of the pH in the region near the CoB film/solution interface. The coercivity of the films varied in function of the boron content, as films with larger boron contents showed lower coercivities. Co/Al2O3 is used as a catalyst for the synthesis of liquid fuels from either coal or natural gas derivatives (Fischer Tropsch Synthesis FTS). The usual preparation procedure of such catalysts, known as wet impregnation, consists in the Al2O3 impregnation with a Co(II) aqueous solution, water evaporation/calcination and reduction with H2 at 300/350 &#176;C. A considerable fraction of the cobalt oxides formed during calcination is not reduced to Co0 during reduction and this leads to active area loss. Normally, small quantities of precious metals like Pt, Ru or Pd are added to promote the reduction of cobalt oxides and therefore increase the active area of the Co/Al2O33 catalyst, yet these metals are extremely expansive. In this thesis, two different approaches to solve this problem are presented: the preparation of Co/Al2O3 by chemical deposition of the metallic phase and the use of Cu, Ag or Au (from which, Cu and Ag are cheaper metals) as promoters on wet impregnation prepared Co/Al2O3 catalysts. Cobalt was chemically deposited on &#947;-Al2O3, activated with a small quantity of Pd, with NaBH4 as a reducing agent. The resulting CoB/PdAl2O3 sample (with 13,4 % wt. Co and approximately 25 % at. of boron) was characterized by TPR, H2 Chemisorption and XRD, as well as SFT tests were made with the catalyst at different pre-reduction temperatures. For the sake of comparison a Co/PdAl2O3 catalyst sample with almost the same Co loading (11 % wt.) was prepared by wet impregnation on the same Pd-activated Al2O3 used to prepare the CoB/PdAl2O3 sample. Although the CoB/PdAl2O3 has a smaller active surface area (measured by H2 Chemisorption) than that of the Co/PdAl2O3 sample, it presented a much higher catalytic activity for the SFT. This difference may be explained assuming that boron impurities (present in the catalyst as boron oxides) is solubilized during the reaction leaving a highly dispersed Co phase. Group 11 promoted Co/Al2O3 catalysts were prepared by wet impregnation and characterized by TPR, H2 Chemisorption/O2 pulse oxidation, XRD and XANES/EXAFS. From the EXAFS results and from the fact that higher loadings of Cu and Au lead to catalyst deactivation, it is proposed that in the reduced catalyst the SFT inactive promoter is segregated to the surface. Silver and Gold were the most active in promoting Co reduction and therefore increasing catalytic activity for the SFT. No important modification in the selectivity of the reaction was observed.