Submitted by Claudinei Pracidelli (cpracide@ipen.br) on 2016-11-11T16:24:00Z No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2016-11-11T16:24:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / A operação dinamicamente estável com zonas conjuntas foi obtida para um ressonador laser contendo dois bastões de Nd:YAG com módulos laser comerciais. O ressonador não polarizado gerou 115 W de potência no modo transversal fundamental TEM00. Quando polarizado por lâmina de Brewster atingiu 100,5W de potência de saída com 91% de polarização. Quando o ressonador foi polarizado com um polarizador de filme fino, obteve-se melhora na qualidade de feixe e um aumento na polarização, com o valor de M2 sendo 1,56 e 1,84 nas direções x e y respectivamente com 95,4% de polarização. A potência de saída foi, ao nosso conhecimento, a mais alta obtida para lasers polarizados operando no modo fundamental e usando módulos lasers comerciais de Nd:YAG bombeados lateralmente por diodos sem nenhuma preparação especial. / Dissertação (Mestrado em Tecnologia Nuclear) / IPEN/D / Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP

Submitted by Mery Piedad Zamudio Igami (mery@ipen.br) on 2017-03-10T14:48:40Z No. of bitstreams: 1 22057.pdf: 11251475 bytes, checksum: 0cbad14f90b9f9f9290ad688afbde04c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-10T14:48:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 22057.pdf: 11251475 bytes, checksum: 0cbad14f90b9f9f9290ad688afbde04c (MD5) / O objetivo deste estudo foi a Y-TZP odontológica submetida ao envelhecimento hidrotérmico acelerado (EH). Especificamente: a) determinar a curva cinética de transformação de fase tetragonal para monoclínica; b) calcular a velocidade de crescimento da frente da camada transformada durante o EH; c) avaliar a relação entre a porcentagem de fase monoclínica e profundidade da transformação de fase com a resistência à flexão biaxial (FB); d) avaliar o efeito da associação do EH e fadiga na resistência à FB. Discos sinterizados (YZ- Vita YZ, LP-Lava Plus) foram submetidos ao EH a 120°C, 130°C e 150°C e analisados por difração de raios X (DRX). Uma amostra por grupo foi analisada por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e tomografia de coerência óptica (OCT) para calcular a profundidade de transformação de fase e a velocidade da frente de transformação. Grupos de (YZ, LP e LA-Lava) foram submetidos ao EH (150°C) por (n=10): 0, 5, 25, 70 e 140 horas. Após o EH os grupos de YZ foram novamente divididos (n=10): com e sem ciclagem mecânica, todas as cerâmicas foram submetidas ao teste de flexão biaxial (ISO 6872) e análise de variância 1 fator (ANOVA) (α=0,05) para comparar os resultados. Os resultados de DRX indicam que a Y-TZP apresenta um comportamento sigmoidal de transformação de fase devido à limitação da profundidade de penetração dos raios X (~6,3 μm). As análises de MEV e OCT confirmaram o crescimento linear da frente de envelhecimento em função do tempo para todas as temperaturas. O ANOVA 1-fator demonstrou redução de 10-19% da resistência à FB após 140 horas de envelhecimento (150°C) para todas as cerâmicas, havendo correlação negativa entre profundidade da camada transformada e resistência à FB. Extrapolando os resultados de profundidade para 37°C foi calculado que a frente de transformação de fase levaria 1053 e 2104 anos para atingir a profundidade de 62,67μm e 85,55μm responsáveis pela diminuição da resistência mecânica da YZ e LP, respectivamente. A associação do EH com a ciclagem mecânica não apresentou efeitos deletérios para a YZ. O OCT foi validado como método preciso, fácil e rápido para avaliação da camada transformada e estudos de cinética. / Tese (Doutorado em Tecnologia Nuclear ) / IPEN/D / Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP

Electrochemical anodization is a facile technique to synthesize ordered oxide nanostructures. Though the number of materials exhibiting anodized nanostructures has increased considerably in the recent years, only nanoporous alumina and nanotubular titania have been investigated extensively for various applications. Anodized nanostructures, nanotubes and nanopores, of zirconia are also of considerable interest for applications such as templates, sensors and solid-oxide fuel cells. In spite of the potential applications of zirconia, these nanostructures have been barely studied. As most of these applications require elevated temperatures in excess of 400C, thermal stability becomes an important attribute. Even though zirconia (Tm=2715C) has as higher melting point than alumina(Tm = 2072C), literature reports and initial research showed that the thermal stability of anodized zirconia was limited to 500C-1 h compared to 1000C-4 h for alumina. The work carried out as a part of this research showed that halide ions used in the synthesis are the possible cause for the lower thermal stability. Chemical treatment of the zirconia membranes to neutralize the halide ions helped enhance the stability to 1000C-1 h, thus, improving their usability for most of the applications mentioned above. Most of the current reported work on aluminum, zirconium, and titanium is predominantly limited to anodization of foils which can only yield free-standing nanostructures. As synthesis of these nanostructures on a substrate would further facilitate their usage, supported anodized zirconia nanostructures were synthesized by anodizing sputtered zirconium films. This study showed that the anodized morphology depends strongly on the sputtered film microstructure, which changes in accordance with the Thornton’s zone diagrams. A general approach thus developed is expected to be applicable to anodization of all metallic films. Most applications involving zirconia also require stabilization against a tetragonal-monoclinic phase transformation by suitable alloying such as with yttria. Towards this end, routes to develop anodized yttria-stabilized zirconia nanostructures, which are nonexistent, were explored. The synthesis of yttria stabilized zirconia nanostructures with no detectable monoclinic phase was achieved. Yttrium alloying using a solution treatment was found to enhance stability of the supported nanostructures to 900C-16 h, which makes it possible to now evaluate these nanostructures, especially for micro-SOFC applications.

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Aços inoxidáveis austeníticos são materiais amplamente utilizados em sistemas que exigem elevadas resistências à oxidação e à corrosão. No entanto, quando em contato com outras superfícies, esses materiais possuem elevado coeficiente de atrito e baixa resistências ao desgaste. Uma alternativa para melhorar suas propriedades tribológicas é a utilização de lubrificantes sólidos adicionados em suas composições pela técnica de metalurgia do pó (M/P). Materiais como itria e boro têm se mostrado eficazes em melhorar as propriedades mecânicas e tribológicas de ligas Fe-Cr-Ni-Mo. Nesse contexto, o objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar o efeito da adição de boro e de itria na microestrutura e nas propriedades tribológicas de aços inoxidáveis austeníticos Fe-Cr-Ni-Mo obtidas por M/P. Foram preparadas amostras de 316L por M/P em quatro condições diferentes. Duas amostras, uma sem aditivo e outra com 0,6% p de boro adicionado à composição do 316L, foram processadas a pressão de compactação de 800 MPa e temperatura de sinterização de 1240°C. Além dessas, duas amostras, uma sem aditivo e outra com 1,0% p de itria adicionada à composição do 316L, foram processadas a pressão de compactação de 400 MPa e temperatura de sinterização de 1280°C. Determinou-se a composição química por espectrometria de emissão óptica, a microdureza Vickers, a microestrutura por MEV e EDS, o comportamento tribológico por ensaio de deslizamento alternado (coeficiente de atrito e coeficiente de desgaste específico) e por MEV e EDS (mecanismos de desgaste). Os resultados mostraram que a adição de boro aumenta significativamente a resistência ao desgaste dos materiais, devido à melhor densificação e à formação de fases duras (como boretos ricos em cromo e molibdênio) na sinterização. A adição de itria, mesmo com o aumento da dureza, diminui a resistência ao desgaste, pois dificultou a densificação devido a sua baixa interação com a matriz austenítica do material. O coeficiente de atrito se manteve em 0,8 para todos os materiais, o que indica que os aditivos não o influenciam e não atuam como lubrificantes sólidos. Os mecanismos de desgaste observados nas superfícies dos materiais desgastado foram os mecanismos por adesão e por reação triboquímica. / Austenitic stainless steel materials are widely used in systems that require high oxidation resistance and corrosion resistance. However, in contact with other surfaces, these materials show a high coefficient of friction and a low wear resistance. An alternative to improve their tribological properties is the use of solid lubricants added in their composition by the powder metallurgy technique (P/M). Materials such as yttria and boron have shown an effective role in improving the mechanical and tribological properties of Fe-Cr-Ni-Mo alloys. In this context, this study aims evaluating the effect of boron and yttria additions on the microstructure and tribological properties of austenitic stainless steels Fe-Cr-Ni-Mo obtained by P/M. Samples were prepared with 0.6 wt% boron and 1wt% yttria, using compaction pressures of 400 MPa and 800 MPa, sintering temperature 1240°C and 1280°C, in argon atmosphere. The materials were characterized by chemical analysis (optical emission spectrometry), Vickers hardness and microstructural analysis (SEM and EDS). The coefficient of friction and the wear rate of the materials were obtained by means of reciprocating sliding tests. The wear mechanisms were evaluated by SEM and EDS. The results showed that the boron addition significantly increases the wear resistance of the material, due to the improved densification and the formation of hard phases (such as chromium-rich borides and molybdenum-rich borides) during sintering. However, even though with the increased hardness, the yttria addition decreases the wear resistance, due to the not favouring of the densification and the low interaction of yttria particles with the austenitic matrix. The coefficient of friction for all materials was about 0.8, i.e., and it was not influenced by the presence of additives in the composition. The predominant mechanisms on the worn surfaces of the materials were the adhesive wear and the tribochemical reaction wear (wear by particles oxidation).

This diploma thesis deals with evaluation of toxicity and bioaccumulation of photon-upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) in model plant maize (Zea mays). Lanthanide-doped UCNPs with different composition and size were tested in three different concentrations in this work. The exposure took place for 168 hours. Toxicity was assessed based on four macroscopic toxicological endpoints (mortality, the length of belowground part of the plants, the length of aboveground part of the plants and whole plants length). Spatial distribution of elements yttrium, ytterbium, erbium and gadolinium in model plants was determined using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy with spatial resolution of 100 m and 26 m. Distribution of UCNPs in plants was further studied with photon-upconversion microscanning with spatial resolution of 40 m. Stability of UCNPs during and after the plant exposure was also discussed in this thesis.

Production of top quality castings for applications in energy, aerospace and medical industries by the addition of ceramic cores to investment casting presents many metallurgical and technological problems. Ceramic cores applied in investment casting are subjects to many requirements in terms of their inertness to the casted alloy and at the same time to their final removal from the casting cavity in such a way that does not damage the casting. Both of these assumptions can be achieved by applying a thin layer of inert oxide ceramic coating to the surface of a ceramic core, made out of a chemically removable – leachable oxide ceramic.

This work deals with deposition of yttrium oxide layers on silicon substrate (P – type) by using magnetron and reactive magnetron sputtering. Experiments which were made are further described. After that, work is focused on evaluation of deposited layers by using FTIR measurement technique and spectrophotometry. At the end of the work results of experiments are discussed also with the future progress.

Thema der vorliegenden Arbeit war die Entwicklung und Konstruktion einer Gasentladungslampe unter Verwendung von transparenten, lumineszenten Dünnfilmen. Zunächst wurden Leuchtstoffe in nanoskaligem Maßstab hergestellt, um daraus anschließend dünne Filme herzustellen, die für Licht im sichtbaren Wellenlängenbereich durchlässig sind. Diese Filme können nach Anregung mit UV-Strahlung sichtbares Licht emittieren und eignen sich daher für den Bau einer transparenten Gasentladungslampe. Als Leuchtstoffe kommen Verbindungen in Frage, die auch in herkömmlichen Leuchtstoffröhren verwendet werden. Dazu zählt unter anderem YVO4:Eu als viel genutzter rot emittierender Leuchtstoff und LaPO4:Ce,Tb mit charakteristischer grüner Emission. Diese beiden Verbindungen wurden zunächst als funktionalisierte Nanopartikel hergestellt. Unter Verwendung einer Mikrowelle wurden agglomeratfreie, wässrige YVO4:Eu Dispersionen synthetisiert, deren Partikel einen hydrodynamischen Durchmesser im Bereich von 45,6 nm bis 51,7 nm aufwiesen. Diese Partikel kristallisieren im tetragonalen Kristallsystem und besitzen eine Kristallitgröße zwischen 9 nm bis 10 nm. Die in wässriger Dispersion ausgelöschte Lumineszenz ist nachweisbar, nachdem die Partikel mit Aceton destablisiert wurden. Die getrockneten Pulverproben zeigen dann nach Anregung mit UV-Licht die typische rote Emission des Eu3+ mit Intensitätsmaximum bei 618 nm und besitzen eine Quantenausbeute von ca. 17,3 %. Durch eine Temperaturbehandlung bei 600 °C konnte die Kristallinität der Partikel erhöht werden. Dies führte zu einer Erhöhung der Quantenausbeute auf bis zu 37,2 %. Die Stabilisierung der LaPO4:Ce,Tb Partikel erfolgte im Gegensatz zu YVO4:Eu aus einem Gemisch von Zitronensäure und Phosphorhexansäure. Auf diese Weise konnten stabile wässrige Dispersionen mit 39 nm (hydrodynamischer Durchmesser) großen Partikeln hergestellt werden. Allerdings konnte nicht eindeutig belegt werden, dass es sich LaPO4 mit hexagonalem Kristallsystem handelt, da die Partikel nur sehr schlecht kristallisieren. Daher ist auch die Bestimmung der Kristallitgröße nicht möglich gewesen. Fällt man die Partikel aus wässriger Dispersion aus, so ist anschließend im Fluoreszenzspektrum die charakteristische Tb3+ Lumineszenz mit Intensitätsmaximum bei  = 544 nm nachweisbar. Die Kristallisierung dieser Partikel durch eine Temperaturbehandlung bei 600 °C führte zur Bildung von monoklinem LaPO4. Dabei kam es jedoch zu einem unerwünschten Nebeneffekt. Das im LaPO4:Ce,Tb enthaltene Cer wurde von Ce3+ zu Ce4+ oxidiert und damit die komplette Tb3+-Emission ausgelöscht. Dieser Vorgang ist reversibel, so dass Tempern unter reduktiven Bedingungen die Lumineszenz wieder aktivierte. Um die Partikel in organischen Medien dispergieren zu können, wurde die Oberfläche beider Partikelsysteme mit Octylamin funktionalisiert. Die agglomeratfreien Dispersionen in THF konnten anschließend für Schleuderprozesse zur Dünnfilmerzeugung genutzt werden. Dünne Schichten von YVO4:Eu bzw. LaPO4:Ce,Tb auf Glassubstraten besaßen auch nach Tempern bei 600 °C eine sehr hohe Transmission im sichtbaren Wellenlängenbereich und emittierten charakteristische Fluoreszenz nach Anregung mit UV-Licht. YVO4:Eu beschichtete Substrate wiesen trotz geringer Schichtdicken von ca. 350 nm hohe Quantenausbeuten in Höhe von 22,9 % auf und eignen sich hervorragend für die Verwendung in Gasentladungslampen. Dagegen sind LaPO4:Ce,Tb beschichtete Substrate problematisch, da die Lumineszenz erst durch Reduktion im Wasserstoffstrom aktiviert werden muss (Reduzierung von Ce4+ zu Ce3+). Ziel war es, mit den hergestellten lumineszenten Dünnfilmen eine transparente Gasentladungslampe herzustellen. Bei der Planung der Konstruktion mussten viele Punkte beachtet werden. Dazu gehörte unter anderem die Art des Füllgases, das Elektrodenmaterial, die Abdichtung der Gaskammer, Messung des Kammerdrucks, Art des Dielektrikums und vor allem Spannungsversorgung. Im Verlauf mehrerer Serien wurden die hergestellten Lampen bis zu einem Prototyp laufend in Hinsicht Gasabdichtung, Gaszuführung und Druckkontrolle weiterentwickelt. Letztlich konnte eine funktionierende Gasentladungslampe gebaut werden, die nach Anlegen einer Spannung von 4 kV bei 50 kHz Licht in der Farbe des Leuchtstoffes der Schicht (rot – YVO4:Eu) emittierte.

Le titanate de baryum dopé (BaTiO3, BT) avec des éléments de terres rares est utilisé comme diélectrique dans la fabrication de condensateurs céramiques multicouches (MLCC). L'oxyde de terres rares le plus couramment utilisé comme dopant dans la formulation commerciale de la poudre BT pour la fabrication de MLCC est Y2O3, car il a des propriétés similaires à celles de l'ajout de Ho2O3, Er2O3 ou Dy2O3 et il est moins coûteux. D'autres additifs, tels que Mn, Mg et Ca contribuent à la répartition globale des défauts électroniques pouvant être générés lorsque les ions dopants sont insérés dans le réseau, tandis que SiO2 est utilisé comme additif de frittage. La structure pérovskite du BT peut héberger une large gamme de dopants pouvant remplacer Ba ou Ti dans le réseau. Aussi, des phases secondaires, notamment celles connues sous le nom de pyrochlores Y2Ti2O7, associées à l'Y2O3 en tant que dopant BT, supposées être á l'origine des mécanismes de défaillance à long terme des MLCC, apparaissent. Le but de ce travail est de caractériser le BT dopé avec différentes concentrations d'Y2O3, en validant son éventuelle contribution à la formation de phases secondaires et en évaluant la fiabilité des MLCC préparées avec ce type de matériaux. Le rôle de Y2O3 a été évalué sur deux types de matières premières, le premier est du BaTiO3 pur (<100 ppm en Y) et le second est une formulation commerciale conçue pour les MLCC connus sous le nom de X7R (-55 °C et 125 °C, ±15 %) qui, entre autres éléments, contient déjà 1% en poids de Y2O3. Des poudres et des céramiques avec différentes concentrations d'Y3+, telles qu'Y2O3, de dopage (1% en poids à 20% en poids) ont été préparées puis traitées thermiquement ou frittées. Le traitement thermique de la poudre a été effectué à l'air, tandis que le frittage de la céramique (poudre compactée à 2 MPa) a été effectué à la fois dans l'air et dans une atmosphère réductrice (1310 °C à l'air pendant 3 h, deux étapes: 1310 °C puis 1150 °C 15 h et une atmosphère réductrice N2, H2, H2O à 1310 °C pendant 3 h). En ce qui concerne l'addition d'Y2O3, la transition de phase de tétragonal à un mélange de tétragonal et de cubique a été observée lorsque la concentration en Y2O3 augmentait dans la poudre traitée thermiquement et dans la céramique correspondante. [...] / Doped barium titanate (BaTiO3, BT) with rare-earth elements (REE) is used as dielectric in the manufacture of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs). The most common REE oxide employed as dopant in the commercial formulation of BT powder for fabrication of MLCCs is Y2O3, because it results in similar properties than adding Ho2O3, Er2O3 or Dy2O3, and it is less expensive. Other additives, such as Mn, Mg, and Ca contribute to the global distribution of the electronic defects that can be generated when the doping ions are inserted into the lattice, while SiO2 is used as a sintering additive. The perovskite structure of the BT can host a wide range of dopants that can substitute either Ba or Ti in the lattice. There are reports of secondary phases, particularly those known as pyrochlores Y2Ti2O7, related to Y2O3 as BT dopant, that are supposed to be the cause of long term failure mechanisms of MLCC's under nominal operation. The purpose of this work is to characterize BT doped with different concentrations of Y2O3, validating its possible contribution to the formation of secondary phases, and evaluating reliability of MLCCs prepared with this kind of materials. The role of Y2O3 was evaluated on two kinds of raw materials, the first one is pure BaTiO3 (< 100 ppm Y) and the second kind is a commercial formulation designed for MLCCs known as X7R (-55 °C and 125 °C, 15% tolerance) which, among other elements, already contains 1 wt% of Y2O3. Powders and ceramics with different Y3+, as Y2O3, doping concentration (1 wt% up to 20 wt%) were prepared and subsequently thermally treated or sintered, respectively. Heat treatment of powder was conducted on air, while sintering of ceramics (powder compacted at 2 MPa) was carried out both, in air and reducing atmosphere (1310 °C in air for 3 h, two steps: 1310 °C then 1150 °C 15 h, and a reducing atmosphere N2, H2, H2O at 1310 °C for 3 h). Regarding Y2O3 addition, the phase transition from tetragonal to a mixture of tetragonal and cubic was observed as Y2O3 concentration increases in the thermally treated powder and in the corresponding ceramics. [...]