In Situ Characterization of the Nitridation of Dysprosium during Mechanochemical Processing

Authors

Brian J. Jaques, Boise State UniversityFollow
Daniel D. Osterberg, Boise State UniversityFollow
Gordon A. Alanko, Boise State UniversityFollow
Sumit Tamrakar, Boise State University
Cole R. Smith, Boise State University
Michael F. Hurley, Boise State UniversityFollow
Darryl P. Butt, Boise State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-15-2015

Abstract

Processing of advanced nitride ceramics traditionally requires long durations at high temperatures and, in some cases, in hazardous atmospheres. In this study, dysprosium mononitride (DyN) was rapidly formed from elemental dysprosium in a closed system at ambient temperatures. An experimental procedure was developed to quantify the progress of the nitridation reaction during mechanochemical processing in a high energy planetary ball mill (HEBM) as a function of milling time and intensity using in situ temperature and pressure measurements, SEM, XRD, and particle size analysis. No intermediate phases were formed. It was found that the creation of fresh dysprosium surfaces dictates the rate of the nitridation reaction, which is a function of milling intensity and the number of milling media. These results show clearly that high purity nitrides can be synthesized with short processing times at low temperatures in a closed system requiring a relatively small processing footprint.

Publication Information

Jaques, Brian J.; Osterberg, Daniel D.; Alanko, Gordon A.; Tamrakar, Sumit; Smith, Cole R.; Hurley, Michael F.; and Butt, Darryl P.. (2014). "In Situ Characterization of the Nitridation of Dysprosium during Mechanochemical Processing". Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 619, 253-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.08.193