Physical and Chemical Processes of Structure Formation of (BeO+TiO2)-Ceramics with the Addition of TiO2 Nanoparticles

Abstract

This paper describes in detail the solid-phase sintering mechanism of BeO + + ceramics in the 1520–1550 °C temperature range. It is shown that the structural elements are formed due to the processes of pore disappearance and grain growth in the process of ceramic shrinkage during sintering. It is found that under the influence of TiO2 nanoparticles it is possible to increase the sintering temperature of such ceramics by 30 °C, which promotes the transformation of the crystal structure of TiO2 into a more conductive Ti3O5 with an orthorhombic structure. The mechanism of the slowing down of the grain boundary movement by the second phase impurity as the segregation of nano impurities on the grain boundary is described. The calculation of binding energy of spontaneous chemical reactions during sintering of ceramics is performed, chemical elements and compounds related to conductive phase in ceramics of BeO + + composition at sintering temperature 1550 °С are determined. It is shown that the specific conductivity of the synthesized nanocomposite material increases in comparison with the ceramics consisting of micropowders in the frequency range of 100 Hz–100 MHz, at a sintering temperature of 1550 °С.