Inorganic/inorganic composites through emulsion templating

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Autori principali: Jiang, Tianhui, Zhou, Shitong, Hong, Yinglun, Poloni, Erik, Saiz, Eduardo, Bouville, Florian
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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author Jiang, Tianhui
Zhou, Shitong
Hong, Yinglun
Poloni, Erik
Saiz, Eduardo
Bouville, Florian
author_facet Jiang, Tianhui
Zhou, Shitong
Hong, Yinglun
Poloni, Erik
Saiz, Eduardo
Bouville, Florian
contents Inorganic/inorganic composites are found in multiple applications crucial for the energy transition, from nuclear reactor to energy storage devices. Their microstructures dictate a number of properties, such as mass transport or fracture resistance. There has been a multitude of process developed to control the microstructure of inorganic/inorganic composites, from powder mixing and the use of short or long fibre, to tape casting for laminates up to recently 3D printing. Here, we combined emulsions and slip casting into a simpler, broadly available, inexpensive processing platform that allow for in situ control of a composite's microstructure that also enables complex shaping. Emulsions are used to form droplets of controllable size of one inorganic phase into another, while slip casting enable 3D shaping of the final part. Our study shows that slip casting emulsions trigger a two-steps solvent removal that opens the possibility for conformal coating of porosity. By making magnetically responsive droplets, we form inorganic fibre inside an inorganic matrix during slip casting, demonstrating a simple fabrication for long-fibre reinforced composites. We exemplify the potential of this processing platform by making strong and lightweight alumina scaffolds reinforced by a confirmed zirconia coating and alumina with metallic iron fibres that displays work of fracture an order of magnitude higher than alumina.
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spellingShingle Inorganic/inorganic composites through emulsion templating
Jiang, Tianhui
Zhou, Shitong
Hong, Yinglun
Poloni, Erik
Saiz, Eduardo
Bouville, Florian
Materials Science
Inorganic/inorganic composites are found in multiple applications crucial for the energy transition, from nuclear reactor to energy storage devices. Their microstructures dictate a number of properties, such as mass transport or fracture resistance. There has been a multitude of process developed to control the microstructure of inorganic/inorganic composites, from powder mixing and the use of short or long fibre, to tape casting for laminates up to recently 3D printing. Here, we combined emulsions and slip casting into a simpler, broadly available, inexpensive processing platform that allow for in situ control of a composite's microstructure that also enables complex shaping. Emulsions are used to form droplets of controllable size of one inorganic phase into another, while slip casting enable 3D shaping of the final part. Our study shows that slip casting emulsions trigger a two-steps solvent removal that opens the possibility for conformal coating of porosity. By making magnetically responsive droplets, we form inorganic fibre inside an inorganic matrix during slip casting, demonstrating a simple fabrication for long-fibre reinforced composites. We exemplify the potential of this processing platform by making strong and lightweight alumina scaffolds reinforced by a confirmed zirconia coating and alumina with metallic iron fibres that displays work of fracture an order of magnitude higher than alumina.
title Inorganic/inorganic composites through emulsion templating
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.13638