1. Rapid solution combustion synthesis of novel superfine CaLaAl1-xCrxO4 red ceramic pigments.
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Zhou, Wenwu, Chen, Long, Zhuo, Sheng, Peng, Rong, Yu, Danxia, Fang, Ping, Liu, Yue, and Chen, Weifan
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SELF-propagating high-temperature synthesis , *PIGMENTS , *FIELD emission electron microscopy , *PARTICLE size distribution , *CERAMICS , *SCANNING electron microscopy - Abstract
Superfine CaLaAl 1-x Cr x O 4 (x = 0.02, 0.05, 0.08, 0.10) red ceramic pigments have been prepared by solution combustion reaction and subsequent high-temperature calcination. All of the pigments were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), UV–Vis spectrophotometry, Laser particle size analyzer and CIE L*a*b* spectrophotometry. Moreover, the effects of the doping amount of Cr3+ ion, calcination temperature, salt assistance and synthetic routes on chromatic performance and particle size distributions of the pigments were also investigated. The results showed that CaLaAl 1-x Cr x O 4 pigment particles prepared via solution combustion reaction and subsequent calcination were well-dispersed and uniform in size. With the increase of doping amount of Cr3+ ion, the brightness value L* of CaLaAl 1-x Cr x O 4 pigments decreased obviously and the redness value a* increased gradually. When x = 0.08, it showed the best chromatic performance (L* = 39.37, a* = 21.33, b* = 13.99). In addition, the synthetic pigments possess excellent high temperature stability which is conducive to the application of ceramic pigments. Most importantly, the synthetic method of CaLaAl 1-x Cr x O 4 red ceramic pigments is not only cheap in raw materials, but also easy to industrialize. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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