Effects of the annealing temperature and atmosphere on the microstructures and dielectric properties of ZnO/Al 2 O 3 composite coatings

Ping Wei, Dongmei Zhu, Shanshan Huang, Wancheng Zhou, Fa Luo

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Abstract

ZnO/Al 2 O 3 composite coatings were fabricated by atmospheric plasma spraying technology (APS). The effects of annealing temperature and atmospheres (in air or vacuum) on the microstructure and phase transformation of the sprayed coatings were studied by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD). The microwave dielectric properties of these coatings after annealing treatment were also discussed in the frequency range of 8.2-12.4 GHz. Both the real part and the imaginary part of the permittivity decreased significantly with increased annealing temperature when the annealing process is carried out in air atmosphere, while the complex permittivity of the coating annealed in vacuum atmosphere was obviously increased compared to the initial sprayed coating. The mechanism for the variation of dielectric properties of sprayed ZnO/Al 2 O 3 composite coating caused by annealing treatment was discussed in this study.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)577-582
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume285
Issue numberPARTB
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Nov 2013

Keywords

  • Annealing treatment
  • Dielectric properties
  • High-temperature absorbing material
  • Plasma spraying

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