Synthesis of High-Entropy Oxide Nanopowders with Different Crystal Structures by Electrical Explosion of Wires

High-entropy oxides are a new type of material that consists of five or more principal elements in an equimolar or nearly equimolar ratio. They have many excellent properties and are rapidly becoming a hotspot for the development of new high-performance materials. In this study, electrical explosion...

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Main Authors: Shuai Liu, Kangqi Liu, Liangwen Qi, Lanjun Yang
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description High-entropy oxides are a new type of material that consists of five or more principal elements in an equimolar or nearly equimolar ratio. They have many excellent properties and are rapidly becoming a hotspot for the development of new high-performance materials. In this study, electrical explosion is used for the first time to synthesize high-entropy oxide nanopowders with different crystal structures. (FeCoNiCrCu)O is the rock salt structure, (FeCoNiCrTi)O is the spinel structure, and (CoNiTiCuZn)O contains the two phases. According to the TEM and EDS results, the distribution of the five metal elements in the electrical explosion products is comparatively homogeneous, and the particle size of the products is concentrated in 20–40 nm. Elements such as Ti are prone to the formation of spinel structure, and the element Cu is prone to the formation of rock salt structure. The study shows that the electrical explosion of wires is a new method for the synthesis of high-entropy oxide nanopowders.
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spelling doaj-art-d48fe2c7cc134189bbffda0cf0e063c32025-08-20T03:13:32ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912025-04-0115857110.3390/nano15080571Synthesis of High-Entropy Oxide Nanopowders with Different Crystal Structures by Electrical Explosion of WiresShuai Liu0Kangqi Liu1Liangwen Qi2Lanjun Yang3School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaSchool of Mathematics and Physics, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaHigh-entropy oxides are a new type of material that consists of five or more principal elements in an equimolar or nearly equimolar ratio. They have many excellent properties and are rapidly becoming a hotspot for the development of new high-performance materials. In this study, electrical explosion is used for the first time to synthesize high-entropy oxide nanopowders with different crystal structures. (FeCoNiCrCu)O is the rock salt structure, (FeCoNiCrTi)O is the spinel structure, and (CoNiTiCuZn)O contains the two phases. According to the TEM and EDS results, the distribution of the five metal elements in the electrical explosion products is comparatively homogeneous, and the particle size of the products is concentrated in 20–40 nm. Elements such as Ti are prone to the formation of spinel structure, and the element Cu is prone to the formation of rock salt structure. The study shows that the electrical explosion of wires is a new method for the synthesis of high-entropy oxide nanopowders.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/8/571electrical explosionhigh-entropy oxidescrystal structure
spellingShingle Shuai Liu
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Synthesis of High-Entropy Oxide Nanopowders with Different Crystal Structures by Electrical Explosion of Wires
Nanomaterials
electrical explosion
high-entropy oxides
crystal structure
title Synthesis of High-Entropy Oxide Nanopowders with Different Crystal Structures by Electrical Explosion of Wires
title_full Synthesis of High-Entropy Oxide Nanopowders with Different Crystal Structures by Electrical Explosion of Wires
title_fullStr Synthesis of High-Entropy Oxide Nanopowders with Different Crystal Structures by Electrical Explosion of Wires
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis of High-Entropy Oxide Nanopowders with Different Crystal Structures by Electrical Explosion of Wires
title_short Synthesis of High-Entropy Oxide Nanopowders with Different Crystal Structures by Electrical Explosion of Wires
title_sort synthesis of high entropy oxide nanopowders with different crystal structures by electrical explosion of wires
topic electrical explosion
high-entropy oxides
crystal structure
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/8/571
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