Applications of Plasma Milling in Materials Preparation
LIU Yuanhuan1,2, ZENG Meiqin1,2, LU Zhongchen2,3,*, ZHU Min1,2
1 School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China 2 Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510640, China 3 School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
Abstract: High-energy ball milling technology with large-scale production potential has attracted great interest of researchers since its birth. However, the monolithic mechanical energy acts as input in the conventional ball milling process, which has some problems such as low efficiency, high energy consumption and powder contamination. In order to solve the above problems, it is of great significance to introduce external energy fields into ball milling process. In comparison with the conventional ball milling, external field-assisted ball milling has two advantages: (ⅰ) the milling time is significantly shortened; (ⅱ) special compounds can be synthesized. At present, the commonly used external energy fields including ultrasonic, magnetic, temperature, electric and plasma were introduced into ball milling. Among them, plasma milling technology has been developed by introducing large area of dielectric barrier discharge plasma into milling process, which achieved the improvement of milling efficiency, milling capacity and process controllability. Many material systems have been involved in the application of plasma milling technology. However, due to the complexity and non-thermal equilibrium characteristics of cold plasma, the influence of plasma and coupling of plasma and mechanical force on the alloying characteristics and reaction mechanism of materials is still the key research content. In recent years, researchers have made great progress in fabricating different material systems through plasma milling. The basic principle and characteristics of plasma milling and its applications in the preparation of various materials have been briefly introduced, and the special structure, excellent performance and corresponding formation mechanism of materials prepared by plasma milling are described. In view of the current research progress, the development prospects and challenges of plasma milling technology are also summarized, aiming to provide a reference for fabricating the high-performance materials by plasma milling.
1 Zhu M, Lu Z C, Hu R Z, et al. Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 2016, 52(10), 1239(in Chinese). 朱敏, 鲁忠臣, 胡仁宗, 等.金属学报, 2016, 52(10), 1239. 2 Suryanarayana C. Progress in Materials Science, 2001, 46(1), 1. 3 Lin W S. Powder Metallurgy Technology, 2001(3), 178(in Chinese). 林文松.粉末冶金技术, 2001(3),178. 4 Chen Z H, Chen D. Mechanical alloying and solid-liquid reaction ball milling, Chemical Industry Press, China, 2005(in Chinese). 陈振华, 陈鼎.机械合金化与固液反应球磨, 化学工业出版社, 2005. 5 Chen D, Li D, Kang Z. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2013, 20(6), 1337. 6 Chelvane J A, Palit M, Basumatary H, et al. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2013, 343, 144. 7 Dai L Y, Zeng M Q, Tong Y Q, et al. Journal ofFunctional Materials, 2005, 36(8), 1158(in Chinese). 戴乐阳, 曾美琴, 童燕青, 等. 功能材料, 2005, 36(8), 1158. 8 Calka A, Wexler D. Nature, 2002, 419, 147. 9 Quan Y, Zheng Y, Yu H Z. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2011, 21(7), 1545. 10 Li H P, Yu D R, Sun W T, et al. High Voltage Technology, 2016, 42(12), 3697(in Chinese). 李和平, 于达仁, 孙文廷, 等. 高电压技术, 2016, 42(12), 3697. 11 Liu G, Ning P, Li K, et al. Progress in Chemical Industry, 2015, 34(7), 1905(in Chinese). 刘贵, 宁平, 李凯, 等. 化工进展, 2015, 34(7), 1905. 12 Dou S, Tao L, Wang R, et al. Advanced Materials, 2018, 30(21), 189. 13 Xu L. Plasma treatment of modified Co3O4 nanosheets and its application in electrocatalytic oxygen evolution. Master's Thesis, Hunan University, China, 2017(in Chinese). 徐磊. 等离子体处理改性四氧化三钴纳米片及其在电催化氧析出中的应用研究. 硕士学位论文, 湖南大学, 2017. 14 Samaranayake W J M, Miyahara Y, NamIhira T, et al. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 2001, 8(4), 687. 15 Mizushima T, Matsumoto K, Sugoh J, et al. Applied Catalysis A: Gene-ral, 2004, 265(1), 53. 16 Dai L Y. Research on dielectric barrier discharge plasma assisted high energy ball milling. Ph.D. Thesis, South China University of Technology, China, 2006(in Chinese). 戴乐阳. 介质阻挡放电等离子体辅助高能球磨的研究. 博士学位论文, 华南理工大学, 2006. 17 Wang X X. High Voltage Technology, 2009, 35(1), 1(in Chinese). 王新新.高电压技术, 2009, 35(1), 1. 18 Ji G P, He X F, Liao H F, et al. Materials Engineering, 2019, 47(6), 114(in Chinese). 冀光普, 何秀芳, 廖海峰, 等. 材料工程, 2019, 47(6), 114. 19 Wei Y K, Liao H F, Yan H T, et al. Materials Reports B: Research Papers, 2020, 34(7), 14039(in Chinese). 魏钰坤, 廖海峰, 颜海涛, 等. 材料导报:研究篇, 2020, 34(7), 14039. 20 Yan J, Dai L Y, Meng R G, et al. Acta Tribology, 2016, 36(1), 20(in Chinese). 闫锦, 戴乐阳, 孟荣刚, 等. 摩擦学学报, 2016, 36(1), 20. 21 Deng D, Yu L, Pan X, et al. Chemical Communications, 2011, 47(36), 10016. 22 Sun W. Structural design and electrochemical performance of silicon-carbon composite anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.Ph.D. Thesis, South China University of Technology, China, 2017(in Chinese). 孙威. 锂离子电池硅碳复合负极材料的结构设计与电化学性能. 博士学位论文, 华南理工大学, 2017. 23 Lin C, Yang L, Ouyang L Z, et al. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017, 728, 578. 24 Wang Y, Yang L, Hu R, et al. Journal of Power Sources, 2015, 288, 314. 25 Chen Z, Pei W, Zhang S Z, et al. Materials Science and Engineering A, 2019, 769, 138484. 26 Dong Z L, Peng Y F, Zhang X H, et al. Composites Communications, 2021, 24, 100619. 27 Ma Z L. Modification of sulfur/graphene and optimization of electrode structure and its application in lithium-sulfur batteries. Master's Thesis, Hunan University, China, 2017(in Chinese). 马兆玲. 硫/石墨烯的修饰和电极结构优化及在锂-硫电池中的应用. 硕士学位论文, 湖南大学, 2017. 28 Liu Y X, Lu Z C, Cui J, et al. Electrochimica Acta, 2019, 310, 26. 29 Lin C, Ouyang L Z, Zhou C J, et al. Journal of Power Sources, 2019, 443, 227276. 30 Yang L L. Preparation of few-layer graphene and its composite materials by plasma-assisted ball milling. Master's Thesis, South China University of Technology, China, 2016(in Chinese). 杨伶俐. 等离子体辅助球磨制备少层石墨烯及其复合材料. 硕士学位论文, 华南理工大学, 2016. 31 Liu H. Structure and performance of tin and silicon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Ph.D. Thesis, South China University of Techno-logy, China, 2016(in Chinese). 刘辉. 锂离子电池锡、硅基负极材料的结构与性能. 博士学位论文, 华南理工大学, 2016. 32 Cheng D L, Liu J W, Li X, et al. Journal of Power Sources, 2017, 350, 1. 33 Ouyang L Z, Jiang W B, Chen Z J. Mechatronic Engineering Technology, 2019, 48(5), 1(in Chinese). 欧阳柳章, 蒋文斌, 陈祖健. 机电工程技术, 2019, 48(5), 1. 34 Lu Z C, Zeng M Q, Wang W, et al. Cemented Carbide, 2020, 37(1), 1(in Chinese). 鲁忠臣, 曾美琴, 王为, 等. 硬质合金, 2020, 37(1), 1. 35 Zeng M Q, Tu J L, Zhu M, et al. Metals and Materials International, 2020, 26(9), 1373. 36 Chen Z J. Preparation of carbides and carbonitrides by plasma-assisted ball milling. Master's Thesis, South China University of Technology, China, 2019(in Chinese). 陈祖健. 等离子体辅助球磨制备碳化物和碳氮化物. 硕士学位论文, 华南理工大学, 2019. 37 Li J, Fu Z Y, Wang W M, et al. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2010, 38(5), 979(in Chinese). 李静, 傅正义, 王为民, 等. 硅酸盐学报, 2010, 38(5), 979. 38 Li Y, Zeng M Q, Liu J W, et al. Ceramics International, 2018, 44(15), 18329. 39 Liu Z, Dai L, Yang D, et al. Materials Research Bulletin, 2015, 61, 152. 40 Katter M, Wecker J, Schultz L. Journal of Applied Physics, 1991, 70, 3188. 41 Xu K, Liu Z W, Yu H Y, et al. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2020, 500, 166383. 42 Ouyang L Z, Cao Z J, Wang H, et al. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017, 691, 422. 43 Lu Y S, Zhu M, Wang H, et al. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014, 39(26), 14033. 44 Lang C G, Ouyang L Z, Wang H, et al. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2018, 43(36), 17346. 45 Ma M L, Yang L L, Ouyang L Z, et al. Energy, 2019, 167, 1205. 46 Ouyang L Z, Cao Z J, Wang H, et al. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2014, 586, 113. 47 Cao Z J, Ouyang L Z, Wu Y Y, et al. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015, 623, 354. 48 Cao Z J, Ouyang L Z, Li L L, et al. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014, 39, 12765.