Abstract
The hydrolysis behavior of ZrB2 powder during attrition milling was studied in de-ionized water and ethanol. Surface characterization, thermal analysis, chemical analysis and electron microscopy were utilized to analyze the surface properties of as-milled powders. The results proved that the surface of ZrB2 powder was mainly composed of Zr–O, B–O and B–OH bonds as hydrolysis proceeded, and the amount of surface B–O bond was found to increase rapidly in water, suggesting a more B2O3-like surface behavior were developed. Results also showed when milled at 300rpm for 4h in water, 64.45 at% of B was in the form of B2O3 at a thickness of ∼3nm from the surface. The nano-sized surface Zr–B–O oxide layer (∼5nm in thickness) could help to improve the dispersion of powder in aqueous media.
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