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Appendix D. Site Reports—Japan 263<br />

Site:<br />

Nagoya University<br />

Department of Crystalline Materials <strong>Science</strong><br />

Furocho, Chikusa-ku<br />

Nagoya 464-01, Japan<br />

Fax: (81)-52-789-3821<br />

Date Visited: 25 July 1997<br />

WTEC:<br />

Hosts:<br />

D. Shaw (report author), E. Hu, L. Jelinski, M.C. Roco,<br />

C. Uyehara<br />

Professor Uichiro Mizutani<br />

Professor Toshiharu Fukunaga<br />

Professor Nobuo Tanaka<br />

Professor Jun-ichiro Inoue<br />

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS<br />

Professor Toshiharu Fukunaga, Nanoparticles by<br />

Mechanical Milling<br />

The X-ray diffraction spectrum of milled graphite was the same as for<br />

amorphous material. The density decreased from 2.2 to 1.85 g/cm 3 in 36<br />

hours of milling. Neutron diffraction confirmed the disorder. These results<br />

were analyzed to calculate the radial distribution factor that gives the<br />

coordination number, which reduced from 3.01 to 2.82 in the 36 hours. It is<br />

believed that this describes production of dangling bonds in the milled<br />

material. Assuming the crystalline structure is unchanged upon milling, only<br />

the size of the particles changes <strong>and</strong> the coordination number decreases. The<br />

size was estimated to be about 27 Å.<br />

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) before milling showed a<br />

layered graphite-like structure. After milling the material was amorphous.<br />

Ball milling is done at low temperature. The equipment has a 150 G (x<br />

gravity) capability but 10 G is used in work in this department.<br />

Trigonal selenium was also milled. Using the same analytical procedures<br />

as above, it was estimated that the particles contained about 22 atoms.<br />

Li <strong>and</strong> graphite were milled together. The Li incorporates into the<br />

graphite <strong>and</strong> coats the balls to produce a gold-colored LiC 6 film. The Li is<br />

inserted into the hexagonal C network if the milling intensity is kept low.<br />

The potential application is to batteries. One of the technical challenges is to<br />

remove the material from the balls.

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