High performance of Ni0.9Mn1.8Mg0.3O4 spinel nanoceramic microbeads via inkjet printing and two step sintering

Abstract

We report a simple and effective in situ inkjet printing method for the fabrication of nanostructured and highly dense Ni_0.9Mn_1.8Mg_0.3O₄ (NMM) spinel oxide nanoceramic microbeads materials. In our method, the ceramic inks are fabricated that single cubic spinel NMM nanocrystallines synthesized via co-precipitation method, disperse well in organic solution, and have shown perfect dispersibility and stability. After inkjet printing using these ceramic inks, NMM microbeads are sintered via two-step sintering (TSS) process at different temperatures. The sintering behavior, microstructure and electrical properties of NMM nanoceramic microbeads prepared via TSS process are investigated and characterized systematically. These results indicate that high performance of NMM microbeads with moderate resistance values (98 331–174 601 Ω), lower thermal time constant (58–147 ms), and higher material constant (4176–4309 K) are achieved by tuning the sintering temperatures.