Phase Stability of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia with Dissolved Cerium and Neptunium Oxides Under Oxidizing and Reducing Atmospheres

Autor: Tsumetaka Banba, Ken-ichi Kuramoto, Shinsuke Yamanaka, Masayoshi Uno, Hisayoshi Mitamura, Tadashi Yanagi, Hajime Kinoshita
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 83:391-396
ISSN: 1551-2916
0002-7820
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01202.x
Popis: Phase stability and effects of sintering atmosphere on the crystalline structure of Np-doped yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) were evaluated in comparison with those same properties and conditions for Ce-doped YSZ. Different sintering atmospheres for Ce-doped YSZ led to differences in phase formation through reduction of the dopant from Ce4+ to Ce3+. On the other hand, YSZ specimens containing up to 40 mol% Np formed only a fluorite-structure phase regardless of sintering atmosphere. Yttria-stabilized zirconia thus seems to accommodate Np within a wide range of concentrations and to have excellent phase stability under both oxidizing and reducing atmospheres.
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