Iron-stabilized nanocrystalline ZrO2 solid solutions: Synthesis by combustion and thermal stability

Autor: Eddy De Grave, Christophe Laurent, Valdirene Gonzaga De Resende, Antoine Barnabé, Felipe Legorreta Garcia, Alain Peigney
Přispěvatelé: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE), Universiteit Gent - UGENT (BELGIUM)
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Materials Research Bulletin. 44:1301-1311
ISSN: 0025-5408
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2008.12.014
Popis: The synthesis of Fe 3+ -stabilized zirconia by the nitrate/urea combustion route was investigated. Using several characterization techniques, including X-ray diffraction, field-emission-gun scanning electron microscopy and notably Mossbauer spectroscopy, it was possible to determine the appropriate amount of urea that allows to obtain a totally stabilized Zr 0.9 Fe 0.1 O 1.95 solid solution. The nanocrystalline zirconia solid solution is mostly tetragonal, but the presence of the cubic phase could not be ruled out. An in-depth study of the thermal stability in air showed that the Fe 3+ solubility in the stabilized solid solution starts to decrease at about 875 °C which results in the formation of hematite (possibly containing some Zr 4+ ) at the surface of the zirconia grains and further provokes the progressive transformation into the monoclinic zirconia phase.
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