Nanocrystalline powders of ZrO_2–8mol%SmO1.5（8Sm SZ）, ZrO_2–8mol%GdO1.5（8Gd SZ）, and ZrO_2–8mol%YO1.5（8YSZ） were prepared by a simple reverse-coprecipitation technique. Differential thermal analysis/thermogra...Nanocrystalline powders of ZrO_2–8mol%SmO1.5（8Sm SZ）, ZrO_2–8mol%GdO1.5（8Gd SZ）, and ZrO_2–8mol%YO1.5（8YSZ） were prepared by a simple reverse-coprecipitation technique. Differential thermal analysis/thermogravimetry（DTA/TG）, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR）, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, Raman spectroscopy, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy（HRTEM） were used to study the phase transformation and crystal growth behavior. The DTA results showed that the ZrO_2 freeze-dried precipitates crystallized at 529, 465, and 467°C in the case of 8Sm SZ, 8Gd SZ, and 8YSZ, respectively. The XRD and Raman results confirmed the presence of tetragonal ZrO_2 when the dried precipitates were calcined in the temperature range from 600 to 1000°C for 2 h. The crystallite size increased with increasing calcination temperature. The activation energies were calculated as 12.39, 12.45, and 16.59 k J/mol for 8Sm SZ, 8Gd SZ, and 8YSZ respectively.展开更多
文摘Nanocrystalline powders of ZrO_2–8mol%SmO1.5（8Sm SZ）, ZrO_2–8mol%GdO1.5（8Gd SZ）, and ZrO_2–8mol%YO1.5（8YSZ） were prepared by a simple reverse-coprecipitation technique. Differential thermal analysis/thermogravimetry（DTA/TG）, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR）, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, Raman spectroscopy, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy（HRTEM） were used to study the phase transformation and crystal growth behavior. The DTA results showed that the ZrO_2 freeze-dried precipitates crystallized at 529, 465, and 467°C in the case of 8Sm SZ, 8Gd SZ, and 8YSZ, respectively. The XRD and Raman results confirmed the presence of tetragonal ZrO_2 when the dried precipitates were calcined in the temperature range from 600 to 1000°C for 2 h. The crystallite size increased with increasing calcination temperature. The activation energies were calculated as 12.39, 12.45, and 16.59 k J/mol for 8Sm SZ, 8Gd SZ, and 8YSZ respectively.
