Effect of composition changes on properties and defect structure of crystalline Sm-doped ZrO2
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Russian Journal of Electrochemistry |
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| Field | Solid matter physics and magnetism |
| Keywords | crystals;ZrO2;Sm2O3;polymorphous structure;pyrochlore phase;electrical conductivity;microhardness;elastic modulus;aborption coefficient;refractive index |
| Description | Polymorphous structure, electrical conductivity, absorption coefficient, refractive index, and mechanical characteristics of crystalline system ZrO2 + x Sm2O3 is investigated. Vickers microhardness is investigated by the well-known quasi-static indentation method. Plastic microhardness and the effective elastic modulus are studied by the depth-sensing indentation technique. Special attention is devoted to the ordered defect fluorite structure, pyrochlore phase Sm2Zr2O7, observed for x = 43 mol %. Potential applications of the investigated system are discussed. |
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