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Surface segregation of 3 mol % yttria-doped tetragonal zirconia particle studied by atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy-energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

Bin FENG, Akihito KUMAMOTO, Koji MATSUI, Masatoshi TANEMURA, Masato YOSHIYA, Hidehiro YOSHIDA, Yuichi IKUHARA

Abstract

Atomic structure of the surfaces in commercial 3 mol % yttria-doped tetragonal zirconia (TZP) nano-particulate powders were studied by atomic resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), and the surface segregation of Y were investigated by STEM energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) at atomic scale. STEM-EDS observations revealed that the Y cations tend to segregate on the top surface layer, forming a monolayer segregation structure. Static lattice calculations revealed that the surface segregation of Y is energetically favorable. These results indicate that Y surface segregation occurs in the TZP powders, which might partially account for the grain boundary segregation in the sintered body of TZP ceramics.
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Affiliations

Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo

Next Generation Zirconia Social Cooperation Program, Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo

Inorganic Materials Research Laboratory, Tosoh Corporation

Department of Adaptive Machine Systems, Osaka University

Nanostructures Research Laboratory, Japan Fine Ceramics Center

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

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