journal article·2021-03Open access

Thermal stability of oxygen vacancy stabilized zirconia (OVSZ) thin films

Mohsin Raza, Pascal Boulet, Jean-François Pierson, Rony Snyders, Stéphanos Konstantinidis

Abstract

Abstract Thermal stability of reactive magnetron sputter deposited oxygen vacancy stabilized cubic zirconia (OVSZ) thin films containing 16 and 3 at.% oxygen vacancies is reported. Temperature-resolved grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (TR-GIXRD) measurements (200–900 °C) in air and nitrogen atmosphere were performed. TR-GIXRD data show that the deposited films are stable up to 750 °C irrespective of the annealing atmosphere or the oxygen vacancy concentration. However, above 750 °C a fraction of zirconia transforms from cubic to monoclinic structure. This structural transition is explained by the compressive stresses, generated as a result of discrepancy in film-substrate thermal expansion coefficients. Thermal cycling of the deposited OVSZ thin films is also performed at 700 °C and show that films retain their initial cubic structure.
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OpenAlex topics: High-Temperature Coating Behaviors · Advanced ceramic materials synthesis · Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

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