Thermal stability of transition phases in zirconia-doped alumina |
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Authors: | B DJURICIC S PICKERING P GLAUDE D MCGARRY P TAMBUYSER |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute for Advanced Materials, Joint Research Centre, 1755 ZG Petten, Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Alumina was prepared from an aqueous salt solution by homogeneous precipitation followed by calcination in air. Dependence
of the thermal stability of transition phases on the presence of a zirconia dopant and on autoclave treatment prior to calcination
was investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential thermal analysis coupled with thermogravimetric analysis (DTA–TGA)
and transmission electron microscope (TEM) analysis. Homogeneous precipitation produced an amorphous trihydrate precipitate;
the autoclave treatment converted this to crystalline boehmite (monohydrate). The zirconia was soluble in the transition alumina
but was insoluble in α-Al2O3 so that phase transformation to α-Al2O3 was accompanied by a phase separation to form an alumina-zirconia nanocomposite. The thermal stability of the transition
phases was increased both by the dopant and by the autoclave treatment. A combination of both parameters yielded the most
stable transition alumina, which withstood 1 h at 1200°C without transformation to α-Al2O3.
This revised version was published online in November 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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