Imaging secondary-ion mass spectroscopy observation of the scavenging of siliceous film from 8-mol%-yttria-stabilized zirconia by the addition of alumina

Jong Heun Lee, Toshiyuki Mori, Ji Guang Li, Takayasu Ikegami, Manabu Komatsu, Hajime Haneda

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Abstract

The scavenging of a resistive siliceous phase via the addition of Al2O3 was studied, using imaging secondary-ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), given the improved grain-boundary conductivity in 8-mol%-yttria-stabilized zirconia (8YSZ). The grain-boundary resistivity in 8YSZ decreased noticeably with the addition of 1 mol% of Al2O3. Strong SiO2 segregation at the grain boundaries was observed in a SIMS map of pure 8YSZ that contained 120 ppm of SiO2 (by weight). The addition of 1 mol% of Al2O3 caused the SiO2 to gather around the Al2O3 particles. The present observations provided direct and visual evidence of SiO2 segregation at the grain boundaries (which had a deleterious effect on grain-boundary conductivity) and the scavenging of SiO2 via Al2O3 addition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1273-1275
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume83
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Materials Chemistry

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