ISSN:
1573-2746
Keywords:
grain boundary
;
grain growth
;
sintering
;
oxide
;
CeO2
;
Y2O3
;
ZrO2
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Kinetics of grain boundaries in oxides with the cubic fluorite structure and its derivatives has been investigated using fine grain ceramics that are fully dense. Grain growth measurements in these materials have provided information on grain boundary diffusivity over a diffusion distance of the order of the initial grain size. With the addition of solute cations, grain boundary mobility can be varied over many orders of magnitude, often with very different activation energies. This is caused by the variation of defect population and the defect-solute association. Definitive evidence for solute drag has also been observed in some cases, but solute drag can not be confirmed as a general mechanism in solid solutions. Lastly, while grain boundary at low temperature may continue to serve as a fast diffusion path, it may not be able to migrate because of additional pinning mechanisms such as those exerted by grain boundary nodal points or lines. This means that sintering without grain growth is possible, opening up an avenue for obtaining ultrafine ceramics by pressureless sintering.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008742404071
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