Study of local structure around zirconium ions in grain boundaries of polycrystalline α-alumina by X-ray absorption spectroscopy and chemical analysis of thin foils - Sorbonne Université
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Study of local structure around zirconium ions in grain boundaries of polycrystalline α-alumina by X-ray absorption spectroscopy and chemical analysis of thin foils

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The chemical state and local structure around zirconium ions in doped α-polycrystalline alumina (300 wt ppm ZrO2) was studied by X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements at the zirconium K edge and by scanning transmission electron microscopy on thin foils. The zirconium segregation in alumina grain boundaries depends on alumina grain size: for a mean grain size of about ∼3·5 μm, the grain boundaries are saturated with zirconium. The zirconium grain boundaries to bulk concentration ratio, calculated from energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry measurement on thin foils is equal to ∼(5±3)×103. The zirconium located in grain boundaries forms nanocrystalline tetragonal zirconia particles. This allotropic zirconia form is stabilised at room temperature because of the important contribution of the surface free energy.

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hal-04313878 , version 1 (29-11-2023)

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M.K. Loudjani, Robert Cortés. Study of local structure around zirconium ions in grain boundaries of polycrystalline α-alumina by X-ray absorption spectroscopy and chemical analysis of thin foils. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 1999, 19 (15), pp.2659-2666. ⟨10.1016/S0955-2219(99)00046-1⟩. ⟨hal-04313878⟩
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