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Title: Crystallographic Characteristics of Grain Boundaries in Dense Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia

Journal Article · · International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology
OSTI ID:1015469

Grain-boundary plane, misorientation angle, grain size, and grain-boundary energy distributions were quantified using electron backscatter diffraction data for dense polycrystalline yttria-stabilized zirconia, to understand interfacial crystallography in solid oxide fuel cells. Tape-cast samples were sintered at 14501C for 4 h and annealed for at least 100 h between 8001C and 16501C. Distributions obtained from both three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions and stereological analyses of 2D sections demonstrated that the (100) boundary planes {(111)} have relative areas larger {smaller} than expected in a random distribution, and that the boundary plane distribution is inversely correlated to the boundary energy distribution.

Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, and Morgantown, WV (United States). In-house Research
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy (FE)
OSTI ID:
1015469
Report Number(s):
NETL-TPR-2906; TRN: US201111%%617
Journal Information:
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Journal Name: International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English