Phase Relations and Elemental Distribution Among Co-Existing Phases in the Ceramics of the Pseudobinary System CaZrTi{sub 2}O{sub 7}-LnAlO{sub 3} (Ln= Nd, Sm)
- SIA Radon, Moscow, 119121 (Russian Federation)
- Center of Advanced Technologies, SIA Radon, 7th Rostovskii lane 2/14, Moscow, 119121 (Russian Federation)
- D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, Moscow (Russian Federation)
In the ceramics in series (1-x) CaZrTi{sub 2}O{sub 7} - x NdAlO{sub 3} and (1-x) CaZrTi{sub 2}O{sub 7} - x SmAlO{sub 3} (x = 0.25, 0.5 and 0.75) produced by cold pressing and sintering at 1400, 1450 and 1500 deg. C zirconolite was found to be a major phase, perovskite was an extra phase and traces of residual baddeleyite occurred. At x = 0.75 the perovskite was major phase and zirconolite and cubic oxide of fianite or tazheranite type were extra phases. Major Nd and Sm host phase at x = 0.25 was found to be zirconolite (about 65% of total Nd{sub 2}O{sub 3} and 74% of total Sm{sub 2}O{sub 3}). With the x value increasing perovskite becomes major host phase for Nd and Sm accumulating of up to about 92% of total Nd and about 72% of total Sm. As follows from SEM/EDS data Nd and Sm contents in the zirconolite may reach {approx}1 formula unit (fu). (authors)
- Research Organization:
- Materials Research Society, 506 Keystone Drive, Warrendale, PA, 15086-7573 (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 21062406
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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