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Effect of tetravalent dopants on Raman spectra of tetragonal zirconia

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Ceramic Society
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Korea Inst. of Science and Technology, Seoul (Korea, Republic of). Ceramics Div.
  2. Yonsei Univ., Seoul (Korea, Republic of). Dept. of Ceramic Engineering

Tetragonal zirconia solid solutions were prepared by the additions of ceria, titania, germania, and cassiterite into 2-mol%-Y{sub 2}O{sub 3}-stabilized t-ZrO{sub 2} (2Y-TZP), and the effect of the dopant size on the changes in the Raman spectra of t-ZrO{sub 2} was investigated. The frequencies of the Raman modes that were associated with Zr-O bond stretching decreased as doping with the oversized cation (Ce{sup 4+}) increased and increased linearly as doping with the undersized dopants (Ti{sup 4+}, Ge{sup 4+}, Sn{sup 4+}) increased within the solubility limits of the dopants in 2Y-TZP. The frequency of the 640 cm{sup {minus}1} Raman band decreased as the square root of the unit-cell volume increased, suggesting that the ionic size of dopants governs the Raman mode that is related to the short Zr-O bond between two Zr-O bonds in t-ZrO{sub 2} solid solutions. Although there was no consistent relationship between the change in the tetragonality of t-ZrO{sub 2} solid solutions and the tetravalent cation size, the intensity ratio of the Raman modes at 609 and 640 cm{sup {minus}1} (I{sub 609}/I{sub 640}) decreased as the ionic size decreased.

Sponsoring Organization:
Korean Ministry of Science and Technology (Korea, Republic of)
OSTI ID:
512075
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Ceramic Society Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 80; ISSN 0002-7820; ISSN JACTAW
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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