Nanoscale chemistry and ion segregation in zirconia-based ceramic at grain boundaries by atom probe tomography

Licata, Olivia G.; Zhu, Menglin; Hwang, Jinwoo; Mazumder, Baishakhi

doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114603

Title: Nanoscale chemistry and ion segregation in zirconia-based ceramic at grain boundaries by atom probe tomography

Journal Article · 16 February 2022 · Scripta Materialia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114603 · OSTI ID:1981753

^[1]; Zhu, Menglin ^[2]; Hwang, Jinwoo ^[2]; Mazumder, Baishakhi ^[1]

State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY (United States)
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (United States)

In this work nanoscale features that are of importance in the stability of yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia (Y-TZP) are quantified through atom probe tomography. In-depth analysis of grain boundary chemistry revealed preferential segregation of lighter and smaller ions towards specific grain boundaries. The relationship between elemental segregation and the local atomistic structure is investigated at the sub-nanometer level to gain insights on nanoscale features associated with the tetragonal-monoclinic phase transformation in Y-TZP through grain boundary characterization. Furthermore, principal component analysis was implemented to reveal any potential biases from varied field evaporation across stabilizer-rich grain boundaries. The observed variations in ion density across different grains suggested a variation in field which was attributed to potential variations in grain crystal orientation. In order to reveal the subtle depletion of oxygen atoms within grain boundaries a new methodology to map oxygen vacancies is proposed, utilizing the relative neighborhood chemistry of individual yttrium atoms.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1981753

Journal Information:: Scripta Materialia, Journal Name: Scripta Materialia Journal Issue: C Vol. 213; ISSN 1359-6462

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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