Cm. Foster et al., X-RAY AND MICRO-RAMAN ANALYSIS OF NANOPHASE ZRO2 AND Y2O3-ZRO2 PRODUCED BY THE GAS-PHASE CONDENSATION TECHNIQUE, Journal of materials research, 8(8), 1993, pp. 1977-1982
Nanophase (n-) ZrO2 was produced in its pure and partially stabilized
form by the gas-phase condensation method. The material was examined b
y x-ray diffraction and Raman scattering to obtain information on the
structural evolution of the material during sintering. Two types Of Y2
O3-doped ZrO2 nanophase material were made: one by co-deposition of n-
Y2O3 and n-ZrO2 in a consecutive manner and the second by mechanically
mixing n-Y2O3 and n-ZrO2. We have determined that the co-deposition p
rocess is the most effective means of doping the n-ZrO2.