F. Czerwinski et Ja. Szpunar, THE INFLUENCE OF CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATION OF NICKEL SURFACE ON OXIDATION-INHIBITION BY CERIA COATINGS, Acta materialia, 46(4), 1998, pp. 1403-1417
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Material Science","Metallurgy & Metallurigical Engineering
The growth of NiO on (100) and (111) crystal faces of Ni, both pure an
d coated with nano-sized CeO2 particles, has been studied at temperatu
res in the range of 873-1073 K. It is shown that the crystallographic
orientation of the substrate exerted an essential influence on the gro
wth rate and microstructure of pure and CeO2-modified NiO. The 14 nm t
hick coatings of CeO2 deposited on (100)Ni markedly inhibited the oxid
ation process; however, oxide growth rate on this face was still highe
r than that measured for uncoated (111)Ni. The same coatings applied t
o (111)Ni, when incorporated into the oxide without the coarsening of
CeO2 particles, decreased the oxidation rate to values as low as that
predicted from the lattice diffusion of Ni in NiO. The differences in
the oxidation rate of both Ni crystal faces are interpreted by the cha
nges in oxide microstructure and texture, in terms of the type and den
sity of grain boundaries. It is suggested that, at high temperatures,
the NiO grain boundaries act as easy-diffusion paths for Ce4+ ions and
primarily affect the distribution of relative element in oxide. Subse
quently, the Ce4+ segregation affects the relative suppression of Ni2 and O-2(-) diffusion, and the dominant oxidation mechanism. (C) 1998
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