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Preparation And Sintering Studies Of Nanometer-Sized Polycrystalline ZrO2
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2011
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The present paper reports on the characterization and on sintering studies of nanometer-sized polycrystalline ZrO2 prepared by the technique of crystallite condensation, oxidation, and in-situ compaction. The annealing induced growth of crystallites as well as a transformation from the tetragonal to the monoclinic phase were observed. A rapid increase of the mass density and of the microhardness during annealing up to 1000 °C indicates attractive sintering characteristics. By means of positron lifetime spectroscopy the development of the pattern of structural free volumes during sintering was studied.
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