Study of the effect of phase formation processes on the change in optical and thermal properties of Nd2Zr2O7 ceramics with a pyrochlore structure
Kozlovskiy A.L. Shlimas D.I. Volodina N. ZhMoldabayeva G. Kabiyev M. Konuhova M.
May 2025Elsevier B.V.
Optical Materials: X
2025#26
The paper presents the results of studies of the influence of phase formation processes with variations in annealing temperature on the processes of stabilization of the crystal structure, optical and thermal properties of Nd2Zr2O7 ceramics, which have great potential for use in optoelectronic applications due to the transitions of Nd3 ions, as well as high stability to external factors with the possibility of creating transparent ceramics. During the conducted studies it was established that the stabilization temperature of the Nd2Zr2O7 phase is 1100–1250 °C, at which the throughput is maximum, and the thermal conductivity coefficient is about 2.1–2.2 W/m × K. The assessment of phase transformations and changes in optical properties revealed that an elevation in the annealing temperature, leading to stabilization of the Nd2Zr2O7 phase, leads to a decrease in the concentration of oxygen vacancies in the structure of ceramics; however, at temperatures above 1200 °C, the observed growth in oxygen vacancies is due to the effects of substitution of Zr4+ cations by Nd3+ cations, which results in formation of additional oxygen vacancies in the structure, alongside impurity inclusions in the form of a cubic phase of Zr(Nd)O2, which is a product of phase polymorphic transformations during high-temperature annealing. Alterations in the thermophysical properties of Nd2Zr2O7 ceramics are directly dependent on phase formation processes and associated changes in the concentration of oxygen vacancies, which are the determining factor influencing the heat transfer rate.
Absorption bands , Ceramic materials , Phase transformations , Rare earth elements , Vacancy defects , Zirconates
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Engineering Profile Laboratory, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, 010008, Kazakhstan
Department of General Physics, Satbayev University, Almaty, 050032, Kazakhstan
Department Petroleum Engineering, Satbayev University, Almaty, 050013, Kazakhstan
Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia, 8 Kengaraga str, Riga, LV-1063, Latvia
Engineering Profile Laboratory
Department of General Physics
Department Petroleum Engineering
Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia
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