Structure and Conductivity Studies of Scandia and Alumina Doped Zirconia Thin Films
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Initial Powders | cSc, % | cAl, % | cZr, % |
---|---|---|---|
ScSZ | 0.19 | – | 0.81 |
ScAlSZ | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.79 |
Substrate Temperature (°C) | Cubic | Tetragonal | Rhombohedral |
---|---|---|---|
ScSZ | |||
50 | 43% | 15% | 42% |
150 | 42% | 19% | 39% |
300 | 45% | 18% | 37% |
450 | 46% | 17% | 37% |
600 | 53% | 17% | 30% |
ScAlSZ | |||
50 | – | 22% | 78% |
150 | 41% | 13% | 46% |
300 | 42% | 19% | 39% |
450 | 43% | 20% | 37% |
600 | 43% | 23% | 34% |
Thin Films | Substrate Temperature | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 °C | 150 °C | 300 °C | 450 °C | 600 °C | |
ScSZ | 1.7 × 10−5 | 2.5 × 10−5 | 7.4 × 10−4 | 3.6 × 10−3 | 4.2 × 10−3 |
ScAlSZ | 4.1 × 10−5 | 2.3 × 10−4 | 1.1 × 10−3 | 1.9 × 10−3 | 2.4 × 10−3 |
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Sriubas, M.; Kainbayev, N.; Virbukas, D.; Bočkutė, K.; Rutkūnienė, Ž.; Laukaitis, G. Structure and Conductivity Studies of Scandia and Alumina Doped Zirconia Thin Films. Coatings 2019, 9, 317. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9050317
Sriubas M, Kainbayev N, Virbukas D, Bočkutė K, Rutkūnienė Ž, Laukaitis G. Structure and Conductivity Studies of Scandia and Alumina Doped Zirconia Thin Films. Coatings. 2019; 9(5):317. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9050317
Chicago/Turabian StyleSriubas, Mantas, Nursultan Kainbayev, Darius Virbukas, Kristina Bočkutė, Živilė Rutkūnienė, and Giedrius Laukaitis. 2019. "Structure and Conductivity Studies of Scandia and Alumina Doped Zirconia Thin Films" Coatings 9, no. 5: 317. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9050317