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Synthesis and Characterization of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) Nano-Clusters for Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs) Applications

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Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) nano-clusters were synthesized by a sol–gel process. The aim was to produce YSZ powders in order to prepare thick coatings for thermal barrier to be applied on gas turbine engine components. Yttrium nitrate hexahydrate and zirconium oxy-chloride octahydrate were used as a source of zirconium, citric acid was taken as a chelating agent, and ethylene glycol was used as a polysterification agent. The synthesized powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, thermo-gravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry, and Raman spectroscopy. Furthermore, parameters were critically analyzed in order to synthesize non-transformable (t′) tetragonal crystal structure, which is the best zirconia phase for high temperature thermal barrier coatings applications. In this regard, tetragonal YSZ nano-clusters were heated in an alumina crucible at a temperature of 1200 °C for 100 h.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in the framework of Increase Competitiveness Program of NUST «MISiS» (Grant No. К4-2014-081) and experimental support of National University of Science and Technology “MISiS”, Moscow, Russia.

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    Satish Tailor & A. V. Doub

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Tailor, S., Singh, M. & Doub, A.V. Synthesis and Characterization of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) Nano-Clusters for Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs) Applications. J Clust Sci 27, 1097–1107 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-016-1014-y

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