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Sol–gel synthesis of precursors and preparation of ceramic composites based on LaPO4 with Y2O3 and ZrO2 additions

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Nanosized powders as precursors have been synthesized via sol–gel technique to prepare ceramic composites in the LaPO4–Y2O3 and LaPO4–ZrO2 systems through normal sintering. Sol–gel technique was based on separate synthesis of LaPO4·nH2O, Y(OH)3, and ZrO(OH)2 components as sol using “reverse precipitation” (or “reverse flocculation”) technique, and further mixing them together to prepare (1‒x)LaPO4·nH2O–xY(OH)3 and (1‒x)LaPO4·nH2O–xZrO(OH)2 compositions as gels. During sol–gel synthesis, formation of hexagonal LaPO4·nH2O and Y(OH)3 or monoclinic ZrO(OH)2 was observed. As-prepared precursors of nanosized powders were then calcined at 850 °C for dehydration of the components and decomposition of yttrium and zirconium hydroxides to obtain nanosized (1‒x)LaPO4–xY2O3 and (1‒x)LaPO4–xZrO2 compositions, where x did not exceed 0.20 mole fraction. Ceramic composites were prepared by sintering these compositions subsequently at 1000, 1200, and 1300 °C for 24 h. Vickers microhardness was found to depend on x and sintering temperature. The influence of yttria and zirconia additions on dispersion of powders, their thermal behavior, specific surface area and ceramic fracture surface of the composites, and their open porosity was discussed.

Initial nanosized powders of 0.8LaPO4·nH2O−0.2Y(OH)3 (left) and 0.8LaPO4·nH2O−0.2ZrO(OH)2 (right) Fracture surfaces of 0.8LaPO4–0.2Y2O3 (left) and 0.8LaPO4–0.2ZrO2 (right) ceramic composites sintered at 1300 °C for 24 h.

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  • Sol–gel synthesis of nanopowders-precursors of (1‒x)LaPO4·nH2O–xY(OH)3 and (1‒x)LaPO4·nH2O–xZrO(OH)2 using separate and “inverse precipitation” of LaPO4·nH2O and Y(OH)3 or ZrO(OH)2 was performed.

  • Preparation of nanosized (1‒x)LaPO4–xY2O3 and (1‒x)LaPO4–xZrO2 compositions by preliminary calcining not compacting powders at 850 °C was carried out.

  • Sintering at 1000‒1300 °C to obtain (1‒x)LaPO4–xY2O3 and (1‒x)LaPO4–xZrO2 ceramic composites where mole fraction x ≤ 0.20 was performed.

  • Comparison of fracture surfaces of LaPO4, 0.8LaPO4–0.2Y2O3 and 0.8LaPO4–0.2ZrO2 ceramic samples sintered at 1000 and 1300 °C (24 h) was done.

  • Comparison of Vickers microhardness values for both systems was presented.

  • The influence of yttria and zirconia additions on dispersion of powders, their thermal behavior, specific surface area, and ceramic fracture surface was discussed.

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We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of this work by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 18-03-00488-a.

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  1. Grebenshchikov Institute of Silicate Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Makarova Embankment, 2, Saint-Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

    Larisa Mezentseva, Alexandr Osipov, Valery Ugolkov, Irina Kruchinina, Tatiana Maslennikova & Larisa Koptelova

  2. Saint-Petersburg Electrotechnical University ETU “LETI”, ul. Prof. Popova, 5, Saint-Petersburg, 197376, Russian Federation

    Irina Kruchinina

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Mezentseva, L., Osipov, A., Ugolkov, V. et al. Sol–gel synthesis of precursors and preparation of ceramic composites based on LaPO4 with Y2O3 and ZrO2 additions. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 92, 427–441 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-019-05003-5

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