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In this paper, (Gd1−xYx)TaO4 ceramics have been fabricated by solid-phase synthesis reaction. Each sample was found to crystallize in a monoclinic phase by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The properties of (Gd1−xYx)TaO4 were optimized by adjusting the ratio of Gd/Y. (Gd1−xYx)TaO4 had a low high-temperature thermal conductivity (1.37–2.05 W∙m−1∙K−1), which was regulated by lattice imperfections. The phase transition temperature of the (Gd1−xYx)TaO4 ceramics was higher than 1500 ℃. Moreover, the linear thermal expansion coefficients (TECs) were 10.5×10−6 K−1 (1200 ℃), which was not inferior to yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) (11×10−6 K−1, 1200 ℃). (Gd1−xYx)TaO4 had anisotropic thermal expansion. Therefore, controlling preferred orientation could minimize the TEC mismatch when (Gd1−xYx)TaO4 coatings were deposited on different substrates as thermal barrier coatings (TBCs). Based on their excellent properties, it is believed that the (Gd1−xYx)TaO4 ceramics will become the next generation of high-temperature thermal protective coatings.


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Low thermal conductivity and anisotropic thermal expansion of ferroelastic (Gd1−xYx)TaO4 ceramics

Show Author's information Chenkai QUaLin CHENaLiang LVbYuncheng WANGbXiaolan JIbHaitao YUNbChaoqun SUbJing FENGa( )
Faculty of Material Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
AECC South Industry Co., Ltd., Zhuzhou 412000, China

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In this paper, (Gd1−xYx)TaO4 ceramics have been fabricated by solid-phase synthesis reaction. Each sample was found to crystallize in a monoclinic phase by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The properties of (Gd1−xYx)TaO4 were optimized by adjusting the ratio of Gd/Y. (Gd1−xYx)TaO4 had a low high-temperature thermal conductivity (1.37–2.05 W∙m−1∙K−1), which was regulated by lattice imperfections. The phase transition temperature of the (Gd1−xYx)TaO4 ceramics was higher than 1500 ℃. Moreover, the linear thermal expansion coefficients (TECs) were 10.5×10−6 K−1 (1200 ℃), which was not inferior to yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) (11×10−6 K−1, 1200 ℃). (Gd1−xYx)TaO4 had anisotropic thermal expansion. Therefore, controlling preferred orientation could minimize the TEC mismatch when (Gd1−xYx)TaO4 coatings were deposited on different substrates as thermal barrier coatings (TBCs). Based on their excellent properties, it is believed that the (Gd1−xYx)TaO4 ceramics will become the next generation of high-temperature thermal protective coatings.

Keywords: thermal conductivity, thermal barrier coatings (TBCs), high-temperature phase stability, high-temperature X-ray diffraction (XRD), anisotropic thermal expansion

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Received: 24 June 2022
Revised: 24 July 2022
Accepted: 10 August 2022
Published: 07 September 2022
Issue date: November 2022

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 91960103), the Yunnan Province Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (No. 2019FJ006), and Rare and Precious Metals Material Genetic Engineering Project of Yunnan Province (No. 202102AB080019-1).

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