Abstract
Gastight, high-temperature stable sealing between yttria-doped zirconia (ZrO 2) and an electrically insulating ceramic joining partner is necessary for a wide range of applications in oxygen sensing and energy conversion. To accomplish this, laser brazing with glass solders is an attractive alternative to existing joining processes. Due to a near-perfect match of its thermal expansion with the one of ZrO 2 up to high temperatures (∼800 °C) and good thermal and electrical insulation properties, forsterite (Mg 2SiO 4) is chosen as a candidate joining partner. As the absorptivity of pure forsterite at the used diode laser wavelengths of 808 and 940 nm is quite low, increasing the energy absorption by doping forsterite with Fe 2O 3 appears to be a promising refinement of this technique. The optical properties of the resulting olivine ceramics are evaluated. The results show that Fe 2O 3-doped forsterite is both suitable as a joining partner for ZrO 2 and for tuning its absorptivity.
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