Abstract
Ce-modified La2Zr2O7 powders, i.e., La2Zr2O7 (LZ), La2(Zr0.7Ce0.3)2O7 (LZ7C3), and La2(Zr0.3Ce0.7)2O7 (LZ3C7), were used to produce thermal barrier coatings by atmospheric plasma spray process. The chemical compatibility of the CeO2-doped La2Zr2O7 with the traditional YSZ was investigated in LZ-YSZ powder mixtures and LZ-YSZ bilayer coatings by x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope. The powder mixtures and coatings were aged at 1200 and 1300 °C for 100 h. The results showed that LZ and LZ7C3 presented single pyrochlore structure after the heat treatments at both 1200 and 1300 °C. For LZ3C7, however, fluorite structure was observed at 1300 °C, indicating a poor phase stability of LZ3C7 at the elevated temperature. The results further showed that La2(Zr0.3Ce0.7)2O7 reacted with YSZ in the bilayer ceramic coatings due to the diffusion of cerium, zirconium, and yttrium. While for La2Zr2O7(LZ) and La2(Zr0.7Ce0.3)2O7, a better chemical compatibility with YSZ was shown.
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