Stabilization of cubic structure in Mn-doped hafnia

Ling Gao, Lian Zhou, Jianqing Feng, Lifeng Bai, Chengshan Li, Zhongyuan Liu, Jean Louis Soubeyroux, Yafeng Lu

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Abstract

The compounds Hf 1-xMn xO 2-δ (x = 0-0.5) have been synthesized by conventional solid state reaction method in Ar. Rietveld analysis of X-ray diffraction data has shown that the Mn-doped HfO 2 undergoes a structural transformation from monoclinic to cubic phases, which is significantly dependent on the Mn content under current synthesis conditions. The stabilized cubic structure by multivalent Mn ion doping can transform to the monoclinic structure when annealed at high temperature in air. Transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction investigations have also confirmed the existence of the high-temperature cubic structure. A mechanism of stabilizing the high-temperature cubic phase in the Hf 1-xMn xO 2-δ system has been analyzed based on considerations of manganese substitution effect for hafnium ions and oxygen vacancy formation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2305-2311
Number of pages7
JournalCeramics International
Volume38
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Microstructure
  • Oxides
  • Phase transformations

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