Structural Characterization of High‐Temperature Zirconia Ceramics by Perturbed Angular Correlation Spectroscopy

Abstract
Perturbed angular correlation spectra of γ‐rays emitted following the decay of dilute 181Hf in several zirconia ceramics are reported. Spectra for monoclinic and tetragonal zirconia, a tetragonal zirconia/yttria alloy, a cubic zirconia/yttria alloy, and two mixed tetragonal/cubic‐phase zirconia/yttria alloys were measured as a function of temperature to 1470°C. The spectrum observed for each phase has a unique signature, and the spectrum of mixed‐phase materials can be used to determine the relative amounts of the different phases. These data give a cubic/(cubic + tetragonal) phase boundary that is somewhat lower in temperature than indicated by current phase diagrams.

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