TY - JOUR
T1 - Energetics of X-ray-amorphous zirconia and the role of surface energy in its formation
AU - Molodetsky, Irina
AU - Navrotsky, Alexandra
AU - Paskowitz, Michael J.
AU - Leppert, Valerie J.
AU - Risbud, Subhash H.
N1 - Funding Information:
We acknowledge useful discussions with David J. Duval regarding the amorphous zirconia powder synthesis. The calorimetry was supported by the US Department of Energy (grant DE 97ER-45654).
PY - 2000/2
Y1 - 2000/2
N2 - X-ray-amorphous zirconia was synthesized by a low temperature process. The difference in the energetics of monoclinic and amorphous zirconia was calculated based on drop solution calorimetry of amorphous and monoclinic zirconia in lead borate (2PbO·B2O3) at 1073 K. X-ray-amorphous zirconia is about 58 kJ/mol less stable in enthalpy than the monoclinic phase. Amorphous zirconia heated to 573 K shows crystalline nanoparticles (cubic or tetragonal) of 3.8 nm average diameter. Formation of amorphous zirconia at low temperatures can be explained by its surface energy stabilization relative to monoclinic zirconia, with a difference Δσ to approximately 1.19±0.08 J/m2.
AB - X-ray-amorphous zirconia was synthesized by a low temperature process. The difference in the energetics of monoclinic and amorphous zirconia was calculated based on drop solution calorimetry of amorphous and monoclinic zirconia in lead borate (2PbO·B2O3) at 1073 K. X-ray-amorphous zirconia is about 58 kJ/mol less stable in enthalpy than the monoclinic phase. Amorphous zirconia heated to 573 K shows crystalline nanoparticles (cubic or tetragonal) of 3.8 nm average diameter. Formation of amorphous zirconia at low temperatures can be explained by its surface energy stabilization relative to monoclinic zirconia, with a difference Δσ to approximately 1.19±0.08 J/m2.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-3093(99)00690-0
DO - 10.1016/S0022-3093(99)00690-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033882660
SN - 0022-3093
VL - 262
SP - 106
EP - 113
JO - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
JF - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
IS - 1
ER -