Annual Report 2009/2010 - JUWEL - Forschungszentrum Jülich
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Fig. 67: TG/DSC thermogram of a neodymium zirconate by internal gelation.<br />
Conclusion<br />
Among the three wet chemical synthesis routes conducted in this work coprecipitation and<br />
the sol-gel route were successful for the preparation of pyrochlore-type zirconates. The<br />
characterization of the products with XRD and SEM exhibits single phase Nd 2 Zr 2 O 7<br />
pyrochlore. The scanning electron microscopy image shows that coprecipitation as well as<br />
internal gelation lead to a homogeneous product which was proofed by backscattered<br />
electron images.<br />
In summary, the sol-gel synthesis is a straightforward synthesis-route for the preparation of<br />
Nd 2 Zr 2 O 7 . However, any variation in the Nd/Zr-system complicates the internal gelation<br />
process because the sol-formulation needs to be adjusted every time. Despite its multi stage<br />
formation process coprecipitation is easy to control and therefore has great potential for the<br />
preparation of zirconia-based pyrochlores even with changes in the Nd/Zr-system.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
This work is supported by the Ministerium für Innovation, Wissenschaft, Forschung und<br />
Technologie des Landes (MIWFT) Nordrhein-Westfalen; AZ: 323-005-0911-0129.<br />
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