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Developments in Ceramic Materials Research

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Coloured ZrSiO4 <strong>Ceramic</strong> Pigments 269<br />

Figure 5. SEM images of 1200°C calc<strong>in</strong>ed samples a) Pr 0.02, b) Fe 0.02 and c) V 0.02.<br />

Colour Properties<br />

The diffuse reflectance spectra of the three families of pigments have been elaborated to<br />

give the L*, a*and b* parameters (CIE) to assess their colour (Figure 6), as a function of the<br />

dopant amount.<br />

Pr- doped compounds are all grouped at the positive side of the b* axis, <strong>in</strong><br />

correspondence of the large and positive L* values, <strong>in</strong>dicat<strong>in</strong>g that all materials show a light<br />

yellow colour, not largely affected by the dopant content. In the case of iron as the guest<br />

metal, the pigments are red (positive a* axis) and their colour becomes more <strong>in</strong>tense (lower

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