Open AccessSolar synthesis of nanostructured zirconia: microstructural and thermal characterization
Author(s) -
L.G. Ceballos-Mendivil,
Yannely Carvajal-Campos,
Judith Tánori-Córdova,
Jonathan Casildo Luque-Ceballos,
Heidi Isabel Villafán-Vidales,
Claudio A. Estrada
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
materials research express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2053-1591
DOI - 10.1088/2053-1591/abcbb8
Subject(s) - monoclinic crystal system , cubic zirconia , materials science , zirconium , chemical engineering , characterization (materials science) , ceramic , solar furnace , mineralogy , solar energy , nanotechnology , metallurgy , crystallography , crystal structure , chemistry , ecology , engineering , biology
The use of concentrated solar energy in processing ceramic materials is an attractive route to obtain these materials with low CO 2 emissions. In this work, nanostructures of monoclinic zirconia (m-ZrO 2 ) were obtained using concentrated solar energy provided by the IER-UNAM solar furnace as a heat source. In the first stage of the process, a Zr/O/C complex was obtained by sol-gel method at a temperature of 120 °C using zirconium n-propoxide and sorbitol as precursors reagents. This complex was used in a second stage to obtain m-ZrO 2 by heating it at a temperature of 1200 °C for one hour in air atmosphere. This last stage was performed in a solar furnace. Samples were analyzed by characterization techniques: FT-IR, TGA/DSC, XRD, TEM, and SEM confirming the formation of nanostructures of zirconia in monoclinic phase.