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Crystallization of Zirconia under Hydrothermal Conditions
Author(s) -
Bućko Mirosław M.,
Haberko Krzysztof,
Faryna Marek
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1995.tb07985.x
Subject(s) - crystallization , crystallite , cubic zirconia , hydrothermal circulation , chemical engineering , amorphous solid , materials science , crystal growth , crystal (programming language) , mineralogy , crystallography , chemistry , composite material , metallurgy , ceramic , computer science , programming language , engineering
Amorphous zirconia gel was hydrothermally treated at 250°C for 1–326 h in water and in NaOH water solution. Changes of the crystallite sizes and shapes were observed using TEM. The nature of these changes seems to be independent of the crystallization environment, but the rate of the process is much faster in the NaOH solution. The mechanism of the crystal growth is suggested.