• Journal of Inorganic Materials
  • Vol. 36, Issue 4, 411 (2021)
Jiatong ZHU, Zhihao LOU, Ping ZHANG, Jia ZHAO, Xuanyu MENG, Jie XU*, and Feng GAO
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
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    DOI: 10.15541/jim20200426 Cite this Article
    Jiatong ZHU, Zhihao LOU, Ping ZHANG, Jia ZHAO, Xuanyu MENG, Jie XU, Feng GAO. Preparation and Thermal Properties of Rare Earth Tantalates (RETaO4) High-Entropy Ceramics[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2021, 36(4): 411 Copy Citation Text show less
    XRD patterns of high-entropy RETaO4 ceramics after sintering at 1500 ℃ for 10 h
    1. XRD patterns of high-entropy RETaO4 ceramics after sintering at 1500 ℃ for 10 h
    Raman spectra of high-entropy RETaO4 ceramics
    2. Raman spectra of high-entropy RETaO4 ceramics
    STEM-EDS of high-entropy tantalates
    3. STEM-EDS of high-entropy tantalates
    SAED patterns of (a1) 4RETaO4, (b1) 5RETaO4 and (c1) 6RETaO4; HRTEM images of (a2) 4RETaO4, (b2) 5RETaO4 and (c2) 6RETaO4
    4. SAED patterns of (a1) 4RETaO4, (b1) 5RETaO4 and (c1) 6RETaO4; HRTEM images of (a2) 4RETaO4, (b2) 5RETaO4 and (c2) 6RETaO4
    Schematic diagram of 5RETaO4 crystal structure
    5. Schematic diagram of 5RETaO4 crystal structure
    SEM images of high-entropy tantalates
    6. SEM images of high-entropy tantalates
    Thermal expansion of high-entropy RETaO4
    7. Thermal expansion of high-entropy RETaO4
    Thermal properties of high-entropy RETaO4
    8. Thermal properties of high-entropy RETaO4
    Sampleρthr/(g·cm-3)ρexp/(g·cm-3)Porosity/%dgrain/μm
    4RETaO48.5938.4411.772.96
    5RETaO48.7358.5971.586.63
    6RETaO48.9838.7582.503.29
    Table 1. Theoretical density, experimental density, porosity, and average grain size of high-entropy tantalates
    Samplea/nmb/nmc/nmβ/(°) $r_{RE^{3+}}$/nm
    4RETaO40.5441.1120.50895.6510.767
    5RETaO40.5421.1080.50895.6410.668
    6RETaO40.5371.0990.50495.5710.581
    Table 2. Detail structure information of high-entropy RETaO4 ceramics and the average radii of doped rare-earth ions
    SampleHV/GPa
    4RETaO4(7.92±2.33)
    5RETaO4(6.15±1.60)
    6RETaO4(9.97±2.20)
    Table 3. HV hardness of high-entropy tantalates
    Material6RETaO4NdTaO4SmTaO4EuTaO4GdTaO4DyTaO4HoTaO4YSZ
    Thermal conductivity/(W·m-1·K-1)2.78-1.303.41-1.752.70-1.453.23-1.263.94-1.283.45-1.803.35-1.473.02-2.38
    Table 4. Thermal conductivity of 6RETaO4, single rare earth tantalates, and YSZ (100-900 ℃)
    Jiatong ZHU, Zhihao LOU, Ping ZHANG, Jia ZHAO, Xuanyu MENG, Jie XU, Feng GAO. Preparation and Thermal Properties of Rare Earth Tantalates (RETaO4) High-Entropy Ceramics[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2021, 36(4): 411
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