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| Author(s): |
Renata Ayres Rocha
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN/BT) |
| Defense date: | 2001-12-07 |
| Examining board members: |
Eliana Navarro dos Santos Muccillo;
Ivana Conte Cosentino;
Douglas Gouvea
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| Advisor: | Eliana Navarro dos Santos Muccillo |
| Abstract | |
CeO2:Gd2O3 solid solutions have been prepared by the following techniques based on polymeric matrices: the citrate, the amorphous citrate and the PVA techniques. The main purpose was to obtain reactive powders for preparing highly dense sintered ceramic pieces. The precursor resin, calcined powders and sintered compacts were studied by several techniques for complete characterization. The main results show that solid solutions may be obtained at relatively low temperatures and that powder particles are in the nanosize range, whatever is the technique used for the synthesis of the solid solution. However, the densification of sintered compacts is found to be dependent on dopant content and synthesis technique. The PVA technique should be used with caution, mainly due to combustion that may occur during precursor decomposition. The residual carbon content was found to be higher for powder prepared by the citrate technique. Specimens with high densification were obtained following the amorphous citrate technique. Electrical resistivity results are in agreement with previous results that suggest a dependence of the porosity of the sintered compacts on the dopant content and also on the material chosen for precursor. (AU) | |