Effect of deposition rate on microstructure and thermal conductivity of YSZ films prepared by MOCVD

Rong Tu, Takashi Goto

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Abstract

Yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) films were prepared by a vertical cold-wall type CVD apparatus using Zr(dpm)4 and Y(dpm)3 as source precursors and the correlation among deposition rate, microstructure and thermal conductivity were investigated. The deposition rate (Rdep) of YSZ films was controlled in between 2 and 108 μm h-1 by changing total pressure in reactor (Ptot), deposition temperature (Tdep) and precursor concentration (Czr)- The microstructure of YSZ films changed from dense to columnar with increasing Rdep. The YSZ films prepared at a deposition rate higher than 50 μm h-1 at 1073 K had a columnar structure and each column was consisted of polycrystals. Two kinds of nano-pores around 100 and 10 nm were observed at the grain boundaries and within grains, respectively. The thermal conductivity (κ) of YSZ films decreased with increasing deposition rate (Rdep) and then kept at a constant of 0.8 W m-1 K -1 over Rdep = 40 μm h-1 which is about 1/3 of YSZ bulk.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCeramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications - 9th Int. Symp. on Ceramic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications and the 4th Laser Ceramics Symp.
PublisherAmerican Ceramic Society
Pages387-393
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9780470408421
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010 Jan 1
EventCeramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications - 9th International Symposium on Ceramic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications and the 4th Laser Ceramics Symposium - Shanghai, China
Duration: 2008 Nov 102008 Nov 14

Publication series

NameCeramic Transactions
Volume210
ISSN (Print)1042-1122

Other

OtherCeramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications - 9th International Symposium on Ceramic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications and the 4th Laser Ceramics Symposium
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period08/11/1008/11/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Materials Chemistry

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