Alberto Vettorel , Bart Van Meerbeek , Jef Vleugels , Fei Zhang
{"title":"Calcium oxide-stabilized zirconia with high toughness, strength, aging resistance and transformation-induced plasticity","authors":"Alberto Vettorel , Bart Van Meerbeek , Jef Vleugels , Fei Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117581","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117581","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Monolithic zirconia ceramics generally present with trade-offs between toughness, strength and hydrothermal aging-resistance, highlighting the need to develop new zirconia ceramics that are better balanced for these key properties. In this study, zirconia containing 4.5 mol% calcium-oxide stabiliser (4.5Ca-TZP) was pressed from nanoparticles and pressureless sintered at 1200–1325°C. Fully dense 4.5Ca-TZP could be obtained at 1250–1275°C with a nanometric microstructure (average grain size <100 nm) and about 20 wt% cubic-zirconia. Optimal mechanical properties were reached when sintered at 1250°C and 1275°C, combining a four-point-bending (4PB) strength of 1170 ± 140 MPa with a single-edge-V-notched-beam toughness of 9.73 ± 0.45 MPa m<sup>1/2</sup>. Furthermore, this nanometric zirconia was highly transformable, showing transformation-induced plasticity before failure with an evident deviation from linear behavior starting around 75 % of the 4PB strength. Strikingly, 4.5Ca-TZP was also aging-resistant without degradation observed after 20 hours of aging at 134°C. Additionally, its translucency was similar to that of conventional 3Y-TZPs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The European Ceramic Society","volume":"45 15","pages":"Article 117581"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144203463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sandrine Cottrino , Thomas Gaudisson , Thierry Douillard , Nicholas Blanchard , Sylvain Meille , Laurent Gremillard , Matthieu Mercury , Sylvie Le Floch
{"title":"Effect of high pressure on microstructure and mechanical and optical properties of nano-structured MgAl2O4 spinel fabricated by High Pressure Spark Plasma Sintering","authors":"Sandrine Cottrino , Thomas Gaudisson , Thierry Douillard , Nicholas Blanchard , Sylvain Meille , Laurent Gremillard , Matthieu Mercury , Sylvie Le Floch","doi":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117579","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117579","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nano-structured MgAl₂O₄ spinel ceramics were fabricated by High-Pressure Spark Plasma Sintering (HP-SPS) up to 5 GPa. High-pressure compaction creates green bodies with fine pores and improved density, enhancing the sintering process. Applying a pressure of 1.5 GPa reduces sintering temperatures by 500 °C, resulting in dense, transparent ceramics without grain coarsening. The ceramics show increased hardness due to their nano-scale grain structure, though some optical losses at shorter wavelengths are observed due to stress-induced crystalline defects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The European Ceramic Society","volume":"45 15","pages":"Article 117579"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144230679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Denise J. Ramler , Robert Mücke , Christian Lenser , Olivier Guillon , Norbert H. Menzler
{"title":"Influence of powder characteristics on the rheology of ceria-based screen-printing pastes for solid oxide cell applications","authors":"Denise J. Ramler , Robert Mücke , Christian Lenser , Olivier Guillon , Norbert H. Menzler","doi":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117570","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117570","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Screen-printing is a widely utilized method for fabricating solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs), a promising technology for efficient hydrogen production. This study focuses on the rheological characterization of screen-printing pastes, emphasizing the influence of ceramic powder properties on rheological behavior and layer features. Conventional metrics such as viscosity, or binder and ceramic content provided in wt% are shown to inadequately describe paste characteristics. Instead, we propose the use of dynamic rheological properties, including damping factor and yield point, and introduce a bimodality coefficient <span><math><mi>φ</mi></math></span> to be able to quantify and correlate particle size distribution shapes with these rheological properties. Results demonstrate that dry layer thickness and dimensional accuracy correlate strongly with the damping factor, revealing that pastes with higher damping factors exhibit thinner layers due to increased viscous behavior. Additionally, increasing the amount of binder in relation to the specific surface area (SSA) of the ceramic particles weakens the 3-dimensional paste network, decreasing yield points and shifting paste behavior toward predominantly viscous behavior. Analysis of SSA as well as particle size distribution (PSD) and their correlation with rheology highlights the destabilizing effect of agglomerates in asymmetrical and bimodal particle size distributions, underscoring the need for comprehensive powder characterization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The European Ceramic Society","volume":"45 15","pages":"Article 117570"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144222511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huiyi Fang , Zonghao Sheng , Wenxia Wang , Chuncheng Wei , Shuang Li , Xin Geng , Xiaowei Li , Nannan Zhu , Guangwu Wen , Shun Dong , Peng Wang
{"title":"Formation and mechanism of carbon coating on carbon fibers through glucose-to-carbon conversion and its effect on the mechanical properties of Cf/ZrB2-SiC composites","authors":"Huiyi Fang , Zonghao Sheng , Wenxia Wang , Chuncheng Wei , Shuang Li , Xin Geng , Xiaowei Li , Nannan Zhu , Guangwu Wen , Shun Dong , Peng Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117569","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117569","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The protection for carbon fibers is crucial for carbon fiber-reinforced materials. Carbon coatings were prepared on carbon fibers through gelation, hydrothermal caramelization and pyrolysis, with glucose as precursor of carbon. The glucose-to-carbon conversion mechanism was explored, as well as the effect of high pressure in hydrothermal reactor and the catalytic role of KCl. The high pressure suppressed gas escape and was beneficial to the formation of dense carbon coating. The KCl promoted the generation of 5-HMF, thereby accelerated the glucose-to-caramel conversion. C<sub>f</sub>/ZrB<sub>2</sub>-SiC composites were prepared by introducing ZrB<sub>2</sub>-SiC slurry into the carbon fiber preform and hot press sintering. The carbon coating protected the carbon fibers from damage during sintering at high temperature. The carbon coating significantly improved the flexural strength, fracture toughness, and fracture work of C<sub>f</sub>/ZrB<sub>2</sub>-SiC composites from 122 MPa, 3.24 MPa‧m<sup>1/2</sup>, and 231.6 J/m<sup>2</sup> to 321 MPa, 5.87 MPa‧m<sup>1/2</sup>, and 567.1 J/m<sup>2</sup>, respectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The European Ceramic Society","volume":"45 15","pages":"Article 117569"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144178256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrea Y. Cárcamo-Gutiérrez, Manuel Alejandro Ávila-López, Tania E. Lara-Ceniceros, José Bonilla-Cruz
{"title":"3D-printable scaffolds via DIW from ceramic pastes of ZnO nanoparticles without organic binders and their application as reusable photocatalysts for the degradation of Bisphenol A","authors":"Andrea Y. Cárcamo-Gutiérrez, Manuel Alejandro Ávila-López, Tania E. Lara-Ceniceros, José Bonilla-Cruz","doi":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117578","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117578","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Direct ink writing (DIW) is an efficient and cost-effective additive manufacturing technique for fabricating ceramic architectures. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO_NP) are promising photocatalysts due to their chemical stability, low toxicity, and high efficiency. However, the development of DIW-printable ZnO_NP-based pastes remains limited. This work presents the first systematic study to successfully develop 3D-printable ZnO_NP-based ceramic pastes (63 wt% solids) without organic binders. A solvent:co-solvent system (deionized water:ethylene glycol) and silica nanoparticles as inorganic binders enabled the fabrication of robust and self-supporting ZnO_NP-based scaffolds under an optimal formulation window. The photocatalytic potential was demonstrated through Bisphenol A degradation, achieving 95–85 % degradation over successive cycles, including post-reactivation. Unlike conventional powder-based photocatalysts, 3D-printed scaffolds allow efficient recovery and reuse, offering a sustainable alternative for environmental remediation. This novel approach pioneers DIW-printable ZnO_NP-based pastes without organic binders, paving the way for future advancements in photocatalytic applications and additive manufacturing of functional ceramics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The European Ceramic Society","volume":"45 15","pages":"Article 117578"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144185569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Roberto Köferstein, Jonas Jacobs, Stefan G. Ebbinghaus
{"title":"Impact of Li-substitution on dielectric, structural and sintering behavior of Lix(Sr0.5Ba0.5)1−x/2Nb2O6 ceramics","authors":"Roberto Köferstein, Jonas Jacobs, Stefan G. Ebbinghaus","doi":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117567","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117567","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Li<sub><em>x</em></sub>(Sr<sub>0.5</sub>Ba<sub>0.5</sub>)<sub>1−<em>x</em>/2</sub>Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub> ceramics were prepared by a solid state synthesis and sintered at 1300 °C. XRD investigations reveal single phase samples up to a substitution limit of <em>x</em> = 0.275. For higher lithium contents, the appearance of LiNbO<sub>3</sub> as secondary phase was observed. The density of the ceramics increases with lithium content. The microstructures show globular grains which turns to pillar-like grains with rising lithium substitution. Dielectric investigations confirm relaxor ferroelectric behavior and the diffuse phase transition is shifted towards higher temperatures with increasing lithium content from 129 °C (<em>x</em> = 0) to 221 °C (<em>x</em> = 0.275). The diffuseness coefficient increases with the lithium content. From high-temperature XRD measurements the length of the tetragonal cell parameter <em>c</em> decreases with increasing temperature, reaches a minimum at about 150 −230 °C (depending on <em>x</em>) and afterward increases with increasing temperature. Additionally, a significant shift of the Nb(2) position with temperature can be observed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The European Ceramic Society","volume":"45 15","pages":"Article 117567"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144203345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ahsanul Kabir , Anna Lavie , Victor Buratto Tinti , Vincenzo Esposito , Frank Kern
{"title":"Non-classical electromechanical behavior in multi-cation stabilized zirconia (Yb0.04Y0.04Gd0.04Nb0.10-Zr0.78O2-δ) ceramics","authors":"Ahsanul Kabir , Anna Lavie , Victor Buratto Tinti , Vincenzo Esposito , Frank Kern","doi":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117568","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117568","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This work aims to investigate the electromechanical properties of a new mixed tetragonal-cubic composition: multi-cation stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (MC-TZP) ceramics, stabilized by 2 mol% Yb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>–2 mol% Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>–2 mol% Gd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>–5 mol% Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>. The evolution of microstructure, dielectric, mechanical, and ferroelastic properties was also characterized. The MC-TZP powder was synthesized by solid-state reaction and then consolidated by two sintering methods, i.e., hot pressing and conventional sintering. Hot pressing produced an ultrafine microstructure with small grains, while conventional sintering resulted in larger grains. Both ceramics samples exhibit large longitudinal electrostrictive (M<sub>33</sub> ≥ 1 <sub>*</sub> 10<sup>−17</sup> m<sup>2</sup>/V<sup>2</sup>) coefficients at 1 Hz and a typical frequency-related relaxation effect, with the hot-pressed material demonstrating a relatively higher M<sub>33</sub> value. This enhancement correlates with improved electrical properties, characterized by a higher dielectric constant and electrical conductivity compared to the conventionally sintered counterpart.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The European Ceramic Society","volume":"45 15","pages":"Article 117568"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144195159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ablation regression behaviors of C/C composites under mechanochemical coupling","authors":"Haodong Liu , Yan Liu , Weixu Zhang , Jianru Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117550","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117550","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In previous work, a theoretical explanation that stress affected ablation thermochemical reactions was proposed for the formation of the typical steady state ablation morphology of C/C composites. However, the mechanism of mechanochemical coupling is still unclear, and the ablation velocity expression took the first-order Taylor expansion term lacks of precision under extreme load environment. This study proposes a mechanism by which stress affects the rate constant of chemical reactions through modifications in the activation energy. A quantitative relationship between stress and chemical reaction rate constant is derived from thermodynamic equilibrium perspective, leading to a revised expression for ablation velocity. Furthermore, the investigation into the effects of mechanochemical coupling on steady state and transient ablation recession behaviors is conducted through microscopic to mesoscopic scale change. The findings from this research provide valuable theoretical insights into the interactions among various physical fields and their influence on ablation recession behaviors of C/C composites.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The European Ceramic Society","volume":"45 15","pages":"Article 117550"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144169810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ion-mixing-induced mitigation of swelling and modulus reduction in irradiated SiC fibers","authors":"Xinwei Yuan , Sosuke Kondo , Diancheng Geng , Kiyohiro Yabuuchi , Hao Yu , Yasuyuki Ogino , Ryuta Kasada","doi":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117563","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117563","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The competition between shrinkage and swelling in irradiated silicon carbide (SiC) with progressive defect recovery was investigated. Both chemical vapor infiltration-prepared SiC (CVI-SiC) and fibers containing excess C showed irradiation-induced swelling, with fibers exhibiting less swelling than the CVI-matrix, suggesting that excess C reduces SiC swelling. Swelling in the SiC fibers was proportional to the degree of ion-mixing. The effect of ion-mixing-induced swelling at the fiber rim was considered dominant, while the shrinkage effect played a leading role in the fiber core. Furthermore, post-irradiation reductions in Young’s modulus were observed, reaching up to 73.6 % in the rim of HNLS and 89.6 % in the core of TSA3. When the damage increased to 100 displacements per atom, the modulus reduction of the fiber core stopped, whereas the modulus increased at the fiber rim, likely because of the competition between swelling and shrinkage. This study qualitatively explains SiC fiber swelling and modulus changes under irradiation, offering insights into addressing composite strength degradation arising from swelling mismatches in SiC components.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The European Ceramic Society","volume":"45 14","pages":"Article 117563"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144168263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katarina Žiberna , Maja Koblar , Andraž Bradeško , Micka Bah , Franck Levassort , Goran Dražić , Hana Uršič , Andreja Benčan
{"title":"Elastic properties of domains and domain walls in (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 single crystal","authors":"Katarina Žiberna , Maja Koblar , Andraž Bradeško , Micka Bah , Franck Levassort , Goran Dražić , Hana Uršič , Andreja Benčan","doi":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117566","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117566","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The elastic properties of ferroelectric materials at the nanoscale are intricate, with domains and domain walls each having their own distinct elasticity – a property which can be exploited for tailoring materials performance. In this study, we report on the elastic response of the ferroelectric domain structure of a (K<sub>0.5</sub>Na<sub>0.5</sub>)NbO<sub>3</sub> single crystal, measured using an atomic force microscopy-based techniques. Before mapping the elastic properties, the domain structure was characterized using piezo-response force microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The average measured reduced elastic modulus was ∼130 GPa. The 90° domain walls exhibit a 20 % difference in the reduced modulus, appearing elastically harder on one side of the domain and elastically softer on the other. In contrast, 60° domain walls showed no mechanical contrast with the neighboring domains. Anisotropy in elasticity was also observed between domains with different piezoelectric activity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The European Ceramic Society","volume":"45 15","pages":"Article 117566"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144222513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}