Preparation of ZrO2 whiskers through high pressure and high temperature method

• Published in: Solid state sciences Vol. 41; pp. 52 - 55
• Main Authors: Xu, Chao, He, Duanwei, Liu, Chunmei, Wang, Haikuo, Wang, Pei, Wang, Qiming, Wang, Wendan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Masson SAS 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Aspect ratio; Cross sections; High pressure and high temperature; Luster; Needles; Quadrilaterals; Scanning electron microscope; Solid state; Whiskers; Zirconium dioxide; ZrO2; ZrO2; Scanning electron microscope; High pressure and high temperature; Whiskers

ZrO2 whiskers have been successfully synthesized at temperature of 1800 °C and high pressure of 15 GPa, using ZrO2 powder as the starting material. After a high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) process, a bunch of long and idiomorphic ZrO2 whiskers are obtained. The grown whiskers look like need...