Abstract
Cerium oxide is a very useful base material used as catalyst supports, ion conductors and gas sensors. It is also well known that ceria-based materials are difficult to densify below 1500°C. However, a small amount of Fe doping obviously promotes the densification rate and reduces the sintering temperatures. In this study, the early stage sintering mechanisms of undoped and Fe-doped CeO2were investigated, based on two sintering models. We confirm that pure CeO2exhibits volume-diffusion controlled sintering, while a viscous flow mechanism dominates the early stage sintering of Fe-doped CeO2.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 997-1003 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Science |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering