Zirconia (var. Y stabilised) CL/SEM spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, CSIRO 2016
Measurement details
| Description | CL/SEM spectrum of stabilised zirconia |
| Reference | Otherwise unpublished luminescence spectra measured by the CSIRO Mineral Resources Microbeam Laboratory, Clayton https://research.csiro.au/microbeam-lab/ |
| Material | Zirconia (var. Y stabilised) [ ZrO2:Y ] |
| Specimen | ZrO2(Y) HyperI-41 [CSIRO - Microbeam Laboratory Standards] |
| Related specimen | P-0293 Zirconia [CSIRO - Microbeam Laboratory Standards]. Stabilised cubic zirconia. ex L. Cranswick CSIRO. Note: check for MgO and or Y2O3 (also Th and U) |
| Specimen temperature | Ambient |
| Technique | Cathodoluminescence (CL), using an Electron Probe Micro-Analyser (EPMA) |
| Instrument | JEOL 8500F |
| Probe | 20 keV electron beam |
| Beam current | 10 nA |
| Probe diameter | 20 μm |
| Channel count | 1024 |
| Energy range | 1.276 … 6.21118 eV |
| Intensity range | -0.29 … 21.672 counts |
| Integral | 5697.84 counts |
| Lines | Intrinsic defect 2.4671 eV (100%), Nd3+ 1.3956 eV (11%) |
Composition
| Element | Atoms | At% | Wt% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y | 13.1 | 13.1 | 16.1 |
| Hf | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.97 |
| Zr | 60.7 | 60.7 | 76.4 |
| O | 25.4 | 25.4 | 5.6 |
Measurement spectrum
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CL/SEM spectrum of stabilised zirconia
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