A Novel Dual-Phase High-Entropy (La0.2Sm0.2Gd0.2Y0.2Yb0.2)2Zr2O7 Ceramic with Glass-Like Thermal Conductivity Prepared by Ultrafast High-Temperature Sintering

Authors

  • Jiahang Liu School of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, China
  • Yiyong Wang School of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, China
  • Honglin Guo School of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, China
  • Yeon-Gil Jung School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changwon National University, Changwon, Gyeongnam 641 773, Republic of Korea

Abstract

Dual-phase high-entropy rare-earth zirconates (RE2Zr2O7) have become an important development direction of new thermal barrier coating materials due to their excellent properties. Currently, dual-phase high-entropy RE2Zr2O7 is mainly prepared by conventional solid-state sintering. In contrast, little research has been reported on the rapid sintering of dual-phase high-entropy RE2Zr2O7 using ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS). Therefore, in this work, a novel dual-phase high-entropy (La0.2Sm0.2Gd0.2Y0.2Yb0.2)2Zr2O7 (LSGYY) ceramic was designed and prepared by UHS at 1700 ℃ for 5 min. Structural analysis showed that LSGYY consisted of both pyrochlore and defective fluorite structures, and the rare-earth cations were uniformly distributed without segregation. Compared with Gd2Zr2O7 and La2Zr2O7, LSGYY exhibited excellent mechanical and thermal properties, including higher hardness (11.73 ± 0.58 GPa), higher fracture toughness (1.55 ± 0.26 MPa•m1/2), glass-like thermal conductivity (1.37 - 1.45 W•m-1•K-1), and higher coefficient of thermal expansion (11.67 × 10-6 K-1), suggesting that LSGYY is a promising candidate for application as a novel thermal barrier coating material.

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Published

2026-09-12

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Vol. 58 No. 3 (2026)

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