Metal sulfate formation is one of the major challenges to the emission aftertreatment catalysts. Unlike the incredibly sulfation prone nature of Pd to form PdSO4, no experimental evidence exists for PtSO4 formation. Given the mystery of nonexistence of PtSO4, we explore PtSO4 using a combined approach of an evolutionary algorithm based search technique and quantum mechanical computations. Exper...

The infiltration behaviour of CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 (CMAS) in Electron Beam Physical Vapour Deposited (EB-PVD) 7 wt% yttria stabilised zirconia (7YSZ) under controlled atmospheres (dry, wet and sulphurizing) was studied detail. microstructure the CMAS-infiltrated 7YSZ CMAS residue on top were analysed to interpret corrosion mechanisms. One major goals investigate stability CaSO4 into columns. At t...

Gadolinium zirconate (GZ) is an attractive material for thermal barrier coatings (TBCs). However, a single layer GZ coating has poor cycling life compared to Yttria Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ). In this study, Solution Precursor High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (SP-HVOF) spray was used produce double GZ/YSZ TBC and the performance with YSZ TBC. The temperature behaviour of solution precursor studied, splat ...

Abstract Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) coatings and Al 2 O 3 -YSZ were prepared by atmospheric plasma spraying (APS). Their microstructural changes during thermal cycling investigated via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with backscatter diffraction (EBSD) X-ray (XRD). It was found that the microstructure of two different, including crystallinity, grain orientation, phase, phase t...

PURPOSE Although several surface treatments have been recently investigated both under in vitro and in vivo conditions, controversy still exists regarding the selection of the most appropriate zirconia surface pre-treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of alumina (Al) and aluminium nitride (AlN) coating on the shear bond strength of adhesive resin cement to zirconia cor...

Objectives: Bonding of zirconia crowns and bridges to abutments is important, not only bonding of the thin resin layer to the abutment, but also bonding to the zirconia ceramic is crucial. Both mechanical and chemical adhesion are desired. Mechanical retention of dental porcelain achieved by etching with moderately concentrated hydrofluoric acid is not possible with zirconia ceramics. The purpo...

Thermal and environmental barrier coatings are important components of current and future energy systems. Such coatings – applied to hot, metallic surfaces in combustors, heat exchanger and turbines – increase the allowable operating temperature and increase the efficiency of the energy system. Because of its low thermal conductivity and high thermal expansion yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) i...