Zirconium amides have become increasingly popular and useful due to their widespread use as precursors to other zirconium complexes and their use in the production of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). Herein we report the mol-ecular structure of tris-(di-methyl-amido)-bis-(di-methyl-amine)-zirconium(IV) iodide, [Zr(C2H6N)3(C2H7N)2]I. The bond lengths and bond angles are consistent with a slightly...

The reduction of the equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) of the gate oxide has emerged as one of the most difficult tasks addressing future CMOS technology. In order to overcome gate tunneling, the introduction of so-called high-κ materials will be necessary [1]. Hafnium dioxide, HfO2 [2], zirconium dioxide, ZrO2 [3], and their silicates are assumed to be the most promising candidates to fulfil th...

Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity and pH changes induced by Portland cement (PC) alone and in association with radiopacifiers. Methods. The materials tested were pure PC, PC + bismuth oxide, PC + zirconium oxide, PC + calcium tungstate, and zinc oxide and eugenol cement (ZOE). Antimicrobial activity was evaluated by agar diffusion test using the followi...

The mechanical properties and good biocompatibility of zirconium and some of its alloys make these materials good candidates for biomedical applications. The attractive in vivo performance of zirconium is mainly due to the presence of a protective oxide layer. In this preliminary study, the surface of pure zirconium modified by anodisation in acidic media at low potentials to enhance its barrie...

The synthesis of three-dimensional (3-D) assemblies of zirconia nanocrystals via the shape-preserving reactive conversion of biologically reproducible, silica-based microtemplates (diatom microshells) is demonstrated for the first time. Silica diatom microshells were first converted into magnesia replicas via an oxidation–reduction displacement reaction with magnesium gas. The magnesia replicas...

Zirconium Oxide (ZrO2) is an interesting material in optical filters, gas sensors and protective coatings owing to their outstanding optical, chemical, thermal and mechanical properties. Zirconium Oxide thin films were deposited on glass substrates by sol gel dip coating method, using alcoholic solutions. The dipping solution was prepared from Zirconium OxychlorideOctahydrate and Isopropanol wi...

The physical vapor deposition process of serial bideposition is adapted to the fabrication of uniaxial optical coatings. During the coating process the vapor impinges at an angle of incidence of about 70 on to the substrate, and a stepwise axial rotation with 90 increments causes a columnar structure to grow normal to the substrate. Symmetry considerations that follow from the choice of 90 for ...

In this study we report on the development and operational data of a metal-supported solid oxide fuel cell with a thin film electrolyte under varying conditions. The metal-ceramic structure was developed for a mobile auxiliary power unit and offers power densities of 1 W/cm² at 800 °C, as well as robustness under mechanical, thermal and chemical stresses. A dense and thin yttria-doped zirconia ...