J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2020, Vol. 36: 134-139.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2019.07.022

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High entropy (Yb0.25Y0.25Lu0.25Er0.25)2SiO5 with strong anisotropy in thermal expansion

Heng Chenab, Huimin Xiangb, Fu-Zhi Daib, Jiachen Liua, Yanchun Zhoub*()   

  1. a Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
    b Science and Technology on Advanced Functional Composite Laboratory, Aerospace Research Institute of Materials & Processing Technology, Beijing 100076, China
  • Received:2019-04-26 Published:2020-01-01 Online:2020-02-11
  • Contact: Zhou Yanchun

Abstract:

A novel high entropy (HE) rare earth monosilicate (Yb0.25Y0.25Lu0.25Er0.25)2SiO5 was synthesized by solid-state reaction method. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy analysis indicate that a single solid solution is formed with homogeneous distribution of rare-earth elements. HE (Yb0.25Y0.25Lu0.25Er0.25)2SiO5 exhibits excellent phase stability and anisotropy in thermal expansion. The coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs) in three crystallographic directions are: αa = (2.57 ± 0.07) ×10-6 K-1, αb = (8.07 ± 0.13) ×10-6 K-1, αc = (9.98 ± 0.10) ×10-6 K-1. The strong anisotropy in thermal expansion is favorable in minimizing the coating/substrate mismatch if preferred orientation of HE (Yb0.25Y0.25Lu0.25Er0.25)2SiO5 is controlled on either metal or ceramic substrate.

Key words: High entropy ceramics, Rare earth monosilicates, Solid-state reaction, Thermal expansion, Anisotropy