Synthesis and characterization of yttrium stabilized zirconia nanoparticles

Abstract

Yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) nanoparticles were synthesized by the co-precipitation method. The crystallinity, morphological and optical properties of the YSZ nanoparticles were studied by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), FT-Raman, photoluminescence (PL) spectrum analyses. The grain size and crystal structure of the YSZ was confirmed by XRD. SEM and TEM analyses showed that the synthesized samples were composed of the size of nanometers. The optical property of the synthesized nanoparticles was studied from the photoluminescence spectrum. The dielectric properties such as the dielectric constant, the dielectric loss and AC conductivity of the YSZ nanoparticles were studied in the different frequencies and temperature.