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Effect of water-based electrolyte on surface, mechanical and tribological properties of ZrO2 nanotube arrays produced on zirconium
In this work, highly ordered ZrO 2 nanotube arrays were fabricated on commercial pure Zr substrates through anodic oxidation in the water-based electrolyte at various voltages (30 V, 40 V and 50 V) for 1 h. The monoclinic- and tetragonal-ZrO 2 phases were obtained on ZrO 2 nanotubes through anodic o...
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Published in: | Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society 2024-07, Vol.60 (3), p.833-848 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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Summary: | In this work, highly ordered ZrO
2
nanotube arrays were fabricated on commercial pure Zr substrates through anodic oxidation in the water-based electrolyte at various voltages (30 V, 40 V and 50 V) for 1 h. The monoclinic- and tetragonal-ZrO
2
phases were obtained on ZrO
2
nanotubes through anodic oxidation. 13 vibration modes have been observed for the samples grown at low voltages (30 V and 40 V), which are assigned to monoclinic symmetry (7Ag + 6Bg), while—with the increasing growth voltage, the dominant phonon peak intensities associated with the monoclinic symmetry 6 times are decreased, and Eg (268 and 645 cm − 1) mode corresponding to tetragonal symmetry is observed. The nanotube array surfaces exhibited hydrophilic and super-hydrophilic behavior compared to the bare Zr surface. The elastic modulus values of ZrO
2
nanotube surfaces (14.41 GPa) were highly similar to those of bone structure (10–30 GPa) compared to bare Zr substrate (120.5 GPa). Moreover, hardness values of ZrO
2
nanotube surfaces were measured between ∼76.1 MPa and ∼ 283.0 MPa. The critical load values required to separate the nanotubes from the metal surface were measured between ∼1.6 N and ∼26.3 N. The wear resistance of the ZrO
2
nanotube arrays was improved compared to that of plain Zr substrate. |
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ISSN: | 2510-1560 2510-1579 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s41779-024-01030-w |