Fabrication and Optical Properties of Sm2Zr2O7-NiCr2O4

Sm2Zr2O7 is one of the promising candidate materials for the next generation thermal barrier coatings because of its excellent thermal properties. But at high temperature the thermal conductivity of rare-earth zirconate increases because of radiation conduction. NiCr2O4, which can absorb the infrared photons intensely, was introduced to reduce the radiation conduction of rare-earth zirconate. NiCr2O4 powder was prepared by coprecipitation. The bulks of Sm2Zr2O7— NiCr2O4 with different content of NiCr2O4 were prepared by using non-pressure sintering. The phase and microstructure of the samples were characterized by XRD and SEM. The optical absorption was also investigated. The absorptivity of the composite, which was generally higher than that of pure Sm2Zr2O7 prepared by coprecipitation and non-pressure sintering, was enhanced with the content of NiCr2O4 increasing. The enhancement of absorptivity will reduce the radiation conduction of rare-earth zirconate potentially.