Quantification of microstructural features in gadolinia-doped ceria containing co-additives by digital image analysis

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1431-1438

  Horovistiz, A L ^a   Muccillo, E N S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CeO2; Digital image processing; Grain size; Microstructure final; Porosity

Indexed keywords

CEO2; CO-DOPANTS; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING; GADOLINIA DOPED CERIA; GRAIN SIZE; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MEAN-GRAIN SIZE; MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES; MICROSTRUCTURE-FINAL; SINTERING AID; STANDARD COMPOSITION;

CERIUM COMPOUNDS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; POROSITY; SINTERING; SODIUM;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 79953326913     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.02.022     Document Type: Article

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