Equilibrium phase diagram of ruthenium–zirconium
oxide (Ru–Zr–O)
was calculated by a combination of ab initio density functional theory
and thermodynamic calculations. The phase diagrams suggest that the
solubility between ruthenium oxide and zirconium oxide is very low
under normal experimental conditions, in good agreement with the prior
reports in literature. Also provided is the theoretical support for
the reported phenomenon that doping or amorphization of Ru–Zr–O
might suppress phase separation of the oxide. To study the spinodal
decomposition of Ru–Zr–O, we successfully prepared an
amorphous Ru0.48Zr0.52O2 film of
a solid solution phase by a thermal decomposition at a low temperature
(563 K). In situ transmission electron microscopy was utilized to
witness the spinodal decomposition of the amorphous Ru0.48Zr0.52O2 solid solution by electron–beam
annealing. The present fundamental study of the phase behavior of
Ru–Zr–O provides a guideline for the phase and microstructure
design of Ru-based mixed oxides for various important applications.
First-principles calculations were employed to study the effects of the addition of ZrO 2 on the electrochemical activity and structure of Ir-Zr binary oxide. In the computation model employed, Zr atoms replaced Ir atoms in IrO 2 supercells, so as to form a rutile-type solid solution of Ir 1 -x Zr x O 2 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1). IrO 2 -ZrO 2 oxide coatings were prepared on Ti substrates by thermal decomposition. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses, cyclic voltammetry, and galvanostatic charge/discharge tests were performed to investigate the effects of the Zr content on the structure and capacitive performance of the synthesized Ti/IrO 2 -ZrO 2 electrodes. As the Zr content was increased, the density of state of Ir 1 -x Zr x O 2 moved to a higher energy level, and a forbidden band was formed, which reduced its electronic conductivity. The XRD analyses showed that ZrO 2 restrained the crystallization of IrO 2 . Thus, the extent of the amorphous phase increased with the increase in the ZrO 2 content, indicating that the proton conductivity of the binary oxide coating increased with the ZrO 2 content. When the ZrO 2 content was higher than 50 mol%, the IrO 2 -ZrO 2 coating exhibited a relatively narrow energy band gap (0.42eV) and a "amorphous/ crystalline" structure, as well as the highest charge capability, indicating that its electronic and protonic conductivities had reached an equilibrium. This was in accordance with the sudden variation in the length of the M-O bond and the change in the bulk modulus.
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