“…More recently, extensive efforts have been made to improve the operation temperature and service life time of TBC systems for further improvement in engine's performance. Novel ceramic candidates, such as La 2 Zr 2 O 7 with pyrochlore structure [3,4] and La 2 Ce 2 O 7 with fluorite structure have been investigated [5]. Also, new processing technologies, such as electrospark deposition, have been used for depositing MCrAlY coatings with high density and good homogeneity [6,7].…”