Abstract:
In recent years, the emergence of high-entropy oxides provides a novel conception for researching and developing new inorganic materials with excellent performance. In this work, (Ce
0.2Pr
0.2Nd
0.2Sm
0.2Y
0.2)
2O
3 high-entropy rare earth oxide powders were prepared by solid phase reaction method. The effect of calcining temperature on the phase structure, phase transition rule and microstructure of (Ce
0.2Pr
0.2Nd
0.2Sm
0.2Y
0.2)
2O
3 high-entropy oxides powders were systematically studied. The results show that cubic structure (Ia-3) alongside tiny amounts of second phase can be detected in the sample that calcined at 1300 ℃. When the calcination temperature is at 1500 ℃, (Ce
0.2Pr
0.2Nd
0.2Sm
0.2Y
0.2)
2O
3 high-entropy rare earth oxide powders with single-phase cubic structure are obtained. Moreover, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Y and O uniformly distribute in the grains, indicating that the as-prepared (Ce
0.2Pr
0.2Nd
0.2Sm
0.2Y
0.2)
2O
3 powders have typical characteristics of high-entropy rare earth oxide.