Influence of Y doping on high temperature oxidation resistance of titanium diboride coatings

In this study, DC magnetron sputtering was employed to deposit TiB2 coatings with varying yttrium content. The XPS results revealed that yttrium was identified in the TiB2 coating as yttrium oxide (Y2O3) due to the presence of residual oxygen. The highest hardness of 39.5 GPa, observed in the coatin...

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Main Authors: Xiaolong Yao, Wei Dai, Qimin Wang, Junfeng Wang
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description In this study, DC magnetron sputtering was employed to deposit TiB2 coatings with varying yttrium content. The XPS results revealed that yttrium was identified in the TiB2 coating as yttrium oxide (Y2O3) due to the presence of residual oxygen. The highest hardness of 39.5 GPa, observed in the coating with 0.51 at.% Y, was attributed to the addition of Y, which promoted the grain refinement and increased the coating structural density. The oxidation activation energy measurements indicated that the Y-doped TiB2 coatings exhibited enhanced thermal stability compared with the pure TiB2 coatings, with the stability improving as the yttrium doping increased. When oxidized at 600 °C for 4 h, an oxide scale of 1.97 at.% Y coating was reduced by 50.3 % compared to the pure TiB2 coating, confirming the enhanced oxidation resistance of Y-doped coatings. An amorphous layer (Y–O–Ti) at the interface between the oxide and unoxidized layers inhibited oxygen diffusion, thus limiting the oxidation rate. Thermodynamically, Y2O3 in the TiB2 coating delayed the transition from metastable anatase TiO2 to stable rutile TiO2, enhanced the thermal stability of the B2O3, and retarded internal oxygen diffusion, thereby synergistically improving the oxidation resistance.
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spelling doaj-art-68b92d2956814733a4e6d8f2c6ce35742025-08-20T03:51:14ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542025-07-01375003501610.1016/j.jmrt.2025.07.148Influence of Y doping on high temperature oxidation resistance of titanium diboride coatingsXiaolong Yao0Wei Dai1Qimin Wang2Junfeng Wang3School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, ChinaSchool of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Corresponding author.School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, ChinaGuangdong Dtech Technology Co.,Ltd., Dongguan, 523940, ChinaIn this study, DC magnetron sputtering was employed to deposit TiB2 coatings with varying yttrium content. The XPS results revealed that yttrium was identified in the TiB2 coating as yttrium oxide (Y2O3) due to the presence of residual oxygen. The highest hardness of 39.5 GPa, observed in the coating with 0.51 at.% Y, was attributed to the addition of Y, which promoted the grain refinement and increased the coating structural density. The oxidation activation energy measurements indicated that the Y-doped TiB2 coatings exhibited enhanced thermal stability compared with the pure TiB2 coatings, with the stability improving as the yttrium doping increased. When oxidized at 600 °C for 4 h, an oxide scale of 1.97 at.% Y coating was reduced by 50.3 % compared to the pure TiB2 coating, confirming the enhanced oxidation resistance of Y-doped coatings. An amorphous layer (Y–O–Ti) at the interface between the oxide and unoxidized layers inhibited oxygen diffusion, thus limiting the oxidation rate. Thermodynamically, Y2O3 in the TiB2 coating delayed the transition from metastable anatase TiO2 to stable rutile TiO2, enhanced the thermal stability of the B2O3, and retarded internal oxygen diffusion, thereby synergistically improving the oxidation resistance.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425018071TiB2–Y coatingMagnetron sputteringThermogravimetric analysisOxidation mechanism
spellingShingle Xiaolong Yao
Wei Dai
Qimin Wang
Junfeng Wang
Influence of Y doping on high temperature oxidation resistance of titanium diboride coatings
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
TiB2–Y coating
Magnetron sputtering
Thermogravimetric analysis
Oxidation mechanism
title Influence of Y doping on high temperature oxidation resistance of titanium diboride coatings
title_full Influence of Y doping on high temperature oxidation resistance of titanium diboride coatings
title_fullStr Influence of Y doping on high temperature oxidation resistance of titanium diboride coatings
title_full_unstemmed Influence of Y doping on high temperature oxidation resistance of titanium diboride coatings
title_short Influence of Y doping on high temperature oxidation resistance of titanium diboride coatings
title_sort influence of y doping on high temperature oxidation resistance of titanium diboride coatings
topic TiB2–Y coating
Magnetron sputtering
Thermogravimetric analysis
Oxidation mechanism
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425018071
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