7YSZ Coating Prepared by PS-PVD Based on Heterogeneous Nucleation

In plasma spray-physical vapor deposition (PS-PVD), deposition takes place not only from liquid splats, but also from nanosized clusters as well as the vapor phase. As a result, thin, dense, and porous ceramic coatings can be produced for special applications using this method. In this study, columnar-structured YSZ coatings were deposited by PS-PVD on graphite and zirconia substrates and the effect of substrate temperature on coating microstructure was investigated. A deposition mechanism of heterogeneous nucleation is presented based on the observations and findings of the study.