Observation Examples of Thin Film

This green sheet was composed of 8 mol% Y2O3 stabilized ZrO2 (8YSZ) powder, and firing the sheet resulted in thin film for electrolytes of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The phase image (right) clearly shows dispersion of 8YSZ powder in the sheet.
(Courtesy of Dr. Suda, Japan Fine Ceramics Center)