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This study reports the crystal structure and thermal expansion properties of a high-entropy perovskite oxide containing five rare-earth elements (Y, Nd, Sm, Eu, Er) in equal proportions combined with aluminum and oxygen. The researchers found that despite the chemical complexity, the material forms a single-phase orthorhombic perovskite structure and exhibits anisotropic thermal expansion behavior, with different expansion rates along different crystallographic directions. The high-entropy approach successfully stabilized the perovskite structure across a wide temperature range.
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High-entropy materials represent a promising strategy for designing advanced ceramics with enhanced thermal and mechanical properties for applications in thermal barrier coatings, solid oxide fuel cells, and high-temperature structural components. Understanding how multiple elements can be combined while maintaining structural stability opens pathways for engineering materials with tailored properties.
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