Thermal property and failure behavior of LaSmZrO thermal barrier coatings by EB-PVD

La2Zr2O7 coatings are promising candidates to substitute YSZ coatings in advanced gas turbine engines. In this work, Sm-doped La2Zr2O7 coatings were deposited by physical vapor deposition. This work focuses on the crystal structure, thermal conductivity, thermal expansion coefficient, morphology, composition, and thermal durability of LaSmZrO coatings. The LaSmZrO ceramics exhibit low thermal conductivity (1.69 W/mK at 800°C) and high thermal expansion coefficient (9.72∗10−6 K−1 at 1500°C) compared with La2Zr2O7. The LaSmZrO/YSZ coatings with feathery microstructure show relatively good thermal durability (8183 cycles or 856 h) under high temperature. The broken regions are observed at the ceramic coating/bond coating interface. The failure behaviors are relevant with crack evolution and thermally grown oxide growth. This work might guide the investigation of advanced coatings under high temperature. [Display omitted] •The LaSmZrO ceramics show low thermal conductivity and high TEC•The LaSmZrO coatings show high thermal shock and cycling life at 1100°C•The LaSmZrO coatings might be regarded as one of the advanced thermal barrier coatings Materials science; Materials synthesis; Thermal property; Coatings