Savin, AdrianaCraus, Mihail-LiviuTurchenko, VitaliiBruma, AlinaDubos, Pierre-AntoineMalo, SylvieKonstantinova, Tatiana E.Burkhovetsky, Valerii V.2021-04-192021-04-192015-12-08Applied Sciences 5 (4): 1665-1682 (2015)https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/352The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the improvement of Zr-based ceramics properties as a function of addition of Ce ions in the structure of the original ceramics. The structural investigations proposed in this paper cover X-ray, and neutron diffraction offered the first indication of the variation of the phase composition and the structural parameters, micro-hardness measurements as well as non-destructive evaluations in order to analyze the structural properties of these materials with utmost importance in fields such as medicine, where these composite materials are used in hip-implants or dental implants/coatings. In combination of Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy, which makes use of the resonance frequencies corresponding to the normal vibrational modes of a solid in order to evaluate the elastic constants of the materials, we emphasize a unique approach on evaluating the physical properties of these ceramics, which could help in advancing the understanding of properties and applications in medical fields.Attribution 4.0 United Stateshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/X-ray and neutron diffractioncrystallitesZr-based ceramicsCe dopantsresonant ultrasound spectroscopyArticle2021-04-19