Theory of the Structure of Coherent Boundaries in ZrO2 Nanoparticles

A general algorithm is proposed for constructing coherent boundaries. This algorithm is based on the interrelation between the spatial coherence of structural fragments in nanoparticles and the geometric connection in the corresponding associated bundle. A local approach is used to describe the structure of coherent boundaries in zirconia nanoparticles. The inference is made that the models of structures thus obtained should be preferred over the models constructed in terms of the theory of coincident site lattice.