The invention belongs to the technical field of
oxide ceramics and in particular relates to a method for preparing a dark blue
zirconia ceramic. The method comprises the following steps: by taking
zirconium n-butoxide as a base material,
yttrium acetate as a stabilizer,
polyvinylpyrrolidone as a dispersing agent and an
adhesive coating material, and absolute ethyl
alcohol as a
solvent, performing an ultrasonic reaction so as to obtain a
sol solution wrapped by
polyvinylpyrrolidone; by taking
stearic acid as a dispersing agent and a medium, aluminum monoacetate and
cobaltous acetate as raw materials, and
ammonium hydroxide as a reaction agent and a pH adjusting agent, and an
ethanol solution as a
solvent, performing a sealing reaction so as to obtain clear pink
sol; mixing the clear pink
sol with a penetrant, putting into the sol solution wrapped by
polyvinylpyrrolidone, and performing a sealed constant-pressure
distillation reaction and a
vacuum distillation reaction so as to obtain
ceramic powder; and finally performing constant-temperature pressurizing
sintering and gradient high-temperature
sintering on the
ceramic powder, thereby obtaining the dark blue
zirconia ceramic. The method provided by the invention is simple and easy to operate, the obtained
zirconia ceramic structure is dense and stable and uniform in coloring, and meanwhile has the mechanical properties of
zirconium oxide.