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Kinetics of formation of the pyrochlore and perovskite phases in sol-gel derived lead zirconate titanate powder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

V. S. Tiwari ,
Arun Kumar ,
V. K. Wadhawan  and
Dhananjai Pandey
V. S. Tiwari
Affiliation:
Crystal Growth Laboratory, Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore-452013, India
Arun Kumar
Affiliation:
Crystal Growth Laboratory, Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore-452013, India
V. K. Wadhawan
Affiliation:
Crystal Growth Laboratory, Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore-452013, India
Dhananjai Pandey
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India
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Abstract

Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) powder is prepared by the sol-gel method. The formation of pyrochlore and perovskite phases is investigated by high temperature x-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermal analysis techniques. The pyrochlore phase first appears in x-ray amorphous form, and then gets converted to crystalline state on annealing in air. We show that vacuum annealing of the pyrolyzed amorphous PZT gel suppresses the formation of the crystalline pyrochlore phase. This, in turn, enhances the kinetics of conversion of pyrochlore to perovskite, such that a pyrochlore-free perovskite phase can be obtained by annealing at about 500 °C. On the other hand, if annealing is carried out in air, a crystalline pyrochlore phase is formed, which requires annealing temperatures higher than 600 °C for transformation to the perovskite phase. These observations are explained tentatively in terms of the oxygen stoichiometry of the two phases.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 13 , Issue 8 , August 1998 , pp. 2170 - 2173
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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