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Pyrochlore-to-perovskite transformation during rapid heating of sol-gel (Pb,La)TiO3 thin films
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 January 2011
Abstract
Phases appearing in lanthanum-modified lead titanate thin films prepared by a diol-based sol-gel method and crystallized by rapid heating were studied. The results clearly indicate that a phase transformation from a pyrochlore structure to the perovskite phase occurs in Pb-deficient films during the thermal treatment, which involves a heating rate higher than 500 °C min−1. The rate of this transformation is a function of the lead content of the films, decreasing as lead volatilizes. Temperatures higher than 650 °C or soak times longer than 2 h make possible the complete pyrochlore-to-perovskite transformation without any lead excess in the films.
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