Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2011
Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) powders have been synthesized by a hydrothermal method at the processing temperatures of 120-220 °C for 1.5-50 hours, based on the reaction of Pb(CH3COOH)2·3H2O, ZrOCl2·8H2O, Ti(C4H9O)4 and KOH. Hydrothermally treated PZT powders were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transformation infrared (FTIR) techniques respectively. The influences of hydrothermal synthesize conditions on the crystalline structure and the morphology of PZT particles were investigated. Crystallized PZT powders could be synthesized at the KOH concentration of >2.5 mol/l.