Low temperature chemical synthesis of nanocrystalline Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3 and (1-x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-xPb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O-3 (x=0.1, 0.2, and 1) ceramics

Authors
Das, RN Ray, JC Pramanik, P
Citation
Rn. Das et al., Low temperature chemical synthesis of nanocrystalline Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3 and (1-x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-xPb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O-3 (x=0.1, 0.2, and 1) ceramics, J MATER RES, 15(11), 2000, pp. 2273-2275
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH
ISSN journal
08842914 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2273 - 2275
Database
ISI
SICI code
0884-2914(200011)15:11<2273:LTCSON>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Nanocrystalline (20 nm) lead magnesium niobate (PMN) powders were prepared via a chemical process. This process involved the addition of aqueous niobi um tartrate, lead-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and magnesium-polyvinyl alcohol complex to produce a homogeneous solution. After the complete evapo ration of the resulting homogeneous solution, the complexes decomposed and produced a black, fluffy precursor material. The precursor material on calc ination up to 850 degreesC/2 h produced nanocrystalline PMN powders with th e corresponding average particle size 20 nm. PMN powders modified with lead iron niobate (PFN) (1 - x)PMN-xPFN (x = 0.1, 0.2, and 1) were also prepare d using this route and investigated through x-ray diffraction studies.