ISSN:
1573-482X
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
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Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract Lead zirconate titanate ceramics having composition at the morphotropic phase boundary have been modified with 2 mol % rare-earth oxides of Er, Gd, Eu, Nd and La. The samples have been prepared using the standard solid state reaction route. The ionic radius of the additives investigated vary from 0.088 to 0.106 nm. A theoretical model has been used which allows the additive cation distribution between A and B sites to be established from its ionic radius. It has been concluded that the additive goes increasingly to the A site with increasing ionic radius. The amounts of lead monoxide liberated during sintering due to incorporation of the additives have been studied. Using this PbO loss data the distribution of the additive between A and B sites has been calculated. It has been observed that the experimental results agree well with theoretical calculations.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008996832345
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