Properties of modified lead zirconate titanate ceramics prepared at low temperature (800 °C) by hot isostatic pressing

Jing Feng Li, Shinan Wang, Katsuhiro Wakabayashi, Masayoshi Esashi, Ryuzo Watanabe

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Abstract

High-density lead zirconate titanate (PZT) ceramics were fabricated for the first time at a temperature as low as 800 °C via the hot isostatic pressing (HIP) of a PZT powder with a modified composition of 0.92Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3-0.05BiFeO3-0.03Ba (Cu0.5W0.5)O3 that contained 0.5 mass% MnO2. The resultant PZT ceramics exhibited a microstructure that was denser and finer than that of PZT sintered at 935 °C, which is the lowest temperature for the densification of the same composition via normal sintering. The relevant dielectric and piezoelectric properties of the HIPed PZT ceramics were as follows: coefficient of electromechanical coupling (K31), 31.8%; mechanical quality factor (Qm), 1364; piezoelectric constant (d31), -73.7×10-12 C/N; relative dielectric constant (ε33T0), 633; dielectric loss factor (tan δ), 0.5%; Curie temperature (Tc), 285 °C; and density (ρ), 8.06 g/cm3. In addition to these reasonably good piezoelectric properties, the HIPed PZT exhibited better mechanical properties - particularly, higher-fracture strength - than the normally sintered PZT.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)955-957
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume83
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Materials Chemistry

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