Role of an intermetallic phase on the crystallization of sol-gel prepared lead zirconate titanate thin films

Z. Huang; Q. Zhang; R. W. Whatmore

Role of an intermetallic phase on the crystallization of sol-gel prepared lead zirconate titanate thin films

Z. Huang
, Q. Zhang
, R. W. Whatmore

Cranfield University

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Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) thin films have been prepared by a sol-gel method and been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A metastable Pt₃Pb intermetallic phase has been identified. Perovskite PZT was found to nucleate on top of the intermetallic phase. The improved lattice match between the intermetallic (a₀ = 4.05 angstroms) and perovskite PZT (a₀ = 4.035 angstroms) as compared to between Pt (a₀ = 3.9231 angstroms) and the perovskite is believed to substantially reduce the activation energy for the nucleation of perovskite on Pt. Using this effect, (111) perovskite PZT has been grown at a temperature as low as 440 °C. The crystallization kinetics studies gave an activation energy of 179 kJ/mole for the phase transformation from pyrochlore to perovskite.

Original language	English
Pages	151-154
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 1998 11th IEEE International Symposium on Appliations of Ferroelectrics (ISAF-XI) - Montreaux, Switz Duration: 24 Aug 1998 → 27 Aug 1998

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Conference	Proceedings of the 1998 11th IEEE International Symposium on Appliations of Ferroelectrics (ISAF-XI)
City	Montreaux, Switz
Period	24/08/98 → 27/08/98

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Role of an intermetallic phase on the crystallization of sol-gel prepared lead zirconate titanate thin films. / Huang, Z.; Zhang, Q.; Whatmore, R. W.
1998. 151-154 Paper presented at Proceedings of the 1998 11th IEEE International Symposium on Appliations of Ferroelectrics (ISAF-XI), Montreaux, Switz.

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Role of an intermetallic phase on the crystallization of sol-gel prepared lead zirconate titanate thin films

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