Current Applied Physics, Vol.4, No.2-4, 179-181, 2004
Effect of sintering temperatures on phase transition of lead zirconate ceramics
In this report, effect of sintering temperature on the phase transition temperature from antiferroelectric phase to paraelectric phase of PbZrO3 is presented. PbZrO3 ceramics were prepared via the solid state reaction route. Calcination and sintering were done at 750 degreesC for 2 h and 1150-1250 degreesC for 2 h respectively. The transition temperature increased with increasing sintering temperature up to 1200 degreesC then decreased with the temperature. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.