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Sol-solvothermal synthesis and characterization of fine lead zirconate titanate particles

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We present a novel low-temperature sol-solvothermal method to synthesize fine lead zirconate titanate (PZT) particles. This sol-solvothermal method combines the advantages of conventional sol–gel process and the solvothermal method, and isopropyl alcohol (IPA) was used as the solvent. The effects of different parameters including KOH concentration, IPA/(IPA + water) ratio and reaction temperature, on the microstructures of the PZT powder were studied. With increasing KOH concentration and reaction temperature, the crystalline structure of as-synthesized PZT transformed from tetragonal to rhombohedral phase. More IPA added in the solvent can effectively reduce agglomeration of the PZT powder and decrease the crystallization temperature, but impurity phase was also detected at high IPA/(IPA + water) ratio. As a result, the synthesis parameters are optimized, and well-crystallized 700 nm PZT particles were successfully synthesized in 2.0 M KOH and 50 % IPA/(IPA + water) ratio at temperatures as low as 120 °C.

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The authors would like to thank the financial support of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51172108), Program for New Century Excellent Talents (NCET-10-0070), Cheung Kong Scholars Innovative Research Team Project (IRT0968) and Universities of Jiangsu Province Advantages of Subject Construction Project.

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    Nana Dong, Kongjun Zhu, Jinhao Qiu & Jinsong Liu

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Dong, N., Zhu, K., Qiu, J. et al. Sol-solvothermal synthesis and characterization of fine lead zirconate titanate particles. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 24, 2264–2270 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-013-1088-3

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