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Two different kinds of Lead Zirconate Titanate (Pb (Zr0.52, Ti0.48) O3, PZT) particles (PZT-Ps) were synthesized from a precursor solution composed of Zirconium n-propoxide, Titanium isopropoxide and Lead 2-ethylhexanoate and polyvinyl pyrolidone polymer based on a sol–gel method. Prepared sol was either dried called PZT dried particles (PZT-D-Ps) after calcination and ball milling, or it was electrospun into nanofibers and it was named PZT nanofibers particles (PZT-Nf-Ps) again after calcination and ball milling. Perovskite phase formation in two kinds of PZT-Ps was investigated after calcination at various temperatures (550, 650 and 750 °C for 2 h) and finally they were ball milled to particles. Crystallography of PZT-Ps was investigated by Fourier Transform Inferred spectroscopy (FTIR) beside X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique, and their morphology was observed using the scanning electron microscope (SEM). Size distribution of synthesized PZT-Ps was determined by Dynamic light scattering (DLS) technique. Piezoelectric coefficient (d33) and dielectric constant (K) of PZT-Ps were measured and their other piezoelectric constants, such as piezoelectric voltage coefficient (g33) and figure of merit (FOM) were calculated. Finally, the pyroelectric properties of PZT-Ps were determined by changing their temperature suddenly from 0 to 100 °C. Results showed that the diameter of PZT-Ps through two methods i.e. PZT-D-Ps and PZT-Nf-Ps were about 532 nm and 230 nm respectively. After calcination at 550 °C, both crystalline phase i.e. perovskite and pyrochlore were present in all synthesized PZT-Ps simultaneously. With increasing the temperature to 650 °C then 750 °C, the pyrochlore phase was eliminated and the perovskite crystal phase was intensified gradually. Interestingly for PZT-Nf-Ps, the intensity of the perovskite phase was higher than PZT-D-Ps. Dielectric constants for PZT-Nf-Ps and PZT-D-Ps were about 2487 and 2011 respectively. Obtained piezoelectric coefficient and piezoelectric voltage coefficients of PZT-Nf-Ps (104 × 10−12 C/N, 0.4725 × 10−3 Vm/N) were achieved almost twice as much as PZT-D-Ps (48 × 10−12 C/N, 0.2699 × 10−3 Vm/N) and the pyroelectric coefficient of PZT-Nf-Ps (4.3 C m−2 k−1) was also higher than PZT-D-Ps (3.7 C m−2 k−1).
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Chamankar, N., Khajavi, R., Yousefi, A.A. et al. Comparing the piezo, pyro and dielectric properties of PZT particles synthesized by sol–gel and electrospinning methods. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 8721–8735 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01197-0
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