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(Pb1−xBax)ZrO3 powders are synthesized below 800 °C for x ≤ 0.25 using a semi-wet route involving solid-state thermochemical reaction in a mixture of ZrO2 and (Pb1−xBax)CO3. The (Pb1−xBax)CO3 precursors were obtained by a “forced” coprecipitation technique. These powders can be sintered to achieve nearly 99% of the theoretical density at 1050 °C, which is 200 to 300 °C lower than that employed for the solid state route. The structure of as-calcined powder is orthorhombic for x ≤ 0.10 and rhombohedral for 0.25 > x ≤ 0.35, whereas the two phases coexist for 0.15 ≤ x ≤ 0.25. The structure of sintered material is orthorhombic for 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.10, rhombohedral for 0.20 ≤ x ≤ 0.30, and cubic for x ≥ 0.35, whereas orthorhombic and rhombohedral phases coexist at x = 0.15. The difference in the structure of the as-calcined and sintered powders is discussed in terms of particle size effect and chemical homogenisation of Ba2+ in the PBZ matrix.
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Pokharel, B.P., Datta, M.K. & Pandey, D. Influence of calcination and sintering temperatures on the structure of (Pb1 − xBax )ZrO3. Journal of Materials Science 34, 691–700 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004552308815
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