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Investigation of high frequency (2.45 GHz, 30 GHz) sintering of Pb-based ferroelectrics

  • Sorah Rhee
  • , Thomas R. Shrout
  • , Guido Link
  • , Manfred Thumm

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Abstract

Microwave sintering of Pb(Zr, Ti)O3, PZT, based ceramics was investigated using multimode heating at 2.45 GHz and 30 GHz and compared to conventional thermal processing. For both PZT-5 and PZT-5H "soft" piezoelectric ceramics, microwave processing resulted in a reduction of sintering temperature by more than 150 K. Of significance to the production of high surface area lead-based components, minimal PbO volatility was detected for samples processed as high as 1200°C. In contrast to conventionally processed PZTs, minimal grain size dependency of the dielectric and piezoelectric properties was observed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)312-317
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the Ceramic Society of Japan
Volume111
Issue number1293
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2003

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • General Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Chemistry

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