Abstract
The structural ordering characteristics of lead magnesium niobate (PMN) and solid solutions (PMN-PT) of PMN with lead titanate have been investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It is proposed that short range, non-stoichiometric 1:1 ordering of the Mg and Nb cations on an F-centred superlattice generates space charges which dominate the kinetics of the ordering process and inhibit the development of long-range order. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that by introducing off-valent La3+ ions on to the A-site sublattice, the local charges can be at least partially-compensated and an increase in the extent of structural ordering is consequently observed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3461-3466 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Science |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1990 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ceramics and Composites
- Materials Science (miscellaneous)
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Polymers and Plastics