Pb2+-stabilized Ruddlesden-Popper (Sr1-xPbx)3Ti2O7 ceramics

Feng Gao, Yunfei Chang, Stephen F. Poterala, Elizabeth Kupp, Gary L. Messing

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Abstract

Pb2+-doped (Sr1-xPbx)3Ti2O7 (SPT) ceramics were fabricated by a solid state reaction. The stability and lattice structure of Sr3Ti2O7 and Sr4Ti3O10 Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) phases were studied as a function of Pb2+ content and sintering atmosphere. X-ray diffraction indicates that SrO(SrTiO3) n RP phase formation is sensitive to the Sr:Ti ratio of the raw materials and is a complex circularly iterative process. When the PbO concentration is less than x = 0.03, pure Sr3Ti2O7 can be obtained. Sr4Ti3O10 was found to be the main phase in the SPT samples for x ≥ 0.075. Pb2+ stabilizes SrO(SrTiO3) n RP phases by substitution for Sr2+ which reduces the lattice stress of the RP phase. It was observed that SrO vaporization losses at high temperature can be compensated by the decomposition of the intermediate SrPbO3 phase at lower temperature.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1456-1465
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Materials Research
Volume31
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - May 28 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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