Lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate fibres by a modified sol-gel method |
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Authors: | Kwok-Ho Lam Kun Li Helen Lai-Wa Chan |
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Affiliation: | Department of Applied Physics and Materials Research Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China |
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Abstract: | Lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate (PMN-PT) ceramic fibres with the nominal composition of 0.65Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.35PbTiO3 have been fabricated by a modified sol-gel method. Due to the difficulty of dissolving the magnesium component, the mixed oxide method was used together with the traditional sol-gel method. To obtain crack-free fibres, pyrolysis was carried out at a very slow heating rate under specific atmosphere to control the organic burnout. The thermal and microstructural properties were investigated using thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The optimum sintering temperature is 1200 °C and yields a fibre with a final diameter of around 100 μm. A single PMN-PT fibre has been poled and its electrical properties were measured. The properties of the fibre are found to be better than that of a ceramic disc. |
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Keywords: | A Ceramics B Sol-gel chemistry D Microstructure |
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