Precipitate splitting in Pb0.91La0.09Zr0.65Ti0.35O3 films

Tunaboylu B., Ring K., Esener S., Ozkan C., Ata A.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH, vol.16, no.10, pp.2763-2766, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Doi Number: 10.1557/jmr.2001.0376
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2763-2766
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The transformation to perovskite phase of Pb0.91La0.09Zr0.65Ti0.35O3 (9/65/35) films on r-sapphire and resulting annealed microstructures were examined by transmission electron microscopy. A random equiaxed polycrystalline grain morphology (approximately 600 nm) was observed after rapid-thermal annealing or furnace annealing when the as-deposited (radio-frequency-magnetron sputtering) films were predominantly pyrochlore. However, an interesting paired-plate structure was revealed after furnace annealing when the as-deposited films were fully perovskite. The average size of such a split precipitate was 35 nm in width and 150 nm in length.