Abstract
Barium magnesium tantalate Ba(Mg1/3Ta2/3)O3 (BMT) nanopowders were synthesized at a low temperature of 220°C through glycothermal reaction by using Ba(OH)2·8H2O, Mg(NO3)·6H2O, and TaCl5 as precursors and 1,4-butanediol as solvent. It is demonstrated that higher synthesis temperatures and co-precipitation of magnesium and tantalum improve the incorporation of magnesium into BMT nanopowders under glycothermal treatment and produce a homogeneous, stoichiometric powder. The glycothermally derived BMT nanopowders are very reactive and provide a high-density sintered body with 97.1% of theoretical density at a low temperature of 1350°C. The average grain size of the sintered ceramics was 1.2±0.2μm and relatively uniform in comparison with the ceramics sintered with powders produced from the conventional method.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2319-2329 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of the European Ceramic Society |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Nov |
Keywords
- A. Powders-chemical preparation
- A. Sintering
- D. Perovskites
- D. Tantalates
- Glycothermal
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ceramics and Composites
- Materials Chemistry