Abstract
The formation and densification of Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 ceramics prepared by reaction sintering have been investigated. Two kinds of lead sources. PbO and Pb3O4 are used as the starting materials for Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3. During heating processes, the specimens first expand while the pyrochlore phase is formed. At elevated temperatures, the formation and rapid sintering of Pb(Mg1/3\Nb2/3)O3 occur simultaneously. The starting materials of the Pb3\O4 system exhibit better reactivity and sinterability than those of the PbO system. With Pb3\O4 as the starting material, monophasic Pb(Mg1/3\Nb2/3)O3 ceramics with high sintering density are successfully achieved by reaction sintering at as low as 900 °C. While for the PbO system, pure perovskite phase could not be synthesized because of the existence of residual pyrochlore phase, and the ceramics obtained have low sintering density. The dielectric permittivity of the Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 ceramics obtained in the Pb3O4 system is higher than that in the PbO system. This is attributed to the formation of pure perovskite phase and high sintering density in the former system.
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