Lead zirconate titanate nanopowder Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 (PZT) was prepared by modified sol-gel method with 1-propanol as solvent and acetylacetone as stabilizer. The microstructure and particle size measurements at different heat treatment conditions were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction analysis. It was found that the PZT nanoparticles calcinated at 600 °C showed mean diameter of 75-125 nm with high crystallinity of perovskite-type structure.
Perovskite type (Pb1-1.5x Lax0.5x)TiO3 (PLT) ceramics with x = 0.21, 0.22, 0.23, 0.24, 0.25 were prepared by the sol-gel method. Their structural, optical, and dielectric properties were investigated. The crystallite compounds were obtained by calcinating the mixture of PbCO3, TiO2, and La2O3 at 1000ºC for different time periods. After 4 h annealing, PLT23 sample, no secondary phases have been observed in the XRD spectrum of the PLT sample with 23% La content (PLT23). This sample appears to be notably distinguished in its structural, optical, and dielectric characteristics compared with other samples.
Alkaline ANbO3 (A = Li, Na, K) niobates with perovskite type structure were prepared by sol gel method, extensively characterized and evaluated as heterogeneous catalysts for selective oxidation of dipropyl sulfide to its corresponding sulfoxide.
Electrochemical sensors based on tubular yttria-stabilized zerconia (YSZ) with the perovskite-type oxide as a sensing-electrode (SE), which is prepared by sol-gel method, were fabricated and examined for NO2 detection in the temperature range 400~700°C. The results show that La0.75Sr0.25Cr0.5Mn0.5O3(LSCM), shows extreme sensitivity to NO2. The EMF varies linearly as a function of the concentration of NO2 (0 ~ 463 ppm) at 500 °C.
Ferroelectric Behavior and Spectroscopic Properties of La-Modified Lead Titanate Nanoparticles Prepared by a Sol-Gel Method