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Title: Raman spectroscopy and cathodoluminescence characteristics of order-disorder Ba(Zn{sub 1/3}Ta{sub 2/3})O{sub 3} ceramics

Journal Article · · Materials Research Bulletin
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  1. School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Kyunggido 440-746 (Korea, Republic of)
  2. Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Department of Materials, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto (Japan)

The order-disorder transition in Ba(Zn{sub 1/3}Ta{sub 2/3})O{sub 3} (BZT) was characterized by using Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and cathodoluminescence (CL) microscopy. The 1:2 ordered structure of pure BZT ceramics was replaced by a 1:1 ordered structure at 1650 deg. C and the 1:1 ordered structure of BZT sintered at 1650 deg. C exhibited a 1:2 ordered structure when it was reannealed at 1500 deg. C for 12 h. The A{sub 1g} lines in the Raman spectrum of the sintered and reannealed samples were shifted to lower and higher wavenumbers, respectively. From the CL analysis, the 1:1 ordered BZT exhibited mainly three emission bands at around 533.2 (2.32 eV), 599.1 (2.07 eV), and 682.1 nm (1.81 eV), whereas the 1:2 ordered BZT exhibited mainly five bands at 346.4 (3.58 eV), 427.5 (2.90 eV), 520.9 (2.38 eV), 593.0 (2.09 eV), and 678.9 nm (1.82 eV). The strongest band originating from 2.32 to 2.38 eV was broadened, and the band center shifted towards a higher and lower wavelength in the 1:1 and 1:2 ordered BZT, respectively. Additional bands at around 346 and 427 nm in the grain interior of the annealed sample were strongly related to the 1:2 ordering of BZT.

OSTI ID:
21143962
Journal Information:
Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 43, Issue 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2007.12.013; PII: S0025-5408(07)00545-4; Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English