Synthesis of High-Purity alpha-and beta-PbO and Possible Applications to Synthesis and Processing of Other Lead Oxide Materials

Journal Article · Wed Nov 11 23:00:00 EST 2009 · Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

OSTI ID:1007235

Perry, Dale L; Wilkinson, T J

The red, tetragonal form of lead oxide, alpha-PbO, litharge, and the yellow, orthorhombic form, beta-PbO, massicot, have been synthesized from lead(II) salts in aqueous media at elevated temperature. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to characterize the size, morphology, and crystallographic structural forms of the products. The role of impurities in the experimental synthesis of the materials and microstructural variations in the final products are described, and the implications of these observations with respect to the synthesis of different conducting lead oxides and other related materials are discussed.

• Research Organization: Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: Earth Sciences Division
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 1007235
• Report Number(s): LBNL-4300E
• Journal Information: Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, Journal Name: Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
IMPURITIES
LEAD OXIDES
MORPHOLOGY
PROCESSING
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SYNTHESIS
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
lead(II) oxide
PbO
litharge
massicot
synthesis
X-ray diffraction
scanning electron microscopy
SEM