Sintering kinetic studies in nonstoichiometric strontium titanate ceramics
- Department of Ceramics and Glass Engineering, CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro (Portugal)
The effect of nonstoichiometry on the densification of SrTiO{sub 3} ceramics with Sr/Ti ratios from 0.997 to 1.02 was systematically addressed. The kinetics of densification was studied by dilatometric analysis. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used for crystallographic and microstructure characterization. Ti excess enhanced matter transport during sintering whereas Sr excess decreased it. The shrinkage rate and average grain size increased with the decrease of Sr/Ti ratio. Close values of the activation energy for the initial densification and the near constant onset temperature for densification suggest that identical transport mechanisms control the densification of all the compositions. Small excesses of TiO{sub 2} and SrO were mostly incorporated into the perovskite lattice inducing alterations in the defect chemistry of the material and the mass transport during sintering is controlled by Sr vacancies. Very small stoichiometric variations have a strong influence on the sintering kinetics and resulting microstructure of ST ceramics.
- OSTI ID:
- 21199660
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 44, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2008.06.002; PII: S0025-5408(08)00216-X; Copyright (c) 2008 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
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