Synthesis and phase evolution of LiNb0.6Ti0.5O 3 powder via a sol-gel method

Xia Wang, Wei Li*, Jianlin Shi

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Abstract

A simple sol-gel route was demonstrated for the synthesis of LiNb 0.6Ti0.5O3 (M-phase) powder, using cheap and manageable starting materials at a relatively low temperature. The phase transitions in both chemical and solid-state processes were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) in detail. The results showed that in the sol-gel process the anatase TiO2 phase first appeared at 400 °C and then LiNbO 3 solid solution (LiNbO3 ss) emerged at 500 °C. When calcined to 600 °C, the M-phase started to appear along with the decrease of TiO2 and LiNbO3 ss. Single M-phase could be formed at 700 °C, which is 300 °C lower than that by the traditional solid-state method. A plausible evolution mechanism of the as-synthesized powder in calcination was proposed. The produced powder has potential applications in microelectronics systems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)463-467
Number of pages5
JournalParticuology
Volume8
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • M-phase
  • Phase transition
  • Sol-gel process
  • X-ray diffraction

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