Effect of rare earth (La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Er and Yb) ion substitutions on the microstructural and electrical properties of sol-gel grown PZT ceramics

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 163-170

  Shannigrahi, S R ^a   Tay, F E H ^a   Yao, K ^a   Choudhary, R N P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Dielectric properties; Phase transitions; PZT; Sol gel process; X ray methods

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; IONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLARIZATION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GELS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ION SUBSTITUTIONS;

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; RARE EARTH METAL;

EID: 0141613731     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(03)00316-9     Document Type: Article

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