Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Crystallization kinetics and dielectric properties of nanocrystalline lead strontium barium niobates

  • Article
  • Published:
Journal of Materials Research Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The crystallization kinetics and phase developments of PbO–BaO–SrO–Nb2O5–B2O3–SiO2-based glass-ceramics was investigated. Lead strontium barium niobate, (Pb,Sr,Ba)Nb2O6, with a tetragonal tungsten-bronze structure formed as the major crystalline phase, which showed evidence of both surface and bulk crystallization. The results of the present study showed significant evidence of a change in crystallization mechanism between the as-heated surface and the interior of glass-ceramics. This effect could be attributed to a volatilization of PbO taken place readily on the surface region of sample during heating. The grain size of the bulk-nucleated (Pb,Sr,Ba)Nb2O6 crystals was substantially smaller than that of surface-nucleated crystals. This result facilitated meeting the capacitors as high energy density application due to the ultrafine grains (<60 nm) obtained. The dielectric constant increased from 27 for the as-quenched glass to 200 for a highly crystallized glass-ceramic, which was attributed to a significant volume fraction of (Pb, Sr, Ba) Nb2 O6 phase.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. F. Dogan: Improved dielectric breakdown in nano-sized titanium oxide, presented at the Fall 2003 Meeting in Center for Dielectric Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

  2. A. Herczog: Application of glass-ceramics for electronic components and circuits, IEEE Trans. Parts, Hybrids, Package PHP–9, 247 (1973).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. A. Herczog: Microcrystalline BaTiO3 by crystallization from glass, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 47, 107 (1964).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. A. Bhargava, J.E. Shelby and R.L. Snyder: Crystallization of glasses in the system BaO-TiO2-B2O3, J. Non-Cryst. Solids 102, 136 (1988).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. D. McCauley, R.E. Newnham and C.A. Randall: Intrinsic size effects in a barium titanate glass-ceramic, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 81, 979 (1998).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. J.J. Shyu and J.R. Wang: Crystallization and dielectric properties of SrO-BaO-Nb2O5-SiO2 tungsten-bronze glass-ceramics, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 83, 3135 (2000).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. J.J. Shyu and H.W. Peng: Crystallization and dielectric properties of SrO-BaO-Nb2O5-GeO2 tungsten-bronze glass-ceramics, J. Mater. Res. 16, 2057 (2001).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. S.G. Lu, C.L. Mak and K.H. Wong: Low-temperature preparation and size effect of strontium barium niobate ultrafine powder, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 84, 79 (2001).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. M.J. Reece, C.A. Worrell, G.J. Hill and R. Morrell: Microstructures and dielectric properties of ferroelectric glass-ceramics, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 79, 17 (1996).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. H.E. Kissinger: Variation of peak temperature with heating rate in differential thermal analysis, J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. 57, 2171956. US.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. A.J. Moulson and J.M. Herbert: Electroceramics: Materials, Properties, and Applications (Chapman & Hall, New York, NY, 1990), Chap. 2.

    Google Scholar 

  12. T. Ozawa: J. Therm. Anal. 2, 301 (1970).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. K. Matusita and S. Sakka: Kinetic study on crystallization of glass by differential thermal analysis-criterion on application of Kissinger plot, J. Non-Cryst. Solids 38, 741 (1980).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. W.D. Kingery, H.K. Bowen and D.R. Uhlmann: Introduction to Ceramics, 2nd ed (Wiley, New York, NY, 1980), Chap. 8.

    Google Scholar 

  15. Y.M. Sung: Nonisothermal phase formation kinetics in sol-gel-derived strontium bismuth tantalate, J. Mater. Res. 16, 2039 (2001).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. A. Majdic and D. Henning: Diffusion of Ca and Si in the liquid binary system CaO-SiO2 system, Ber. Dtsch. Keram. Ges. 47, 53 (1970).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. J.H. Jean and Y.C. Fang: Devitrification kinetics and mechanism of K2O-CaO-SrO-BaO-B2O3-SiO2 glass-ceramic, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 84, 1354 (2001).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. De J.P. Luca and C.G. Bergeron: Diffusion of lead in a lead borate glass, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 52, 629 (1969).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. S.M. Lynch and J.E. Shelby: Crystal clamping in lead titanate glass-ceramics, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 67, 424 (1984).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Materials Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, 31040, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Ching-Tai Cheng & Jiang-Tsair Lin

  2. Center for Dielectric Studies, Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA

    Lanagan Michael & Beth Jones

  3. Nova Research, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, 22308, USA

    Ming-Jen Pan

Authors
  1. Ching-Tai Cheng
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Lanagan Michael
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Jiang-Tsair Lin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Beth Jones
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Ming-Jen Pan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Lanagan Michael.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Cheng, CT., Michael, L., Lin, JT. et al. Crystallization kinetics and dielectric properties of nanocrystalline lead strontium barium niobates. Journal of Materials Research 20, 438–446 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2005.0054

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2005.0054

Search

Navigation