High-temperature processing of Ba3ZnTa2O9: An in situ study using synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction

Phillip M. Mallinson, John B. Claridge, Matthew J. Rosseinsky, Richard M. Ibberson, Jonathan P. Wright, Andrew N. Fitch

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Abstract

In situ synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction is used to study the kinetics of cation ordering and ordered domain growth in the microwave dielectric electroceramic Ba3ZnTa2O9 (BZT) with a time resolution of 15 s and processing temperatures of up to 1500°C. This permits the measurement of the activation energy for cation ordering and the identification of different mechanisms for ordered domain growth, associated with the formation of the Ba8ZnTa6O24 impurity phase due to zinc loss.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4731-4740
Number of pages10
JournalChemistry of Materials
Volume19
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 18 2007
Externally publishedYes

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