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High-density sol-gel derived, cold-isostatically pressed La0.67Ca0.27Sr0.06MnO3 polycrystalline ceramics and their room-temperature TCR improvement

Journal

CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 47, Issue 6, Pages 7674-7682

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.11.110

Keywords

Cold isostatic pressing; Sintering temperature; Electrical behaviors; Optical properties; Temperature coefficient of resistivity (TCR)

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [11674135]
  2. Analysis and Testing Foundation of Kunming University of Science and Technology [2019M20172130004]

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In this study, high-density LCSMO ceramics were successfully obtained using the sol-gel method followed by cold isostatic pressing (CIP) at 250 MPa. The investigation on the effects of sintering temperature (T-S) on the structure, electrical, and optical properties showed that the best electrical performance was achieved at 1450 degrees C, with improved electrical behavior due to the high densities of samples processed by CIP. The change in T-S significantly influenced electrical behaviors but had little effect on the structural and optical properties of LCSMO ceramics.
In this study, high-density La0.67Ca0.27Sr0.06MnO3 (LCSMO) ceramics were successfully obtained by sol-gel method followed by cold isostatic pressing (CIP) under 250 MPa. Effects of sintering temperature (T-S, 1250 degrees C <= T-S <= 1450 degrees C) on structure, surface chemical, electrical, and optical properties of as-obtained LCSMO ceramics were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD, BDX3200), X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS, Thermo Fisher Scientific), a four-probe system (East changing ET9005), Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR, TENSOR 27), Raman microscopy (RENISHAW inVia) and UV-vis spectrophotometry (HITACHI U-4100), respectively. All prepared samples showed orthorhombic structure with Pnma space group. As T-S increased, grain size gradually rose from 2.71 to 7.30 mu m. XRD refinement, Raman, and FTIR all depicted constant of bond angle and length of Mn-O. Hence, variation in T-S did not cause lattice distortion inside samples. The best electrical properties were obtained at 1450 degrees C, where resistivity (rho) fell below 0.008 Omega cm and temperature coefficient of resistivity (TCR) reached 13.0% K-1 at 289.2 K (room temperature).It is worth noting that electrical performance was indeed improved due to high densities of samples under processing of CIP. Overall, the change in T-S from 1250 to 1450 degrees C greatly influenced electrical behaviors but showed little effect on structural and optical properties of LCSMO ceramics.

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