Abstract
A novel sol-gel process was developed for preparing nano-sized, perovskite-type LaFeO3 powder by the thermal decomposition of the gel-complex of LaFe-(C6H8O7·H2O). The structural evolution has been systematically investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential thermal analysis (DTA) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Perovskite powder of ∼ 25 nm size could be obtained at a temperature of ∼ 600 °C without formation of any secondary phases of La2O3 and Fe2O3 single oxides and no requirements of high temperature/vacuum/pH control etc. Analysis of the X-ray powder diffraction data showed a decrease in the value of lattice strains with increasing decomposition temperature, whereas the particle size increases with increasing decomposition temperature.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3706-3709 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Materials Letters |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 29-30 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- LaFeO
- Perovskite-type oxide
- Sol-gel
- Thermal decomposition