Solid-state synthesis of nanocrystalline strontium zirconate assisted by mechanical activation

Аннотация

Nanocrystalline SrZrO₃ has been synthesized by a solid-state procedure using mechanical preactivation of a strontium carbonate–zirconia mixture in an AGO-2 centrifugal planetary mill. The effect of mechanical activation of the reactant mixture on the processes occurring during its subsequent heating has been studied by thermal analysis. The resulting strontium zirconate has been characterized by X-ray diffraction and by scanning and transmission electron microscopy.