Sol gel synthesis and characterization studies of Cupromanganite CaCu3Mn4O12
Abstract
A single-phase CaCu3Mn4O12 electroceramic had been prepared via sol gel method and fairly well densified at relative low temperature under atmospheric condition where the crystallization of CaCu3Mn4O12 occurred due to amorphous polymeric mixture. The precursor was prepared by mixing the solutions with 0.6 M citric acid (C6H8O7) as a chelating reagent with the mol ratio 1:2. The precursor gel formed was calcined and sintered at range 400 °C to 800°C by varying dwell time. Material formations under the reported conditions have been confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results show that the formation of CaCu3Mn4O12 started at 500 ° C and was formed completely at 700 ° C for 18 hours. The microstructure of all CaCu3Mn4O12 was analysed using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). A smaller particle size with higher grain boundary was obtained at sintering 700°C to 800°C. FESEM results show the significant influence of calcinations and sintering parameter on the microstructure behaviour of CaCu2Mn4O12.
- Publication:
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Materials Science and Engineering Conference Series
- Pub Date:
- August 2017
- DOI:
- 10.1088/1757-899X/226/1/012154
- Bibcode:
- 2017MS&E..226a2154N