Study of Microstructure and Dielectric Properties of PbTiO3 based Glass Ceramics.

Glass samples with composition (35- X) B2O3 - (40 +X) PbO - 25 TiO2 (where X= 0, 2.5,5, 7.5 and 10 mol %) were prepared using conventional quenching technique. It was observed that as PbO content increases the values glass transition temperature (Tg) and crystallization temperature (Tc) decreases. The replacement of boron by a bigger Pb ion expands the network there by reducing the glass transition temperature (Tg). These glass samples were converted to glass ceramics by following two stage heat treatment schedule. The density(ρ) values of glass ceramic samples are higher than those of corresponding glass samples. It was observed that there was good correlation between the density and Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) results of the glass–ceramics. The XRD results in the glass ceramics revealed the formation of tetragonal lead titanate (PbTiO3) as a major crystalline phase and lead borate (PbB2O4) as minor crystalline phase. The microstructure of glass ceramic samples contains nano crystallites of lead titanate embedded in a borate glass matrix. As the content of glass former (B2O3) is reduced, the PbTiO3 crystals precipitated in glass matrix are observed to increase. The dielectric constant values of glass ceramic samples are higher than those of corresponding glass samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]