Estudos da sinterização de Bi12TiO20 (BTO) visando obter cerâmicas transparentes

• Autor(a) principal: AMARAL, Thiago Martins
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tde/804
• topic: Titanato de bismuto; sinterização; cerâmica transparente; 1.Titanato de bismuto - Sinterização 2.Cerâmica transparente; Bismuth titanate; sintering ceramics transparent; CNPQ::CIENCIAS EXATAS E DA TERRA::FISICA

This work presents the systematic results of studies concerning the sintering of the Bi12TiO20 (BTO) aiming the production of transparent ceramic samples. All that because the BTO is a material that has great scientific and technologic visibility due to its optical, electro and electro-optical properties, but still little explored as ceramic. The sintering starting material was obtained by solid state reaction between Bi2O3 e TiO2; the synthesized BTO was grinded in ball milling until sub micrometric sizes. The conditions for preparing green samples were also investigated, allowing samples with green relative density between 58% and 62%, with uniaxial and isostatic pressing techniques. The study of the sintering process involved different sintering programs, under different atmospheres conditions and additive utilization. Optimized conditions were established and the limiting factors discussed. The quality of the obtained ceramics was assessed by their final relative density, phase homogeneity, microstructure and optical properties (transmission, optical activity and electro-optical performance). Samples with relative density above 99,9% and 50% of the monocrystal´s optical transmission in the 633 nm wavelength and equal optical activity were obtained. Nevertheless, the ceramics still show scattering centers and none liquid electro-optical effect was observed.