Structural studies of manganese stabilised lead-zirconate-titanate

Abstract
Piezoelectric compositions Pb(MnuNbvNiwTixZry)O3 where u+v+w+x+y = 1.0 were studied by means of X-ray powder diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy and thermal analytical techniques. These studies showed that Mn is incorporated into the tetragonal lattice as trivalent ions at the Ti, Zr octahedral (B) sites.