Artigo
Synthesis, characterization, structural refinement and optical absorption behavior of PbWO(4) powders
Fecha
2008-04-25Registro en:
Materials Science and Engineering B-advanced Functional Solid-state Materials. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., v. 150, n. 1, p. 18-25, 2008.
0921-5107
10.1016/j.mseb.2008.02.003
WOS:000256346700005
Autor
Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI)
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Resumen
The present paper describes the synthesis, characterization, structural refinement and optical absorption behavior of lead tungstate (PbWO(4)) powders obtained by the complex polymerization method heat treated at different temperatures for 2h in air atmosphere. PbWO(4) powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Rietveld refinement, Fourier transform Raman (FT-Raman) spectroscopy and ultraviolet visible (UV-vis) absorption spectroscopy measurements. XRD, Rietveld refinement and FT-Raman revealed that PbWO(4) powders are free of secondary phases and crystallizes in a tetragonal structure. The UV-vis absorption spectroscopy measurements suggest the presence of intermediary energy levels into the band gap of structurally disordered powders. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.