Preparation of Nanosized Perovskite‐Type LaMnO3 Powders Using the Thermal Decomposition of a Heteronuclear Complex, LaMn(dhbaen)(OH)(NO3)(H2O)4

The heteronuclear LaMn(dhbaen)(OH)(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 4 complex was synthesized and perovskite-type hexagonal LaMnO 3 was obtained by its thermal decomposition at approximately 700°C. The complex and its decomposition products were analyzed using simultaneous thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis (TG/DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) characterization, and specific surface area measurements. Although XRD analysis did not show the peaks of LaMnO 3 for the sample sintered at 600°C, the presence of polycrystalline LaMnO 3 together with an amorphous phase was confirmed by TEM-selected area diffraction. Particle sizes of the samples decomposed at 600° and 700°C were 20 and 50 nm, respectively. For the conventional solid-state reaction method, XRD results showed the formation of a LaMnO 3 single phase for the samples fired above 1000°C. However, AES showed that the elemental distributions of La, Mn, and O on the surface were not homogeneous even for the sample sintered at 1200°C. The thermal decomposition of the heteronuclear complex at low temperatures allows the synthesis of single-phase hexagonal LaMnO 3 powders having nanosized particles, homogeneous and free of intragranular pores, which are suitable for electroceramics applications.

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