Phase diagram of high Tc Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3–PbTiO3 ceramics

Dense (1 − x)Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3–xPbTiO3 (PIN–PT) ceramics were synthesised by hot forging and thermal grain growth. (1 − x)PIN–xPT phase diagram was investigated by X-ray diffraction and dielectric measurements. The morphotropic phase boundary zone was found to be between a rhombohedral phase region for low PT contents and a tetragonal phase region for high PT contents, i.e. in the 0.34–0.39x range. A mixture of tetragonal and probably monoclinic phases was observed for x = 0.37 at room temperature.