Inordertorealizetheco-firingwithAg/Pdelectrodesinmultilayerdevices,Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)1-,-yZrxTiyO3(0.25＜x＜0.35,0.25＜y＜0.35)piezoelectricceramics(hereafterdesignatedPZN-PZT)modifiedbyLa2O3hasbeenpreparedbyconventionaltechniquewithsinteringtemperaturefrom1100℃to1140℃.X-raydiffractionpatternsdemonstratedthatpureperovskitephasewasobtained.Secondaryelectronimage(SEI)showedthatcrystallinegrainsinceramicswerewellgrown.d33ofmanufacturedsamplewasashighas560×10-12C/N.kpwasabout0.61andtgδabout30×10-3.TheexistenceofliquidphaseexaminedbyelectrondiffractioninPZN-PZTsampleisbeneficialtosinteringoftheceramic.
