@article{9743,
  abstract     = {{The hydrothermal method enables the production of high-quality piezoelectric materials. In this study, we propose to irradiate the reaction solutions with ultrasonic power during the hydrothermal method to obtain a shorter reaction time and a smooth film surface. A high-pressure reaction container for the ultrasonic transducer was newly developed, and the ultrasonically-assisted hydrothermal method was examined by using this container. The effect of ultrasonic assist on the synthesis of lead-zirconate-titanate (PZT) thin films and (K,Na)NbO$_{3}$ powders was verified. Thicker PZT film, thickness around 10 ${\mu}$m, could be obtained in one process, and (K,Na)NbO$_{3}$ powder was synthesized in half the previous reaction time.}},
  author       = {{Ageba, Ryo and Kadota, Yoichi and Maeda, Takafumi and Takiguchi, Norihito and Morita, Takeshi and Ishikawa, Mutsuo and Bornmann, Peter and Hemsel, Tobias}},
  issn         = {{1948-5719}},
  journal      = {{Journal of Korean Physical Society}},
  keywords     = {{Hydrothermal method, High-power ultrasonic, PZT thin film, Lead-free piezoelectric materials}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{918--923}},
  title        = {{{Ultrasonically-assisted Hydrothermal Method for Ferroelectric Material Synthesis}}},
  doi          = {{10.3938/jkps.57.918}},
  volume       = {{57}},
  year         = {{2010}},
}