In this work pure and lanthanum doped textured ferroelectric ceramics of lead-barium niobate (PBN) were produced through hot forging, using different die configurations. The ceramic samples were characterized in the parallel and perpendicular direction respect to the pressing axis. The analysis of the microstructure showed that the increasing of the lanthanum doping increases the aspect ratio of the PBN grains, which generally present a columnar shape. It was concluded that the change of the grain morphology favored a higher grain orientation during the forging process and therefore the enhancing of the material texturing, which was directly reflected in the physical properties of the ceramics.
texturing; tungsten-bronze; microstructure; PBN; doping
