Tantalate
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Tantalate is any salt of tantalic acid (which has a chemical formula Ta2O5·nH2O or HTaO3 ). Examples include lithium tantalate
(LiTaO3), lutetium tantalate
(LuTaO4) and lead scandium tantalate
(PST or Pb
(Sc
xTa
1-x)O
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Lithium tantalate
Lithium tantalate , is a crystalline solid which possesses unique optical, piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties which make it valuable for nonlinear optics, passive infrared sensors such as motion detectors, terahertz generation and detection, surface acoustic wave applications, cell phones...
(LiTaO3), lutetium tantalate
Lutetium tantalate
Lutetium tantalate is a chemical compound of lutetium, tantalum and oxygen with the formula LuTaO4. With a density of 9.81 g/cm3, it is the densest known white stable material...
(LuTaO4) and lead scandium tantalate
Lead scandium tantalate
Lead scandium tantalate is a ferroelectric ceramic material with perovskite structure. It has the formula PbO3. The x is usually about 0.5....
(PST or Pb
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...
(Sc
Scandium
Scandium is a chemical element with symbol Sc and atomic number 21. A silvery-white metallic transition metal, it has historically been sometimes classified as a rare earth element, together with yttrium and the lanthanoids...
xTa
Tantalum
Tantalum is a chemical element with the symbol Ta and atomic number 73. Previously known as tantalium, the name comes from Tantalus, a character in Greek mythology. Tantalum is a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion resistant. It is part of the refractory...
1-x)O
Oxygen
Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots ὀξύς and -γενής , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition...
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