A starting powder with the nominal composition 0.65Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–0.35PbTiO3 (0.65PMN–0.35PT), which corresponds to the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) composition, was prepared by mechanochemical activation followed by attritor milling and low-temperature calcination at 700°C. It had a narrow particle size distribution with the median particle size equal to 0.3 μm. From the …