Formation and control of mechanism for the preparation of ultra-fine barium strontium titanate powders by the citrate precursor method

A modified citrate precursor method, combining the advantages of the nitrate autocombustion method by introducing the nitric acid, was successfully used to synthesize ultrafine Ba 0.70Sr 0.30TiO 3 powders. Slight agglomerated and homogenized BST powders, with an average particle size of 20 nm, were...

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Published in:Materials research bulletin 2007-09, Vol.42 (9), p.1602-1610
Main Authors: Mao, Chaoliang, Dong, Xianlin, Zeng, Tao, Wang, Genshui, Chen, Si
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
A. Nanostructures
B. Chemical synthesis
BARIUM
CARBONATES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CITRATES
CRYSTALS
D. Dielectric properties
D. Microstructure
DECOMPOSITION
DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS
MATERIALS SCIENCE
MICROSTRUCTURE
MORPHOLOGY
NANOSTRUCTURES
NITRATES
NITRIC ACID
PARTICLE SIZE
PRECURSOR
REACTION KINETICS
STRONTIUM TITANATES
TITANIUM OXIDES
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
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Summary:A modified citrate precursor method, combining the advantages of the nitrate autocombustion method by introducing the nitric acid, was successfully used to synthesize ultrafine Ba 0.70Sr 0.30TiO 3 powders. Slight agglomerated and homogenized BST powders, with an average particle size of 20 nm, were obtained at 800 °C. Combining the results of TG/DTA and XRD, it can be concluded that the formation of BST powders takes place via two reaction mechanisms: decomposition of an intermediate oxycarbonate mechanism (DIOm) at low temperature, and solid-state reaction mechanism (SSRm) between nanocrystalline carbonates and amorphous TiO 2 at high temperature. TEM shows higher amount of CA led to BST powders of better quality in morphology. Based on results of chemical analysis, it is suggested that higher amount of CA drives the mechanism to tend to DIOm. By simply adjusting the ratio of reagents, the reaction mechanism can be dominated and we can greatly control the final morphology of the powders.
ISSN:0025-5408
1873-4227
DOI:10.1016/j.materresbull.2006.11.040