Characterization and growth dynamics of barium titanate crystallite on nanometer scale

Sen Wang, Yue Zhang, Zhen Ji, Yousong Gu, Yunhua Huang, and Cheng ZhouDepartment of Materials Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China

摘 要：<正>Barium titanate powder on nanometer scale was synthesized by means of co-precipitation. The thermal mass loss, crystal grain growth and phase transition of the barium titanate nanometer powder were investigated by TG （Thermogravimetric）-DTA （Differential scanning calorimetric） and XRD （X-ray powder diffractometer） at different heat treatment temperatures. The results show that amorphous barium titanate powder can transfer into tetragonal symmetry structure after heat treatment. When the heat treatment temperature is below 900℃, the grains grow rapidly because the activation energy at low temperature is greatly less than that at high temperature. By controlling the heat treatment temperature, the optimization of the barium titanate crystallite size and formation of tetragonal phase can be realized.

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