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Characterization and control of phase segregation in the fine particles of BaTiO3 and SrTiO3 synthesized by the spray pyrolysis method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

K. Nonaka ,
S. Hayashi ,
K. Okada ,
N. Otsuka  and
T. Yano
K. Nonaka
Affiliation:
Department of Inorganic Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2–12–1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152, Japan
S. Hayashi
Affiliation:
Department of Inorganic Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2–12–1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152, Japan
K. Okada
Affiliation:
Department of Inorganic Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2–12–1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152, Japan
N. Otsuka
Affiliation:
Department of Inorganic Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2–12–1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152, Japan
T. Yano
Affiliation:
Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2–12–1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152, Japan
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Abstract

Fine particles of BaTiO3 and SrTiO3 have been synthesized by the spray pyrolysis technique, and the chemical homogeneity of their particles was analyzed by x-ray diffraction (XRD) and analytical electron microscopy (AEM). The stock solutions were prepared by dissolving Ti(OC3H7)4 and Ba(NO3)2 or Sr(NO3)2 in diluted nitric acid solution. They were atomized into a reaction chamber held at 1000 °C through a two-fluids atomizer with N2 gas. Mostly hollow spherical particles 3 μm in diameter were obtained, composed of very fine grains of 40 nm. As-prepared powders were crystallized to BaTiO3 or SrTiO3 with a small amount of by-product such as Ba2TiO4, Sr2TiO4, and TiO2. The AEM study revealed that the bulk composition of each particle was chemically homogeneous, but a local chemical composition segregation was observed within each particle. This chemical inhomogeneity was considered to be caused by the difference in the precipitating speed of each component from the precursor salts; that is, the precipitation of Ti4+ ion as TiO2 · xH2O was faster than those of Ba2+ and Sr2+ ions. To control this segregation, (a) replacing a part of the solvent of stock solutions with methanol or ethanol, (b) adding H2O2 to the solutions, and (c) increasing the concentration of the solution, are found to be effective. The reasons for these effects are discussed.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 6 , Issue 8 , August 1991 , pp. 1750 - 1756
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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