Microstructure of doped barium titanate prepared from polymeric precursors

Barium titanate is used extensively as a dielectric in ceramic capacitors, particularly due to its high dielectric constant and low dielectric loss characteristics. It can be made semiconducting by addition of certain dopants and by proper modification of grains and grain boundary properties obtaini...

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Autores: Stojanovic, B. D. [UNESP], Foschini, C. R. [UNESP], Zaghete, M. A. [UNESP], Cilense, M. [UNESP], Varela, José Arana [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/67085
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/cyv.2002.v41.i1.722
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/67085
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Barium titanate
Doping
Grain size
Microstructure
Polymeric precursors
SEM
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Sumario:Barium titanate is used extensively as a dielectric in ceramic capacitors, particularly due to its high dielectric constant and low dielectric loss characteristics. It can be made semiconducting by addition of certain dopants and by proper modification of grains and grain boundary properties obtaining very interesting characteristics for various applications. The synthesis method and sintering regime have a strong influence on properties of obtained barium titanate ceramics. Doped barium titanate was prepared with Nb+5 and Y+3 ions as donor dopants, and with Mn+2 ions as acceptor dopant by polymeric precursors method. By this procedure nanosized powders were obtained after calcination. Sintering was performed in the temperature range of 1290°C to 1380°C The microstructure of doped BaTiO3 was performed using scanning electron microscopy. The influence of dopants and sintering temperature on grain size was analysed.