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Chemical Synthesis of Porous Barium Titanate Thin Film and Thermal Stabilization of Ferroelectric Phase by Porosity-Induced Strain
Published on: March 27, 2018
Continuous supercritical synthesis and dielectric behaviour of the whole BST solid solution
H Reverón1, C Elissalde, C Aymonier
1Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux (ICMCB), CNRS-UPR 9048, Bordeaux I University; 87, avenue du Dr Schweitzer, 33608 PESSAC Cedex, France.
Abstract:
In this study we show that pure and well crystallized nanoparticles of Ba(x)Sr(1-x)TiO(3) (BST) can be synthesized over the entire range of composition through the hydrolysis and further crystallization of alkoxide precursors under supercritical conditions. To our knowledge, this is the first time that the whole ferroelectric solid solution has been produced in a continuous way, using the same experimental conditions. The composition of the powder can be easily controlled by adjusting the feed solution composition. The powders consist of soft-aggregated monocrystalline nanoparticles with an average particle size ranging from approximately 20 to 40 nm. Ferroelectric ceramics with accurately adjustable Curie temperature (100-390 K) can thus be obtained by sintering.
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