Non-hydrolytic sol-gel synthesis of BaTiO3 nano-powder: Effect of calcination temperature and modified titanium source on particles

In this study, BaTiO3 nanopowders were prepared by non-hydrolytic sol-gel (NHSG) method using barium acetate and tetrabutyl titanate (TBT) as precursors and acetylacetone (Hacac) as additive. The effects of acetylacetone modification and calcination temperature on nanoparticle size and crystalline phase were evaluated. The products were analysed by SEM, TEM, DSC/TG, FTIR, XRD, Raman. FTIR analysis showed the formation of Ba-O-Ti bond at the sol stage of the NHSG method. DSC/TG and XRD analyses showed that BaTiO3 was produced at 500 ℃. According to SEM/TEM, the particle size of the powder becomes larger as the temperature increases, meanwhile the addition of acetylacetone can make the final product particle size decrease. Raman analysis showed that BaTiO3 has the presence of tetragonal phase, so the crystalline phases of the product and impurities were analysed by XRD refinement, and the results showed that the relative content of tetragonal phase of BaTiO3 was linearly correlated with the calcination temperature.