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Synthesis of Tetragonal Barium Titanate Nanoparticles Via Alkoxide–Hydroxide Sol‐Precipitation: Effect of Water Addition
Author(s) -
Yoon Songhak,
Baik Sunggi,
Kim Min Gyu,
Shin Namsoo,
Kim Insung
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2006.01361.x
Subject(s) - barium titanate , tetragonal crystal system , alkoxide , nanoparticle , rietveld refinement , hydroxide , materials science , agglomerate , crystal structure , barium hydroxide , precipitation , anatase , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , dielectric , crystallography , chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , catalysis , composite material , physics , optoelectronics , photocatalysis , meteorology , engineering
Barium titanate (BaTiO 3 ) nanoparticles are synthesized under N 2 atmosphere by the hydrolysis and condensation of barium hydroxide octahydrate and titanium (IV) isopropoxide with controlled water addition. With increasing the amount of water addition, the primary nanoparticles tend to grow from 7.5 to 68.5 nm in average diameter and to agglomerate to form spherical secondary particles of 0.5–3 μm in diameter. The influence of water content on the crystal size and structure was studied by X‐ray diffraction via synchrotron radiation. As the amounts of added water increased, Rietveld analysis revealed that the lattice volume shrinks along the c ‐axis changing the crystal structure of BaTiO 3 nanoparticles gradually from tetragonal to cubic. FT‐IR spectra also indicated that the concentration of hydroxyl ions in BaTiO 3 nanoparticles decreases with increasing water contents. It is thus concluded that adding sufficient amount of water is effective in reducing the concentration of protons in the oxygen sublattice during synthesis of BaTiO 3 nanoparticles via alkoxide–hydroxide sol‐precipitation process.