Preparation and Characterization of Highly-Dispersed and Highly-Crystalline Barium Titanate Nanoparticles

Abstract

Highly dispersed barium titanate (BaTiO3, BT) nanoparticles were prepared by the new 2-step thermal decomposition method of barium titanyl oxalate of 30 nm in size. The nanoparticles were heated at 450 °C for 5 hours in air to yield intermediate product: Ba2Ti2O5CO3. Highly dispersed BaTiO3 nanoparticles were prepared by rotationally stirring it at the reduced pressure of 0.2 Pa at various temperatures between 800 °C and 900 °C. The particle size and morphology of the BaTiO3 nanoparticles were investigated by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. These measurements showed that the BT nanoparticles were highly dispersed and well-crystallized.