Abstract
BaTiO3 was prepared by mechanochemical synthesis. A powder mixture of BaO and TiO2 was treated in a planetary ball
mill in an air atmosphere for up to 12 h, using zirconium oxide vial and zirconium oxide balls as the milling medium. After 60
minutes BaTiO3 phase was formed. BaTiO3 ceramic was sintered after 120 min on 1300 ºC without pre-calcinations step.
The heating rate was 10 ºC min-1. The formation of phase and crystal structure of BaTiO3 was approved by XRD analysis
and Raman spectroscopy. The morphology and microstructure of obtained ceramic powders were examined by SEM
method. Sample BaTiO3 obtained from mechanically activated oxides mixture sintered at 1300 ºC for 2 h exhibits a
hysteresis loop, confirming that the synthesized material possesses ferroelectric properties..
Keywords
BaTiO3, Nanocrystalline materials, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, SEM.
Citation
Z. Ž. LAZAREVIĆ, N. Ž. ROMĈEVIĆ, M. J. ROMĈEVIĆ, Spectroscopy study of BaTiO3 obtained from mechanochemically activated oxides mixture, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 5, 1, January 2011, pp.30-33 (2011).
Submitted at: Dec. 22, 2010
Accepted at: Jan. 26, 2011