Abstract
Thin films of cubic BaTiO3 were processed hydrothermally at 40°-80°C by reacting thin layers of titanium organometallic liquid precursors in aqueous solutions of either Ba(OH)2 or a mixture of NaOH and BaCl2. All films (thickness ∼ 1 μ) were polycrystalline with grain sizes ranging from nano- to micrometer dimensions. BaTiO3 formation was facilitated by increasing [OH-], [Ba2+], and the temperature. The film structure was related to the nucleation and growth behavior of the BaTiO3 particles. Films processed at relatively low [OH-], [Ba2+], and temperatures were coarse grain and opaque, but increasing [OH-], [Ba2+], and temperature caused the grain size to decrease, resulting in transparent films.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 239-247 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Ceramic Society |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1996 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ceramics and Composites
- Materials Chemistry