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Preparation of Ultrafine Bi4Ti3O12 Powder by Coprecipitation Methods

KAN Yan-Mei1; JIN Xi-Hai1; WANG Pei-Ling1; LI Yong-Xiang1; CHENG Yi-Bing2   

  1. 1.Shanghai Institute of Ceramics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 20050; China; 2. School of physics and Materials Engineering; Monash University; Clayton; Victoria; 3168; Australia
  • Received:2001-02-15 Revised:2001-03-13 Published:2002-01-20 Online:2002-01-20

Abstract: Ultrafine Bi4Ti3O12 powder was prepared by a coprecipitation method and its phase evolution process and sintering behavior were investigated. The
results show that the synthetic temperature of Bi4Ti3O12 is lowered significantly due to homogeneous mixing of Ti and Bi components in the
precursor mixture, and phase pure Bi4Ti3O12 powder can be produced after aging at 600℃. The powder obtained consists of irregular-shaped
particles of about 100nm and is nearly aggregate free. Dense Bi4Ti3O12 ceramics can be prepared at a considerably low temperature of 950℃,
indicating the high sinterability of the powder.

Key words: bismuth titanate, coprecipitation, ultrafine powder, sintering

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