Chemical processing of Nb
2O
5-added BaTiO
3 composites was investigated with the surface modification through the hydrolysis of niobium alkoxide on the surface of BaTiO
3 particles.
BaTiO
3 particles were coated with niobium hydroxide particles formed by preferential hydrolysis of niobium pentaethoxide on the surfaces of BaTiO
3 particles, which can lead to the preparation of highly homogeneous composite particles of Nb
2O
5BaTiO
3.
It was clarified from the BET measurement, the SEM&TEM observation and Zeta-potential measurment that original BaTi0
3 particles were homogeneously coated with niobium hydroxide particles.
Iwt%Nb
2O
5-added BaTiO
3 bodies sintered at 1250-1300°C exhibited a flattened dielectric temperature dependence (dielectric constants of 2200 to 2400) with lower loss(tan δ<1.0%) in the temperature range of -30 to 80°C, indicating a relaxor characteristics. The microstructure of Nb
2O
5-added BaTiO
3 sintered bodies consisted of grains of several μ m which are much smaller than ones of non-added BaTiO
3 sintered bodies, suggesting that the grain growth of BaTiO
3 was inhibited by niobium existing at the grain boundaries.
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