Sol-Gel Synthesis of Barium Titanate Powders Using Barium Acetate and Titanium(IV) Isopropoxide

A sol-gel process for low-temperature preparation of BaTiO{sub 3} powders is described. Chemical polymerization between barium acetate and titanium(IV) isopropoxide leads to the formation of barium titanate gels. After suitable drying and calcination treatments, the barium titanate gels were converted to BaTiO{sub 3} powders. The barium titanate gels and powders were characterized by TGA, DTA, and XRD. The results of these analyses indicate that it is possible to obtain stoichiometric (Ba/Ti = 0.99), homogeneous, high-purity BaTiO{sub 3} powders using relatively inexpensive barium acetate as a starting material.