Chemical Preparation of Barium-Strontium Titanate

The precursors of Ba1-xSrxTiO3(x=0.0-0.3) were prepared by the rapid addition of aqueous solution of titanyl oxalate to the mixed aqueous solution of barium and strontium at room temperature. The optimum pH was theoretically calculated from the equilibrium constants and solubility products. The chemical formula of the precursors obtained corresponded to Ba1-xSrxTiO(C2O4)2·4H2O(x=0.0-0.3) as determined by thermal gravimetric analysis. The precursors were converted to stoichiometric Ba1-xSrxTiO3(x=0.0-0.3) with a particle size of 0.01-0.04 μm. As increasing the amount of strontium substituted to barium sites, the structure of crystal changed from the tetragonal phase to the cubic and the unit cell volume was decreased.