Ferroelectric behaviour of 30nm BaTiO3 ceramics prepared by high pressure assisted sintering

Dense nanocrystalline BaTiO3 ceramics with a homogeneous grain size of 30 nm was obtained by pressure assisted sintering. The ferroelectric behaviour of the ceramics was characterized by the dielectric peak at around 120 ℃, the P-E hysteresis loop and some ferroelectric domains. These experimental results indicate that the critical grain size for the disappearance of ferroelectricity in nanocrystalline BaTiO3 ceramics fabricated by pressure assisted sintering is below 30 nm. The ferroelectric property decreasing with decreasing grain size can be explained by the lowered tetragonality and the ＇dilution＇ effect of grain boundaries.     

钛酸锶钡纳米管阵列薄膜的水热合成及其性能研究

以阳极氧化法制备的二氧化钛纳米管阵列为模板,结合水热法制备了钛酸锶钡纳米管阵列薄膜.讨论了Ba1-xSrxTiO3纳米管阵列薄膜的结构、形貌和电学性能.用X射线衍射仪表征其晶体结构;扫描电子显微镜观察其表面及断口形貌;以及用宽频介电阻抗谱仪测试其介电性能.结果表明:在较为温和的条件下用水热法制备了立方相及四方相的Ba1-xSrxTiO3纳米管阵列薄膜;纳米管孔径在65～ 80 nm之间,薄膜厚度可达10 μm以上;经热处理之后的薄膜样品在1 kHz介电常数可达338,介电损耗为0.46.     

Dielectric Properties of Fine-Grained BaTiO3 Ceramics under High Pressure

We investigate the temperature dependence of the dielectric constant of BaTiO3 ceramic with coarse to nanograin size under different hydrostatic high pressures up to 5000 bar in the range between room temperature and 200℃. The ferroelectric-to-paraelectric phase transition temperatures Tc are determined from the peak of dielectric constant versus temperature. The values of average grain-size are estimated from the SEM images. It is found that the magnitude of dTc/dp varies considerably from sample to sample depending on grain size. The Curie point Tc of the sample with small grain size decreases more sharply than that of samples with larger one.