Synthesis and performance of tetragonal Ca2+ doped BaTiO3 fine powders

According to the literature reports, synthesis of Ba 1- x Ca x TiO 3 (BCT) ceramics with good microstructure and satisfactory dielectric property is still a challenge. So, a facile tartaric coprecipitation method in the study is proposed to prepare BCT fine powders with homogeneous morphology, high crystallinity and tetragonality. The effect of Ca 2+ doped concentration on microstructure and dielectric property was studied. Results showed that, the characteristics of the raw BCT powders greatly affected the microstructure and site occupancy of Ca 2+ in BT ceramics, which subsequently played a crucial rule on the dielectric performance. Owing to the good properties of the raw BCT powders, the as-obtained ceramics demonstrated good microstructure with uniform grain size of ∼1 μm, defined grain boundaries and densely packed without any cracks or pores. In addition, they also demonstrated much improved dielectric properties with good ε r , low tan δ , definite increase of Tc , suggesting they are compatible in application of MLCC with high performance.