Effects of Silver on Barium Titanate as a Function of Stoichiometry

This work examines the effects of Ag on stoichiometric and nonstoichiometric BaTiO3 in terms of the unit cell dimensions, the polycrystalline microstructure, and the dielectric properties. Stoichiometric BaTiO3 and compositions with 0.5 mol% TiO2 excess and 0.5 mol% BaO excess were prepared via soli...

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Published inJournal of the American Ceramic Society Vol. 87; no. 5; pp. 875 - 880
Main Authors Byrne, Tiffany A., Cann, David P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Westerville, Ohio American Ceramics Society 01.05.2004
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Summary:This work examines the effects of Ag on stoichiometric and nonstoichiometric BaTiO3 in terms of the unit cell dimensions, the polycrystalline microstructure, and the dielectric properties. Stoichiometric BaTiO3 and compositions with 0.5 mol% TiO2 excess and 0.5 mol% BaO excess were prepared via solid‐state synthesis with varying amounts of Ag up to 0.3 mol%. Experimental results indicate that stoichiometry plays a significant role in the solubility of Ag and its effects on the physical properties. Overall, the solubility of Ag was negligible in stoichiometric BaTiO3. However, compositions with excess TiO2 stabilized the solubility of Ag as evidenced from changes in the unit cell dimensions and dielectric properties. Based on these data, it is proposed that Ag occupies the A‐site in the perovskite structure with an upper limit of Ag solubility of 0.06 mol% Ag in BaTiO3 with 0.5 mol% excess TiO2. Dielectric measurements showed that Ag concentrations approaching 0.3 mol% gave rise to an increase in the space charge effect, especially at temperatures above TC. In both nonstoichiometric compositions, the presence of a liquid Ag phase during thermal processing was found to affect microstructural development and sintering.
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ISSN:0002-7820
1551-2916
DOI:10.1111/j.1551-2916.2004.00875.x