Effects of glycine on the solid-state synthesis of barium titanate micro-particles with high tetragonality

H. Oguchi; C. Ando; H. Chazono; H. Kishi; M. Senna

doi:doi:10.1051/jp4:2005128006

Issue		J. Phys. IV France Volume 128, September 2005


Page(s)		33 - 39
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2005128006

J. Phys. IV France 128 (2005) 33-39
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2005128006

Effects of glycine on the solid-state synthesis of barium titanate micro-particles with high tetragonality

H. Oguchi¹, C. Ando², H. Chazono², H. Kishi² and M. Senna¹

¹ Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
² Material Development Department, Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd., 5607-2 Nakamuroda, Haruna-machi Gunma-gun 370-3347, Japan

Abstract
Addition of glycine (Gly), an amino acid, decreases the decomposition temperature of barium carbonate. This accelerates the solid-state addition reaction of BaCO₃ with TiO₂. By adding Gly and subsequent vibro-milling for 3h, well-dispersed BaTiO₃ (BT) micro-particles were obtained with their average size 180 nm and lattice tetragonality 1.0098. The acceleration of the reaction toward BT by Gly is basically attributed to the coordination of Gly to barium to loosen the metal - CO₃ bonds and to facilitate the detachment of CO₂ and thus providing higher nucleation site density.