Structural and Dielectric Properties of BaTi<sub>1-x</sub>Sn<sub>x</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Ceramics

Abstract

BaTi1-xSnxO3 (BTS) powders, with x ranging from 0 to 1, were synthesized by solid-state reaction technique. The powders were pressed into pellets and sintered at 1370 and 1420 oC. The structural characterization of sintered BTS samples was made at room temperature using X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy measurements. The BTS samples were found to be singlephase solid solutions. Dielectric properties of sintered BTS samples were studied as a function of sintering temperatures and tin contents, too. For samples with x ranging from 0 up to 0.15, it has been found that the Curie temperature decreases while the maximum of the dielectric constant increases with increasing tin content. These samples have relatively high dielectric constants, contrary to x > 0.2 samples with very low dielectric constants. It is noticed that BTS ceramics sintered at 1420 oC exhibit better dielectric properties than those sintered at 1370 oC.