Abstract
A commercial submicrometer BaTiO3 powder was analyzed using X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The analysis revealed the powder surfaces to be covered with a layer of physisorbed H2O and chemisorbed –OH ions. A BaCO3 residual not detected with XPS was shown to be present in the powder using X‐ray diffraction, suggesting that the carbonate takes the form of discrete particles rather than of a continuous surface layer. A relaxed surface phase detected in previous XPS analyses of bulk BaTiO3 was also shown to be present. Depth profiling revealed the powder surfaces to be Ti‐rich, confirming the presence of a phase, or phases, to stoichiometrically balance the barium carbonate.
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