CaCu 3Ti 4O 12: Low-temperature synthesis by pyrolysis of an organic solution

Jianjun Liu, Yucheng Sui, Chun Gang Duan, Wai Ning Mei, Robert W. Smith, John R. Hardy

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Abstract

The giant-dielectric-constant material CaCu 3Ti 4O 12 (CCTO) has been synthesized by pyrolyzing an organic solution containing stoichiometric amounts of the metal cations, which is done at lower temperature and shorter reaction time than the conventional solid-state reaction. A stable solution was prepared by dissolving calcium nitrate, copper(II) nitrate, and titanium(IV) isopropoxide in 2-methoxyethanol. This solution was pyrolyzed and heat-treated to achieve single-phase CCTO. The phases, microstructures, and dielectric properties of intermediate and final samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and dielectric spectroscopy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3878-3882
Number of pages5
JournalChemistry of Materials
Volume18
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Aug 2006
Externally publishedYes

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