Synthesis of strontium titanate using the hydrothermal method assisted by microwave (MAH) and film preparation by electrophoresis.

• Grant number: 10/19870-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2011
• End date: December 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Condensed Matter Physics
• Principal Investigator: Silvio Rainho Teixeira
• Grantee: Wagner Costa Macêdo Junior
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Presidente Prudente. Presidente Prudente , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 08/57872-1 - National Institute for Materials Science in Nanotechnology, AP.TEM

Abstract

The properties of ceramic materials of perovskite type (ABO3), resulting mainly from the B cation, but are refined by cation(s) at Site A. Among the perovskite titanates, the ternary system BaTiO3 / SrTiO3 / CaTiO3 is of considerable technological importance in view of the ferroelectric behavior of many of his compositions. Among these, the simplest structure is that of SrTiO3 (ST) which is cubic (a = 3.905 A) and consists of octahedra TiO6 with strontium ions between them. This paper proposes the investigation of microstructure and dielectric properties of SrTiO3 films. The powders will be obtained by hydrothermal method in a microwave oven and the films will be deposited by electrophoresis or directly within the hydrothermal system. The powders will be synthesized at different reaction times and the film deposition, by electrophoresis, will be made with the electrodes in the horizontal position. Varying the voltage and deposition time the particle diameter and film thickness will be controled. The materials (powders and films) will be characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The films may be heat-treated and subjected to electrical measurements.