Microwave driven hydrothermal synthesis of Ba1−xSrxTiO3 nanoparticles

Ba1−xSrxTiO3 (BST) nanopowders with composition x = 0.1–0.4 have been prepared using microwave driven hydrothermal synthesis (MDHS). A low temperature process has been chosen in order to avoid high temperature heat treatment leading to particle growth and agglomeration. MDHS method allows obtaining the nanocrystalline powder samples during relatively short period of time (10 min) and therefore MDHS was optimized. In case of the phase evolution studies the XRD measurements were performed. The average size of crystallites was estimated using Scherrer equation. TEM and SEM images were taken for the detailed analysis of the grain size, surface and morphology.