화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.86, No.6, 1034-1036, 2003
Influence of [Ba+Ca]/[Ti+Zr] ratio on the interfacial property of (Ba,Ca)(Ti,Zr)O-3 (BCTZ) powders in an aqueous medium
We report findings on the electrokinetic and solubility behaviors of (Ba,Ca)(Ti,Zr)O-3 (BCTZ) powders having three different [Ba + Ca]/[Ti + Zr] ratios: 0.995, 1.000, and 1.005. Electrokinetic and solubility properties of BCTZ powders in aqueous media are phenomenologically similar to BaTiO3. Ba and Ca ions, occupying primarily A-sites on the perovskite lattice, dissolve during acid titration, which results in surface depletion of A-site cations in the surface region of BCTZ particles. The electrokinetics of colloidal BCTZ powders reflects changes in the surface chemistry that occur as a result of dissolution and adsorption/reprecipitation of surface ions. An increase in [Ba + Ca]/[Ti + Zr] ratio results in an increase in the dynamic mobility at all pH values, an increase in the titration hysteresis, and an increase in the isoelectric pH. Each of these effects can be attributed to Ba and Ca in the near-surface region of BCTZ.