Nanostructure Control of Barium Titanate–Potassium Niobate Nanocomplex Ceramics and Their Enhanced Ferroelectric Properties

Barium titanate (BaTiO3,BT)–potassium niobate (KNbO3,KN) nanocomplex ceramics with various KN/BT molar ratios were prepared by a solvothermal method. From a transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observation, it was confirmed that the KN layer thickness on BT particles was controlled from 5 to 40 nm by controlling KN/BT molar ratios. Their dielectric constants were measured at room temperature and 1 MHz, and the maximum dielectric constant of 370 was measured for the BT–KN nanocomplex ceramics with a KN thickness of 22 nm. TEM observation revealed that at a KN thickness below 22 nm, the BT/KN heteroepitaxial interface was assigned as a strained interface, while at 40 nm, the interface was assigned as a relaxed one. These results suggested that the strained heteroepitaxial interface could be responsible for the enhanced dielectric properties.

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