Nanocrystalline CaTiO3 prepared by soft-chemical route

Nanocrystalline CaTiO3 has been synthesized by using soft-chemical route. X-ray diffraction study indicates that as-prepared powders were amorphous in nature and formation of CaTiO3 phase starts at about 773 K. Phase formation saturates at around 1023 K and it remains orthorhombic up to 1400 K. Microstructure analysis by the Rietveld method revealed that the CaTiO3 crystal size varies from 22.9 to 49.3 nm, while the annealing temperature varies from 773 to 1023 K. The variation of DC resistivity with temperature in the range 400–560 K shows a polaronic behavior in this system.