Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of Bi4Ti3O12 powders from different precursors

Tetragonal Bi4Ti3O12 powders have been hydrothermally prepared from different precursors and characterized by XRD, TEM, FTIR and Raman techniques. The effects of reaction conditions such as alkali concentration, reaction temperature and time as well as the precursors on the particle properties are investigated. The hydrothermal powders with spherical and plate-like morphologies appear low agglomeration and narrow particle size distribution.