Barium titanate powder was synthesized using the solid-state method with raw materials of barium carbonate derived from barite concentrate (barium sulfate) and titanium dioxide (rutile). Simultaneous thermal analysis (STA) was performed on the mixture after milling barium carbonate synthesized from barite concentrate and titanium dioxide. The related graphs showed that the phase formation temperature for barium titanate began at around 650°C, which was consistent with the results of X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. Based on the XRD results, the main indicators of the barium titanate phase, along with minor indicators of phases such as (Ba2TiO4, Ca4Ba2Si6O18), were observed in the sample milled for five hours after heating at 1150°C for four hours. The optimal conditions for the sintering of barium titanate were determined to be 1250°C for 2 hours. The bulk density and dielectric constant of barium titanate synthesized from barite concentrate after sintering were approximately 2.322 g/cm³ and 560, respectively. The effect of using barium carbonate precursor synthesized from barite concentrate, the barium sulfate sample from the Tehran-Iran pharmaceutical company (Barex), and the commercial barium carbonate sample (from Merck) on the density and electrical properties of the barium titanate product was examined in this study. Based on the conducted investigations, the percentage of purity, the type of impurities in the raw materials, and the type of barium carbonate precursor have a significant impact on the microstructure and final properties of the barium titanate perovskite compound
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Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Ceramics Received: 2024/07/26 | Accepted: 2024/10/12