Anisotropically shaped SrTiO3 single crystal particles

A method of manufacture of unsupported, anisotropically shaped SrTiO3 particles comprising,

• reacting SrCO3 and TiO7 in a first molten alkali metal salt to produce tabular SrTi2O7 particles,
• reacting the tabular Sr3Ti2O7 particles with TiO3 in the presence of a second molten alkali metal salt to produce a fired product that includes anisotropically shaped, single crystal SrTiO3.
• cooling the fired product to a temperature below the melting point of the second alkali metal salt, and
• treating the fired product with water to remove the second alkali metal salt to yield unsupported, anisotropically shaped, single crystal SrTiO3 particles.

A method of manufacture of oriented, cubic (Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3 grains comprising,

• forming a slurry of Na2CO3, Bi2O3, BaCO3, and TiO2 in a polar alcohol solvent,
• drying the slurry to produce a dried powder
• firing the dried powder at 800° C.,
• mixing the dried powder with a binder, anisotropically shaped, single crystal SrTiO3 platelets, and an organic solvent to form a second slurry
• casting the second slurry onto a substrate to produce a tape,
• drying the tape to produce a dried tape, and
• firing the dried tape to produce oriented, cubic (Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3.

A method of manufacture of textured BaTiO3 comprising,

• forming a mixture of BaTiO3 powder and acid,
• washing the BaTiO3 powder,
• drying the BaTiO3 powder,
• forming a slurry of the dried BaTiO3 powder, organic solvent polymeric binder and anisotropically shaped, single crystal SrTiO3 platelets to produce a SrTiO3/BaTiO3 slurry,
• forming a tape of the SrTiO3/BaTiO3 slurry,
• heating the tape to remove the polymeric binder, and sintering the tape.