The (Ba,Sr)TiO
3 amorphous gel was prepared by sol-gel process and calcined in the 2.45-GHz multimode microwave furnace to synthesize (Ba,Sr)TiO
3 nanopowder. The calcination temperature of the (Ba,Sr)TiO
3 ceramic powders that convert the material into prevoskite phase can be reduced from 1100°C to 900°C, the nanopowder displays the highest sinterability. Using a new kind of insulator materials made of MgAl
2O
4–LaCrO
3, the crack-free and dense (Ba
0.80Sr
0.20)TiO
3 ceramics with fine grain size (<1 µm)="" were="" prepared="" by="" microwave="" sintering="" at="" 1310°c="" for="" 15="" min.="" the="" fine="">1>
3 ceramics sintered by microwave sintering technique display lower dielectric loss than that of conventional samples, indicating a reduction of the influence of defects with the microwave process.
Barium strontium titanate ceramic - nanopowder - sol-gel process - microwave sintering