Advances in perovskite doping – SrTiO3 with cobalt ions

Abstract

This paper supports the point of research on doping of inorganic materials – in this case, pigments – with various elements. Compounds on the basis of SrTiO3 with individually substituted titanium positions for the cobalt ions have been prepared by the solid-state reaction boosted by the prior-to-made mechanoactivation. Calcination temperature and the molar ratio of reactants were varied in order to study their effect on the pigment synthesis. Powdered materials were characterised in terms of thermal behaviour and the phase composition. Particle size distribution and application possibilities in ceramic glaze and organic binder along with colour properties were subsequently determined for selected samples. The prepared set of pigments SrTi1–xCoxO3 (x = 0.1–0.9) differed in characteristics according to a diverse range of substitution and conditions of the synthesis.