BSTOdielectricceramicwaspreparedfromSrTiO3andBaTiO3powderssynthesizedbyhydrothermalmethod,aswellasfromBa0.6Sr0.4TiO3powdersynthesizedbyconventionalsolid-statereaction.Theformercanbesinteredatarelativelylowtemperatureof1120℃.CharacterizationbySEMshowedthatthegrainshapesofbothceramicsarecubical,thoughthegrainsizeoftheformerismuchsmaller.Dielectricconstantsmeasuredat20℃wereshowntovarywithfrequencyintherangefrom1kHzto2MHzanddcbiasfield,andfurtherthatthedielectriclossoftheformertobelessthan2×10-3inthefrequencyrangeof20kHzto1MHz,muchsmallerthanthatofthelattersample.Fortheformer,temperaturedependenceofdielectricconstantismuchflatterandthereexistsanextendedphasetransitiondiffusioncoveringawidetemperaturerangeofCurietemperatureTc.Thesmallergrainsizeoftheformerdepressesthedcbiaselectricalfielddependenceofdielectricconstant.Thetunabilityis7%underabiasfieldof0.6kV/mmdc.
