Process for making a Bi-containing ceramic layer like strontium-bismuth-tantalate

摘要

A bismuth-containing ceramic layer is produced using a bismuth precursor dissolved in a formic, acetic or propionic acid solvent. A ceramic layer is produced by (a) dissolving a bismuth precursor in a solvent of an organic acid of formula CnH2n+1COOH (n = 0, 1 or 2) and optionally water; (b) dissolving a further precursor in a further solvent and/or providing a further precursor in the liquid state; and (c) applying the precursors to a substrate and heating. Preferred Feature: The further solvent is the same organic acid or tetrahydrofuran. A strontium-bismuth tantalate layer is formed using a solution of Bi(OAc)3 and Sr(OAc)2 in acetic acid which is heated to above the melting point of a tantalum-containing precursor before mixing with the tantalum-containing precursor in the liquid state.