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.
