An ultrafine
powder of
barium titanate including
solid solutions and doped compounds that meets up to specific characteristics is produced by method comprising two main steps. The first step is a reaction, typically in a Segmented Flow Tubular Reactor, between reactants to produce cubic-structure
barium titanate composed of non-agglomerated ultrafine particles having a shape of given
aspect ratio, usually a generally spherical shape, of
low density corresponding at most to 90% of the intrinsic density, all particles being smaller than 1 micron and having a narrow
particle size distribution and wherein the ratio of Ba:Ti including substitutents and dopants is very close to the ideal
stoichiometry. This is followed by subjecting the
powder produced in the first step to a second stage solvothermal
post treatment typically in an
autoclave at temperature less than 400° C. to convert the cubic-structure particles of
low density to ultrafine tetragonal particles of increased density corresponding to at least 90% of the intrinsic density while maintaining the same
aspect ratio, and maintaining the size of all particles below 1 micron, the narrow
particle size distribution span, and the given ideal
stoichiometry. The produced particles can have a non-spherical facetted shape such as cube-like.