BaCO 3 particles coated with amorphous TiO 2 precursor are prepared by a wet chemical method to produce BaTiO 3 nanoparticles at low temperatures. Subsequently, we investigate the formation behavior of BaTiO 3 particles and the particle growth behavior when the precursor is subjected to heat treatment. The state of the amorphous TiO 2 coating on the surface of BaCO 3 particles depends on the concentration of NH 4 HCO 3 , and the optimum concentration is found to be in the range 0.5-1.0 M. Thermogravimetric curves of the BaCO 3 particles coated with the TiO 2 precursor, prepared from BaCO 3 particles of various sizes, show BaTiO 3 formation occurring mainly at 550-650 • C in the case of fine BaCO 3 particles. However, as evidenced from the curves, the temperature of formation of BaTiO 3 shifts to higher values with an increase in the size of the BaCO 3 particles. The average particle size of single phase BaTiO 3 at heat-treatment temperature of 650-900 • C is observed to be in the range 60-250 nm.