BaTi 4 O 9 and B 2 O 3 -doped Ba 2 Ti 9 O 20 ceramics powders have been prepared by a sol-gel route. The phase evolution, grain size and dielectric properties of the BaTi 4 O 9 and Ba 2 Ti 9 O 20 -based ceramics powders have been investigated. These results show that the BaTi 4 O 9 and 5 wt% B 2 O 3 -doped Ba 2 Ti 9 O 20 ceramics powders calcined at 800 • C for 2 h with the grain sizes of 30-80 and 50-200 nm, respectively. Monophase sample of BaTi 4 O 9 with orthorhombic symmetry could be obtained after the BaTi 4 O 9 precursor was calcined at 1200 • C for 2 h, whereas, monophase sample of 5 wt% B 2 O 3 -doped Ba 2 Ti 9 O 20 was obtained at 800 • C for 2 h. The BaTi 4 O 9 and Ba 2 Ti 9 O 20 : 5 wt% B 2 O 3 ceramics fabricated using the sol-gel powders were found to have microwave dielectric properties with ε r = 36.1, Q = 3220 at 5.31 GHz, and ε r = 34.5, Q = 2425 at 5.53 GHz, respectively. The effect of sintering temperatures on the microwave dielectric properties of the Ba 2 Ti 9 O 20 : 5 wt% B 2 O 3 ceramics was studied.