Ferroelectric domain wall relaxation in Ba 0.25 Sr 0.75 Ti O 3 films displaying Curie-Weiss behavior Physical properties of PbTiO 3 in the presence of Si are investigated in detail. Polycrystalline bulk samples with nominal composition of (Pb 1Ϫx Si x ) (Ti 1Ϫx Si x )O 3 , where x varies from 0.01 to 0.25, are synthesized using the coprecipitation route. The presence of Si in the matrix leads to a reduction in coherently diffracting domain size (d XRD ). The observed reduction in the ferroelectric distortion in the lattice c/a, ferroelectric transition temperature T c and shift in Raman lines of PbTiO 3 with increase in Si content are attributed to the Si induced finite size effect. However, at higher calcination temperatures, the material exhibits properties similar to pure, undoped, bulk PbTiO 3 . There is no evidence of change in crystal structure and ferroelectric nature of PbTiO 3 due to the presence of Si. Our data suggests that Si, which is diffused out of PbTiO 3 perovskite lattice, is likely to reside in the grain boundary region in an as yet unidentified chemical form.