“…The microstructure control is, therefore, the key for enhancing the BaTiO 3 ceramics electrical performances, and it is only possible by using non-conventional preparation methods such as sol--gel, oxalate, hydrothermal synthesis, citrates and polymeric precursors method, mainly based on the Pechini--type process [4]. The advantage of the Pechini method (polymeric precursor method) is based on the fact of its simplicity and possibility to hold the initial stoichiometry [5].…”