The stability of suspensions suitable for the tape-casting of BaTiO3 h
as been studied. The quality of dispersions obtained in phosphate-este
r-containing MEK:EtOH has been determined in the context of conductivi
ty measurements to indicate the degree of dissociation of the ester an
d by adsorption measurements to indicate the nature of particle-disper
sant interaction. Both electrostatic and steric contributions to stabi
lization are found.