Magnetic, optical, dielectric, and sintering properties of nano-crystalline BaFe0.5Nb0.5O3 synthesized by a polymerization method. CERAMICS 1 2 Magnetic, optical, dielectric, and sintering properties 3 of nano-crystalline BaFe 0.5 Nb 0.5 O 3 synthesized 4 by a polymerization method ABSTRACT 18A one-pot polymerization method using citric acid and glucose for the synthesis 19of nano-crystalline BaFe 0.5 Nb 0.5 O 3 is described. Phase evolution and the devel-20 opment of the crystallite size during decomposition of the (Ba,Fe,Nb)-gel were 21 examined up to 1100°C. Calcination at 850°C of the gel leads to a phase-pure 22