ZnTiO3　powders　with　pure　hexagonal　phase　were　prepared　by　the　sol-gel　process　with　Zn(NO3)(2)　-　6H(2)O　and　Ti(OC4H9)(4)　materials.　The　thermal　behavior　and　phase　transformation　of　the　gels　were　investigated　by　the　differential　scanning　calorimetry-thermogravimetry　(DSC-TG)　analysis,　X-ray　diffraction　(XRD)　patterns,　Fourier-transforming　infrared　(FT-IR)　spectroscopy,　and　Raman　scattering　spectroscopy.　The　results　revealed　that　pure　hexagonal　phase　of　ZnTiO3　could　be　obtained　at　low　temperature　of　800　degreesC.　However,　in　further　increased　temperature　above　900　degreesC,　hexagonal　ZnTiO3　would　decompose　into　cubic　Zn2TiO4　and　rutile　TiO2.　(C)　2004　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.