Environmentally friendly methodologies of nanostructure synthesis

Y Mao, TJ Park, F Zhang, H Zhou, SS Wong - Small, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Environmentally friendly synthetic methodologies have gradually been implemented as
viable techniques in the synthesis of a range of nanostructures. In this work, we focus on the …

Simple synthesis of MgFe2O4 nanoparticles as gas sensing materials

YL Liu, ZM Liu, Y Yang, HF Yang, GL Shen… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2005 - Elsevier
n-Type semi-conductive nanometer material MgFe2O4 was synthesized by solid-state
reaction of inorganic reagents MgSO4, Fe (NO3) 3· 9H2O, and NaOH. The process was a …

Perovskite nanostructures for photovoltaic and energy storage devices

A Kostopoulou, E Kymakis, E Stratakis - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Exploring prospective materials for efficient energy production and storage is a big
challenge in this century. Numerous research groups working in this field focus on novel …

Ferroelectric nanoparticles, wires and tubes: synthesis, characterisation and applications

J Varghese, RW Whatmore, JD Holmes - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructured materials are central to the evolution of future electronics and information
technologies. Ferroelectrics have already been established as a dominant branch in the …

Molten salt synthesis of ceramic powders

T Kimura - Advances in ceramics-synthesis and characterization …, 2011 - books.google.com
Molten salt synthesis, one of the methods of preparing ceramic powders, involves the use of
a molten salt as the medium for preparing complex oxides from their constituent materials …

Size controllable synthesis of single-crystal ferroelectric Bi4Ti3O12 nanosheet dominated with {0 0 1} facets toward enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic …

H He, J Yin, Y Li, Y Zhang, H Qiu, J Xu, T Xu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2014 - Elsevier
Highly crystallized single crystal Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 nanosheets with dominant {0 0 1} facets were
synthesized by heating a stoichiometric composition of α-Bi 2 O 3 and TiO 2 in molten NaCl …

Phase transitions and domain structures of ferroelectric nanoparticles: Phase field model incorporating strong elastic and dielectric inhomogeneity

JJ Wang, XQ Ma, Q Li, J Britson, LQ Chen - Acta materialia, 2013 - Elsevier
An efficient numerical algorithm based on a Fourier spectral iterative perturbation method is
proposed to accurately compute the electrostatic fields in three-dimensional (3D) …

Nonaqueous and Halide-Free Route to Crystalline BaTiO3, SrTiO3, and (Ba,Sr)TiO3 Nanoparticles via a Mechanism Involving C−C Bond Formation

M Niederberger, G Garnweitner, N Pinna… - Journal of the …, 2004 - ACS Publications
A novel nonaqueous route for the preparation of nanocrystalline BaTiO3, SrTiO3, and (Ba,
Sr) TiO3 has been developed. In a simple one-pot reaction process, the elemental alkaline …

Ultrathin BaTiO3 Nanowires with High Aspect Ratio: A Simple One-Step Hydrothermal Synthesis and Their Strong Microwave Absorption

J Yang, J Zhang, C Liang, M Wang… - … applied materials & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
In this paper, we report the facile synthesis of ultrathin barium titanate (BaTiO3) nanowires
with gram-level yield via a simple one-step hydrothermal treatment. Our BaTiO3 nanowires …

Strain effects in low-dimensional transition metal oxides

J Cao, J Wu - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2011 - Elsevier
Transition metal oxides offer a wide spectrum of properties which provide the foundation for
a broad range of potential applications. Many of these properties originate from intrinsic …