Tailored surfaces of perovskite oxide substrates for conducted growth of thin films

F Sanchez, C Ocal, J Fontcuberta - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Oxide electronics relies on the availability of epitaxial oxide thin films. The extreme flexibility
of the chemical composition of ABO3 perovskites and the broad spectrum of properties they …

Metastability at defective metal oxide interfaces and nanoconfined structures

V Esposito, IE Castelli - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Most of the paradigms in materials science and technology firmly rely on equilibrium
materials, ie, phases with the lowest Gibbs energy under thermodynamic conditions. In …

α-Bi2O3 nanorods: synthesis, characterization and UV-photocatalytic activity

AM Abu-Dief, WS Mohamed - Materials Research Express, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
In this study, Monoclinic bismuth oxide nanorods (α-Bi 2 O 3 NRs) were successfully
synthesized by a simple one-step hydrothermal route using (water: ethanol)(1: 1) as a mixed …

Formation of β-Bi2O3 and δ-Bi2O3 during laser irradiation of Bi films studied in-situ by spatially resolved Raman spectroscopy

C Díaz-Guerra, P Almodóvar… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The formation of different phases of Bi 2 O 3 induced by laser irradiation of Bi films has been
assessed in situ by micro-Raman spectroscopy as a function of laser wavelength, power …

Structural and Chemical Insights into Designer Defects in Tetragonal-like Epitaxial BiFeO3 Thin Films

Y Sakamoto, JE Daniels, N Valanoor… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In ferroelectric oxides, it is well-known that defect engineering can be exploited to stabilize
novel polar phases. In bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3; BFO) epitaxial films, coherent bismuth oxide …

Photochemical solution processing of films of metastable phases for flexible devices: the β-Bi2O3 polymorph

D Pérez-Mezcua, I Bretos, R Jiménez, J Ricote… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The potential of UV-light for the photochemical synthesis and stabilization of non-equilibrium
crystalline phases in thin films is demonstrated for the β-Bi2O3 polymorph. The pure β …

Oxygen Ion Diffusion and Surface Exchange Properties of the α‐ and δ‐phases of Bi2O3

RD Bayliss, SN Cook, S Kotsantonis… - Advanced Energy …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Fast oxide ion conduction is a highly desirable property for materials in a wide range of
applications. The fastest reported ionic conductor, representing the current state of the art …

Facile Green Synthesis of α-Bismuth Oxide Nanoparticles: Its Photocatalytic and Electrochemical Sensing of Glucose and Uric Acid in an Acidic Medium

MW Alam, N Allag, M Utami… - Journal of Composites …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The nanocrystalline bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) was produced utilizing a green combustion
process with Mexican Mint gel as the fuel. The powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) method …

Electrochemical Detection of Acetaminophen in Pharmaceuticals Using Rod-Shaped α-Bi2O3 Prepared via Reverse Co-Precipitation

L Andjelković, S Đurđić, D Stanković, A Kremenović… - Chemosensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study employed a novel synthetic approach involving a modified reverse co-
precipitation method utilizing glacial acetic acid to synthesize α-Bi2O3. X-ray powder …

Detection of thin film phase transformations at high-pressure and high-temperature in a diamond anvil cell

M Berrada, G Hu, D Zhou, S Wang… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Quantifying how grain size and/or deviatoric stress impact (Mg, Fe) 2SiO4 phase stability is
critical for advancing our understanding of subduction processes and deep-focus …