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Title: Local structural distortion of BaZr[subscript x]Ti[subscript 1;#8722;x]O[subscript 3] nanocrystals synthesized at room temperature

Journal Article · · Chemical Communications
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC14166J· OSTI ID:1033789

Single crystalline, sub-15 nm BaZr{sub x}Ti{sub 1-x}O{sub 3} (0 {<=} x {<=} 1) nanocrystals were synthesized at room temperature via the vapor diffusion sol-gel method. As-prepared nanocrystals exhibit noncentrosymmetric regions whose volume fraction increases significantly upon substitution of small amounts of Zr{sup 4+} for Ti{sup 4+} and reaches a maximum for substitution levels ranging from 10 to 20 mol%.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI ID:
1033789
Journal Information:
Chemical Communications, Vol. 48, Issue 10
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH