Synthesis, structural characterization and ferroelectric properties of Pb(0.76)Ca(0.24)TiO(3) nanotubes

Singh, Satyendra and Krupanidhi, SB (2011) Synthesis, structural characterization and ferroelectric properties of Pb(0.76)Ca(0.24)TiO(3) nanotubes. In: Materials Chemistry and Physics, 131 (1-2). pp. 443-448.

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Abstract

A capillary-enforced template-based method has been applied to fabricate Pb(0.76)Ca(0.24)TiO(3) (PCT24) nanotubes via filling PCT24 precursor solution, prepared by modified sol-gel method, into nanochannels of anodic aluminum oxide templates. The morphology and structure of as-prepared PCT24 were examined by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction techniques. The obtained PCT24 nanotubes with diameter of similar to 200 nm and wall thickness of similar to 20 nm exhibited a tetragonal perovskite structure. High resolution TEM (HRTEM) analysis confirmed that as-obtained PCT24 nanotubes made up of nanoparticles (5-8 nm) which were randomly aligned in the nanotubes. Formation of some solid crystalline PCT24 nanorods, Y-junctions and multi-branches were observed. Interconnections in the pores of template are responsible for the growth of Y-junctions and multi-branches. The possible formation mechanism of PCT24 nanotubes/nanorods was discussed. Ferroelectric hysteresis loops of PCT24 nanotube arrays were measured, showing a room temperature ferroelectric characteristic of as-prepared PCT24 nanotubes. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Keywords:	Nanostructures;Sol-gel growth;Ferroelectricity;Electron microscopy
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre
Date Deposited:	15 Feb 2012 09:30
Last Modified:	15 Feb 2012 09:30
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/id/eprint/43445

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