| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1492168 | Materials Research Bulletin | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Bi12TiO20 (BTO) single crystals were synthesized by a hydrothermal process in KOH solution at 180 °C for 4 h from Ti(OC4H9)4 and Bi(NO3)3·5H2O compounds. The effects of processing parameters on the growth and morphology of BTO single crystals were investigated. The KOH concentration, reaction time and temperature had a great effect on the phase composition and morphology of the resultant crystals. BTO phase could not be obtained with KOH concentrations lower than 3 M or higher than 5 M. XRD, SEM and TEM were used to characterize the samples. BTO single crystals were regular tetrahedron in morphology and 10 μm or so in size.
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Authors
Lijin Xie, Junfeng Ma, Pingwei Wu, Hua Tian, Zhongqiang Zhao, Jun Zhou, Yingmo Hu, Yonggang Wang, Jiantao Tao, Xiaoyi Zhu,