Phase transformation and Raman spectra in BaTiO3 nanocrystals

  • Jian Yu*
  • , X. J. Meng
  • , J. L. Sun
  • , G. S. Wang
  • , J. H. Chu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, size-induced ferroelectricity weakening, phase transformation, and anomalous lattice expansion are observed in nanocrystalline BaTiO3 (nc-BaTiO3) derived by low temperature hydrothermal methods, and they are well understood using the terms of the long-range interaction and its cooperative phenomena altered by particle size in covalent ionic nanocrystals. In cubic nc-BaTiO3, five modes centered at 186, 254, 308, 512 and 716 cm-1 are observed Raman active in cubic nanophase, and they are attributed to local rhombohedral distortion breaking inversion-symmetry in cubic nanophase. The 254 and 308 cm-1 modes are significantly affected not only by the concentration of hydroxyl defects, but also their particular configuration. And the 806 cm-1 mode is found to be closely associated with OH- absorbed on grain boundaries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)177-182
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
Volume718
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes
EventPerovskite Materials - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 1 Apr 20025 Apr 2002

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