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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 177-182 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
| Volume | 718 |
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| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Perovskite Materials - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 1 Apr 2002 → 5 Apr 2002 |