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Room‐Temperature Synthetic Pathways to Barium Titanate Nanocrystals
Author(s) -
Beier Christopher W.,
Cuevas Marie A.,
Brutchey Richard L.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200800761
Subject(s) - nanocrystal , materials science , barium titanate , nanotechnology , barium , chemical engineering , nanoparticle , composite material , metallurgy , ceramic , engineering
Novel room‐temperature pathways to BaTiO 3 nanocrystals have been recently developed, which stand in contrast to traditional high‐temperature methods. Peptide‐assisted, bio‐facilitated routes have been developed for low‐temperature nanocrystal growth, in addition to two low‐temperature routes completely independent of biomolecules. These innovative methods lay the groundwork for the facile production of nanoscale BaTiO 3 in economical and energy‐efficient ways.