Piezoelectric nanowires and nanowire arrays prepared by hydrothermal route

• Research unit: COST
• Project number: C05.0139

Key words (English)

nano wires; size effects; piezoelectrics; ferroelectrics; nano technology; solvothermal route; ferroelectric domains; KNbO3; PZT

Research programs (English)

COST-Action 539 - Electroceramics from Nanopowders Produced by Innovative Methods

Short description (English)

See abstract

Partners and International Organizations (English)

BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HU, IT, LT, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK

Abstract (English)

A further study on the mechanism of growth perovskite PZT nanowires: the growth through a pre-liminary acicular phase (PX phase) was deduced from additional measurements. Inhomogeneity in the composition along the wires was related to the conversion from PX phase to the perovskite phase. Publication is being prepared. The crystalline structure of the PX phase of PbTiO3 was resolved by comparing XRD results with ab-initio calculations of the structure. Publication is being prepared. Theoretical work on size effect in ferroelectric nano-wires was done and the results were compared with experiments. Publications are being prepared.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: COST-DB of the State Secretariat for Education and Research Hallwylstrasse 4 CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland Tel. [phone] Swiss Project-Number: C05.0139