論文

査読有り
2016年2月1日

Morphology control of BiFeO3 aggregates via hydrothermal synthesis

Journal of Applied Crystallography
  • Kazumasa Suzuki
  • ,
  • Yasuaki Tokudome
  • ,
  • Hiroshi Tsuda
  • ,
  • Masahide Takahashi

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開始ページ
168
終了ページ
174
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1107/S1600576715023845
出版者・発行元
International Union of Crystallography

The assembly of crystalline building units with specific shape-derived properties into aggregates is often required to broaden their practical applications because the properties of the building units can be fully integrated and used in the aggregates owing to their orientation. Herein, morphology-controlled BiFeO3 aggregates composed of oriented crystalline building units were fabricated via a hydrothermal process without any additives, and the effects of the supersaturation conditions on the aggregation state were investigated. The supersaturation condition, controlled by varying the KOH concentration, was found to affect the shape of the crystalline building units. For lower supersaturation conditions, the morphology of the aggregates was found to be closely related to the shape of the fundamental building units, and the results indicated that oriented attachment occurred between specific crystal faces of the building units. Under a high supersaturation condition, the morphology of the aggregate did not reflect the shape of the building units and a monodispersed spherical aggregate was obtained. Further, the internal microstructures of the aggregates changed from homogeneous and dense to sparse core and dense shell structures with an increasing supersaturation condition. The formation mechanism of these morphology-controlled aggregates is discussed using microstructure analyses. The present approach to control the morphology of aggregates using the shape of the building units and aggregation kinetics could also be applicable for other microcrystalline aggregated systems in addition to BiFeO3.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576715023845
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1107/S1600576715023845
  • ISSN : 1600-5767
  • ISSN : 0021-8898
  • SCOPUS ID : 84957083080

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