Optimizing TiO through Water-Soluble Ti Complexes as Raw Material for Controlling Particle Size and Distribution of Synthesized BaTiO Nanocubes.

Barium titanate (BaTiO) nanocubes with a narrow particle size distribution were synthesized using a three-step approach. First, a water-soluble Ti complex was synthesized using a hydrolysis method. Next, the titanium dioxide (TiO) raw material was synthesized via a hydrothermal method using various water-soluble titanium (Ti) complexes.

Stabilization of Size-Controlled BaTiO Nanocubes via Precise Solvothermal Crystal Growth and Their Anomalous Surface Compositional Reconstruction.

Crystal growth of barium titanate (BaTiO) using a wet chemical reaction was investigated at various temperatures. BaTiO nanoparticles were obtained at an energy-efficient temperature of 80 °C. However, BaTiO nanocubes with a preferred size and shape could be synthesized using a solvothermal method at 200 °C via a reaction involving titanium tetraisopropoxide [(CH)CHO]Ti for nucleation and fine titanium oxide (TiO) nanoparticles for crystal growth.

Nanoscale structural analysis of Pb(MgNb)O.

The determination of local atomic structure at nanoscale for inhomogeneous systems is challenging. The local arrangement of atoms needs to be studied to understand the local or short-range order structures for disordered materials with a lack of long-range order periodicity. Pair distribution function (PDF) analysis is a technique, that is used to study the short-range order structure of materials: this technique is based on the evaluation of local atomic arrangement using synchrotron and neutron sources.

Enhancement of tetragonal anisotropy and stabilisation of the tetragonal phase by Bi/Mn-double-doping in BaTiO ferroelectric ceramics.

To stabilise ferroelectric-tetragonal phase of BaTiO, the double-doping of Bi and Mn up to 0.5 mol% was studied. Upon increasing the Bi content in BaTiO:Mn:Bi, the tetragonal crystal-lattice-constants a and c shrank and elongated, respectively, resulting in an enhancement of tetragonal anisotropy, and the temperature-range of the ferroelectric tetragonal phase expanded.

Magnetic and dielectric properties of InFe2O4, InFeCuO4, and InGaCuO4.

The magnetic and dielectric properties of InFe2O4, InFeCuO4, and InGaCuO4 have been investigated. All these materials are isostructural with RFe2O4 (R = Y, Ho-Lu), which shows ferroelectricity due to iron-valence ordering. InFe2O4 exhibits ferrimagnetic ordering at T(C) approximately 242 K and a dielectric constant (epsilon) of approximately 10,000 at around room temperature.

Simple and high-sensitivity detection of dioxin using dioxin-binding pentapeptide.

The purposes of this study are to construct a simple dioxin detection system using peptides that bind to dioxin, and to test the system on real environmental samples. In this method, dioxin and N-NBD-3-(3',4'-dichlorophenoxy)-1-propylamine (NBD-DCPPA) are competitively bound to the peptides synthesized on beads. The fluorescence intensity of the bead decreases with increasing dioxin concentration.