title: Biopolymer-mediated synthesis of anisotropic piezoelectric nanorods.
abstract: Alginate biopolymer was used to control the crystal growth of the lead-free piezoelectric material langasite. The piezo-response of these nanorods was demonstrated to be equivalent to that of ZnO. This is the first time that templated growth of langasite and its associate phases has been demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS81TS, UK.
authors.forename: Zoe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Schnepp
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mitchells
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: Simon R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000464:Alginates / Q000737:chemistry; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates; C470742:La3Ga5SiO14; D011108:Polymers; D017640:Silicates; D015034:Zinc Oxide