title: Local structural distortion of BaZr(x)Ti(1-x)O3 nanocrystals synthesized at room temperature.
abstract: Single crystalline, sub-15 nm BaZr(x)Ti(1-x)O(3) (0 ≤x≤ 1) nanocrystals were synthesized at room temperature via the vapor diffusion sol-gel method. As-prepared nanocrystals exhibit noncentrosymmetric regions whose volume fraction increases significantly upon substitution of small amounts of Zr(4+) for Ti(4+) and reaches a maximum for substitution levels ranging from 10 to 20 mol%.
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA.
authors: Federico A
authors: FA
authors: Rabuffetti
authors: Richard L
authors: RL
authors: Brutchey
mesh_terms: D001464:Barium / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001464:Barium; D015040:Zirconium; D014025:Titanium; D010100:Oxygen