Spontaneous and Induced Ferroelectricity in the BiFe _{1− <i>x</i>} Sc _<i>x</i> O ₃ Perovskite Ceramics

Novel Magnetic and Optical Properties of Sn_1−xZn_xO₂ Nanoparticles

Structure Symmetry Determination and Magnetic Evolution in Sr₂Ir_{1−<em>x</em>}Rh_<em>x</em>O₄

Microwave dielectric properties and vibrational spectroscopic analysis of MgTe₂O₅ ceramics

MgTe2O5 ceramics were prepared by solid-state route. These materials were sintered in the temperature range of 640–720 °C. The structure and microstructure of the compound was investigated using x-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. The dielectric properties of the ceramics were studied in the frequency...

Synthesis and Characterization of Tb[N(CN)₂]₃·2H₂O and Eu[N(CN)₂]₃·2H₂O: Two New Luminescent Rare-Earth Dicyanamides

Two new rare-earth dicyanamides, namely, Tb[N(CN)2]3‚2H2O and Eu[N(CN)2]3‚2H2O, have been prepared by ion exchange in aqueous solution, followed by evaporation of the solvent at room temperature. The structures of both compounds have been solved and refined from single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction data, respectively. The two compounds are isostructural and are built up from irregular qu...

In Situ Observation of Dehydration-Induced Phase Transformation from Na₂Nb₂O₆H₂O to NaNbO₃

We have monitored the phase transformation from a Sandia octahedral molecular sieve Na2Nb2O6−H2O to a piezoelectric NaNbO3 nanowire through in situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements at high temperatures. After dehydration at 288 °C, the Na2Nb2O6−H2O becomes significantly destabilized and transforms into NaNbO3 with the increase of time. The phase tr...