Perovskite synthesis, properties and their related biochemical and industrial application

The perovskite structure is shown to be the single most versatile ceramic host. Inorganic perovskite type oxides are attractive compounds for varied applications due to its large number of compounds, they exhibit both physical and biochemical characteristics and their Nano-formulation have been utilized as catalysts in many reaction due to their sensitivity, unique long-term stability and anti-interference ability. Some perovskites materials are very hopeful applicants for the improvement of effective anodic catalysts performance. Depending Perovskite-phase metal oxides distinct variety of properties they became useful for various applications they are newly used in electrochemical sensing of alcohols, glucose, hydrogen peroxide, gases, and neurotransmitters. Perovskite organometallic halide showed efficient essential properties for photovoltaic solar cells. This review presents a full coverage of the structure, progress of perovskites and their related applications. Stress is focused particularly to different methods of perovskites properties and there related application.

Three-dimensional oriented attachment growth of single-crystal pre-perovskite PbTiO3 hollowed fibers

Large-size single-crystal pre-perovskite PbTiO₃ hollowed fibers are formed via a three-dimensional oriented attachment process driven by electrostatic force.

Growth and bending-sensitive photoluminescence of a flexible PbTiO₃/ZnO nanocomposite

A brushlike PbTiO3 (PTO)/ZnO nanocomposite with ZnO nanowires (NWs) grown epitaxially on the surface of single-crystal ferroelectric tetragonal PTO NWs is successfully fabricated onto a flexible substrate via a two-step hydrothermal process. In this nanocomposite, a ZnO NW grew along [0001] on the (101) plane of the core PTO NW with a lattice mismatch of 1.06% to form an effective ferroelectric/semiconductor interface. It is found that the ultraviolet photoluminescence emission of the nanocomposite could be easily tuned by its bending curvatures at room temperature. This intriguing phenomenon can be understood by the bending-induced polarization field from the PTO NW, which could reduce the bending degree of the energy band of the ZnO NWs through the interface. Throughthe design of an effective interface, this kind of ferroelectric/semiconductor nanocomposite may find potential applications in sensor and piezophotonic nanodevices.

Single-crystal PbTiO3/PbZrO3 composite fibers formed by diffusion and epitaxial growth

Single-crystal PbTiO₃/PbZrO₃ (PT/PZ) composite fibers were prepared under hydrothermal conditions for the first time, which had an epitaxial growth relationship between single-crystal perovskite PT nanofibers and PZ crystals.

Controlled Ti seed layer assisted growth and field emission properties of Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 nanowire arrays

We report on the directed upright growth of ferroelectric (FE) Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 (PZT) nanowire (NW) arrays with large aspect ratios of >60 using a Ti seed layer assisted hydrothermal process over large surface areas on ITO/glass substrates. In a two-step growth process, Ti seed layer of low surface roughness with a thickness of ~500 nm and grain size of ~100 nm was first deposited by radio frequency (RF) sputtering which was subsequently used as substrates for the growth of highly dense, single crystalline PZT NWs by controlled nucleation. The electron emission properties of the PZT NWs were investigated using the as-grown NWs as FE cathodes. A low turn-on field of ~3.4 V/μm was obtained from the NW arrays, which is impressively lower than that from other reported values. The results reported in this work give direction to the development of a facile growth technique for PZT NWs over large surfaces and also are of interest to the generation of high current electron beam from FE NW based cathodes for field emitter applications.