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Polyanion modulated evolution of perovskite BiFeO3 microspheres to microcubes by a microwave assisted hydrothermal method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2013

Zhi Wang ,
Wenfei Xu ,
Hui Peng  and
Xiaodong Tang
Zhi Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polarized Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Wenfei Xu
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polarized Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Hui Peng*
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polarized Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Xiaodong Tang*
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polarized Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: hpeng@ee.ecnu.edu.cn
b)e-mail: xdtang@sist.ecnu.edu.cn
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Abstract

In this work, the morphology of BiFeO3 was successfully modulated from microsphere to microcube by using a polyanion, poly (methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic acid) (PMVEMA), in a microwave assisted hydrothermal route. A simple ultrasonic purification method has been developed to obtain pure phase BiFeO3 from the crude products without using any chemicals. X-ray diffraction results confirmed the capability of this purification method. When increasing the amount of PMVEMA, the morphology of BiFeO3 gradually changed from microsphere to microcube as illustrated by scanning electron microscopy. A mechanism was suggested for the morphology evolution of BiFeO3. After the formation of the small BiFeO3 single crystal, PMVEMA preferentially absorbed on one side of the crystals through specific and/or noncovalent interactions, resulting in the preferential integration of these crystals to form microcubes. The magnetic properties of these microcrystals were also investigated and the magnetization of the microcubes increased with the decrease of temperature.

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polymermicrostructuremicrowave heating
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 28 , Issue 11 , 14 June 2013 , pp. 1498 - 1504
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013 

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