In the last few years, there has been tremendous effort to develop lead-free ferroelectric
ceramics with high piezoelectric properties by various doping and alloying routes. Several …

The applications of nanomaterials have been a multidisciplinary active research area in
recent years because of their unique structure, surface chemistry, chemical and physical …

With the tremendous growth of flexible piezoelectric nanogenerators, alkali niobates have
gained considerable attention and are perceived to be the eco-friendly substitute for the …

This work focuses on the effect of corona-poling and particle size on photocatalytic
performance of (K 0.5 Na 0.5) NbO 3 (KNN) ferroelectric powder synthesized by solid-state …

Nanoparticles in the system (K, Na, Li)(Nb, Ta, Sb) O3, modified KNN, were synthesized
following a solid state reaction procedure. Milling of the individual carbonate and oxide raw …

Calcium carbonate nano-particles were synthesized by a reverse micro-emulsion method at
room temperature with Tween® 80 and Span® 80 as co-surfactants. The nano-particles …

Low temperature and short processing time are favorable for fabricating (K, Na) NbO 3
(KNN) lead-free piezoelectric ceramics with a drawback of easy alkali metal volatilization …

The present article aims to give a brief overview about the advantages of the hydrothermal
crystallization method for the synthesis of advanced ceramics. Emphasis is given, not only …

In this paper, we report the synthesis of lead-free K0. 5Gd x V y Na0. 5-x Nb1-y O3 (x= 0.0,
0.02, 0.04, 0.06, y= 0.0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15) ceramics via solid-state reaction. The X-ray …

Abstract K0. 5Na0. 5NbO3: xEu sol–gel powders and bulk samples were synthesized by
means of a modified sol–gel method. Two types of samples were obtained via sintering at …