Highly aligned arrays of high aspect ratio barium titanate nanowires via hydrothermal synthesis

Christopher C. Bowland, Mohammad H. Malakooti, Zhi Zhou, Henry A. Sodano

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Abstract

We report on the development of a hydrothermal synthesis procedure that results in the growth of highly aligned arrays of high aspect ratio barium titanate nanowires. Using a multiple step, scalable hydrothermal reaction, a textured titanium dioxide film is deposited on titanium foil upon which highly aligned nanowires are grown via homoepitaxy and converted to barium titanate. Scanning electron microscope images clearly illustrate the effect the textured film has on the degree of orientation of the nanowires. The alignment of nanowires is quantified by calculating the Herman's Orientation Factor, which reveals a 58% improvement in orientation as compared to growth in the absence of the textured film. The ferroelectric properties of barium titanate combined with the development of this scalable growth procedure provide a powerful route towards increasing the efficiency and performance of nanowire-based devices in future real-world applications such as sensing and power harvesting.

Original languageEnglish
Article number222903
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume106
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2015
Externally publishedYes

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