Microwave synthesis of single-crystalline perovskite BiFeO3 nanocubes for photoelectrode and photocatalytic applications

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 24, 2008, Pages

  Joshi, Upendra A ^a   Jang, Jum Suk ^a   Borse, Pramod H ^a   Lee, Jae Sung ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; METALS; MICROWAVES; OXIDE MINERALS; PEROVSKITE;

BISMUTH FERRITES; MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS; NANOCUBES; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE;

SEMICONDUCTING BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 45749140842     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2946486     Document Type: Article

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