Abstract
Alginate biopolymer was used to control the crystal growth of the lead-free piezoelectric material langasite. The piezo-response of these nanorods was demonstrated to be equivalent to that of ZnO. This is the first time that templated growth of langasite and its associate phases has been demonstrated.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4887-4889 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 27 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jul 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)