@article { ISI:000253106100026,
	title = {Low temperature synthesis of SrNb2O6 and SrTa2O6 using hydroxide precursor},
	journal = {Materials Letters},
	volume = {62},
	number = {6-7},
	year = {2008},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {892-894},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>SrNb2O6 (SN) or SrTA(2)O(6) (ST) compounds were prepared at low temperatures for the first time from hydroxide precursors. A simple procedure of mixing commercially purchased strontium hydroxide and niobium (or tantalum) hydroxide thoroughly together and heating at a low temperature (\&lt;400 degrees C) produced SrNb2O6 (SN) or SrTa2O6 (ST) powders. This is the lowest temperature so far reported for the formation of these phases. These materials are potential candidates for ferroelectric and electro-optic applications. The reaction sequence and evolution of the phase formation were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. The average particle size and morphology of these powders were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Chemical synthesis, Electron microscopy, electronic materials, X-ray diffraction},
	issn = {0167-577X},
	doi = {10.1016/j.matlet.2007.07.006},
	author = {Muthurajan, H. and Kumar, H. H. and Koteswara Rao, N. and Pradhan, Sivaram and Jha, Ratnesh Kumar and Ravi, V.}
}
