@article { ISI:000249553200007,
	title = {Bio-milling technique for the size reduction of chemically synthesized BiMnO3 nanoplates},
	journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry},
	volume = {17},
	number = {37},
	year = {2007},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {3910-3914},
	publisher = {ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY},
	type = {Article},
	address = {THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>Wet- chemical techniques for the synthesis of complex oxide materials have advanced significantly; however, achieving finely dispersed nanoparticles with sizes less than 10 nm still remains challenging, especially for the perovskite family of compounds. On the other hand, a fungusmediated synthesis technique has recently shown potential to synthesize perovskites such as BaTiO3 with sizes as small as 5 nm. Here we report, for the first time, the use of fungal biomass, at room temperature, to break down chemically synthesized BiMnO3 nanoplates ( size similar to 150 - 200 nm) into very small particles (, 10 nm) while maintaining their crystalline structure and the phase purity. This novel technique that we have named as {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft} bio- milling{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} holds immense potential for synergically utilizing both chemical and biological synthesis techniques to synthesize complex oxide nanoparticles with particle sizes less than 10 nm with the proper crystalline phase.</p>},
	issn = {0959-9428},
	doi = {10.1039/b706154d},
	author = {Mazumder, Baishakhi and Uddin, Imran and Khan, Shadab and Ravi, Venkat and Selvraj, Kaliaperumal and Poddar, Pankaj and Ahmad, Absar}
}
