@article { ISI:000259420300006,
	title = {Facile synthesis and gas sensing properties of nanotriangular tin oxide},
	journal = {Materials Letters},
	volume = {62},
	number = {28},
	year = {2008},
	month = {NOV},
	pages = {4328-4331},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	type = {Article},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>In the present study we report a simple and convenient chemical route using pentaerythritol as a structure-directing agent for the synthesis of crystalline nanotriangular SnO2. We propose the scheme for the formation of nanotriangular structures wherein the preliminary spherical nanocrystallites are formed due to the low surface energy associated with them. These spherical nanocrystallites grow into the various linear intermediate shapes like Y, bi and tripods, which finally lead to the triangles, pyramids and bipyramids. Such variation in the structure occurs due to the structure directing pentaerythritol. These polycrystalline SnO2 nanomaterials with structural peculiarities were tested for the gas sensing characteristics. Their response towards ethanol vapor, H-2 and LPG were investigated. It was found to exhibit high response towards ethanol vapors at the operating temperature of 250 degrees C. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Nanomaterials, Oxides, Semiconductors, sensors},
	issn = {0167-577X},
	doi = {10.1016/j.matlet.2008.07.021},
	author = {Deshmukh, Rupali G. and Badadhe, Satish S. and Vaishampayan, Mukta V. and Mulla, Imtiaz S.}
}
@article { ISI:000255612400002,
	title = {Preparation of ferroelectric CaBi(4)Ti(4)O(15) powders from novel hydroxide precursors},
	journal = {Materials Letters},
	volume = {62},
	number = {12-13},
	year = {2008},
	month = {APR},
	pages = {1751-1753},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>Ferroelectric CaBi(4)Ti(4)O(15) (CBT) powders were prepared for the first time from their respective hydroxides. Commercially purchased Ca(OH)(2) is mixed thoroughly with freshly prepared Bi(OH)(3) and Ti(OH)(4) in stoichiometrie ratio and heated at different temperatures ranging from 100 to 600 degrees C. The CBT phase found to be formed at 500 degrees C by the X-ray diffraction studies. This is the lowest temperature so far reported in the literature for the formation of CBT phase. The advantage of this method is that it also avoids the formation of calcium carbonate phase during synthesis. The phase contents and lattice parameters were studied by the powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) method. The average particle size and morphology were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) technique. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {CaBi(4)Ti(4)O(15), Ceramics, Chemical synthesis, Electron microscopy, Oxides, X-ray methods},
	issn = {0167-577X},
	doi = {10.1016/j.matlet.2007.09.080},
	author = {Deshmukh, Rupali G. and Vaishampayan, Mukta V. and Darshane, Sonali L. and Mulla, Imtiaz S. and Gaikwad, A. B. and Rao, N. Kotaserwara and Ravi, V.}
}
