@article { ISI:000228253200008,
	title = {Preparation of nanocrystalline ferroelectric BaNb(2)O6 by citrate gel method},
	journal = {Bulletin of Materials Science},
	volume = {28},
	number = {2},
	year = {2005},
	month = {APR},
	pages = {121-123},
	publisher = {INDIAN ACADEMY SCIENCES},
	address = {C V RAMAN AVENUE, SADASHIVANAGAR, P B \#8005, BANGALORE 560 080, INDIA},
	abstract = {<p>A gel was formed when a aqueous solution of BaCl2, NbF5 and citric acid in stoichiometric ratio is heated on a water bath. This gel on decomposition at 600 degrees C yielded the nano crystallites of BaNb2O6, as confirmed by X-ray diffraction study (XRD). This is a much lower temperature as compared to that prepared by traditional solid state method (1000 degrees C) as reported for the formation of BaNb2O6. Transmission electron microscopic. (TEM) investigations revealed that the average particle size is 50 nm for the calcined powders. The room temperature dielectric constant at 1 kHz is found to be 1000. The ferroelectric hysteresis loop parameters of these samples were also studied.</p>},
	keywords = {Ceramics, Chemical synthesis, electronic material, ferroelectricity, Oxides},
	issn = {0250-4707},
	doi = {10.1007/BF02704230},
	author = {Gaikwad, S. P. and Samuel, V and Pasricha, R and Ravi, V}
}
@article { ISI:000231592300006,
	title = {Synthesis of Sr0.5Ba0.5Nb2O6 by citrate gel method},
	journal = {Materials Chemistry and Physics},
	volume = {94},
	number = {1},
	year = {2005},
	month = {NOV},
	pages = {34-36},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA},
	type = {Article},
	address = {PO BOX 564, 1001 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND},
	abstract = {<p>A gel was formed when an aqueous solution of BaCl2, SrCl2, NbF5 and citric acid in stoichiometric ratio is heated on a water bath. This gel on decomposition at 700 degrees C yielded the nanocrystallites of ternary oxide, Sr0.5Ba0.5Nb2O6 (SBN) as confirmed by X-ray diffraction study (XRD). Particle size and morphology was studied by transmission electron spectroscopy (TEM). The room temperature dielectric constant at I kHz is 1000. The ferroelectric hysteresis loop parameters of these samples were also studied by a home built Sawyer-Tower circuit. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Ceramics, Electron microscopy, ferroelectricity, Oxides},
	issn = {0254-0584},
	doi = {10.1016/j.matchemphys.2005.04.003},
	author = {Pasricha, R and Ravi, V}
}
