Abstract Ionic liquid syntheses have proven proficiency in the production of metal oxides with diverse functionalities. In this work we use the potential of these solvents to form multicationic solutions… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Ionic liquid syntheses have proven proficiency in the production of metal oxides with diverse functionalities. In this work we use the potential of these solvents to form multicationic solutions to directly synthesize five strontium niobate metastable crystal compositions. Such metastable crystals are characterized via UV–Vis spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer, powder X-Ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and crystalline refinements. After characterization, all metastable crystalline structures were found to be strontium rich with Sr/Nb molar ratios Sr/Nb = 3.54, 3.23, 3.09, 2.66, and 2.22, and are found to be consistent with triclinic with space group P-1 (2).
               
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