Synthesis of single-crystalline one-dimensional LiNbO₃ nanowires

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Alexander C. Santulli, Hongjun Zhou, Samuel Berweger, Markus B. Raschke, Eli Sutter, and Stanislaus S. Wong
CrystEngComm 12, 2675 (2010).
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We report a large-scale synthesis of single-crystalline LiNbO₃ nanowires with diameters of 300-400 nm, containing only minor amounts of impurities, using a modified molten salt procedure. The isolated product is composed of rhombohedral-phase LiNbO₃ nanowires with the c-axis oriented along its length. Raman investigations further confirm the purity and ferroelectric order of the nanowires and are consistent with electron microscopy data.