Low temperature polymer assisted hydrothermal synthesis of bismuth ferrite nanoparticles
BFO nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by a polymer assisted hydrothermal method at a temperature as low as 160 degC. The as prepared powders, characterized by X ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) exhibited a pure BFO phase about 10 nm size and uniform sphere like shape. It was found that the added polymer played a key role in decreasing the growing speed of BFO nuclei and resulted in the formation of BFO nanoparticles.