GEL GROWTH AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FERROELECTRIC POTASSIUM-NITRATE

Authors
PANDIAN SS SIVANESAN G GNANAM FD
Citation
Ss. Pandian et al., GEL GROWTH AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FERROELECTRIC POTASSIUM-NITRATE, Materials chemistry and physics, 35(2), 1993, pp. 181-183
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Materials chemistry and physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
02540584
Volume
35
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
181 - 183
Database
ISI
SICI code
0254-0584(1993)35:2<181:GGACOF>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Single crystals of potassium nitrate with prismatic morphology were gr own in silica gel at room temperature in the range pH 3-4 by the solub ility reduction process. Methyl acetate was used as the supernatant li quid. Chemical etching, hardness studies and thermal analysis were car ried out on these crystals. Indentation observations revealed strong a nisotropy of the material. The material was found to be thermally stab le up to 598 K.