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Perovskite Particles from Phytoplankton

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Michael R. Weatherspoon ,
Shawn M. Allan ,
Christopher S. Gaddis ,
Ye Cai ,
Michael S. Haluska ,
Robert L. Snyder  and
Kenneth H. Sandhage
Michael R. Weatherspoon
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Shawn M. Allan
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Christopher S. Gaddis
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Ye Cai
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Michael S. Haluska
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Robert L. Snyder
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Kenneth H. Sandhage
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Abstract

Controlled-shape BaTiO3-based microparticles were synthesized with the use of diatom microshells (frustules) as templates. The SiO2-based frustules of Aulacoseira diatoms were first converted into MgO-based replicas via a gas/solid displacement reaction at 900°C. A BaTiO3 coating was then applied to the MgO-bearing frustules by a sol-gel process. After firing at 700°C for 1.5 h, a conformal nanocrystalline coating of BaTiO3was generated on the surfaces of the MgO-bearing frustules. The underlying MgO scaffolds were then selectively dissolved away to yield freestanding 3-D BaTiO3-based replicas of the original Aulacoseira diatom frustules. This work demonstrates that microparticles with well-controlled 3-D morphologies and non-natural multicomponent ceramic compositions can be produced by merging the self-assembly ability of biomineralizing micro-organisms with synthetic chemical tailoring.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 873: Symposium K – Biological and Bio-Inspired Materials and Devices , 2005 , K1.8
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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