Growth Mechanism, Modified Morphology and Optical Properties of Coral-like BaTiO3 Architecture through CTAB Assisted Synthesis

Three-dimensional hierarchical structure coral-like BaTiO 3 nanoparticles have been self-assembled by a facile one step hydrothermal method . Cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), Ba(OH) 2 ·8H 2 O and tetrabutyl titanate have been used as precursors. The prepared BaTiO 3 exhibits cubic perovskite phase at room temperature, and the coral-like architecture is a micro-nano hiberarchy consisted of dendrimer-like structure and trunk-like structure. By adjusting the hydrothermal duration and the precursor substances, a surfactant induced mechanism is proposed to understand the self-assembly process. UV-vis measurement demonstrates that the as-prepared BaTiO 3 nanoparticles exhibit dozens of times overwhelming absorptive character compared to the ordinary nanospheres at ultraviolet band, which is benefited from the coral-like porous framework. Moreover, halogen anions( F − , Cl − , Br − , and I − ) have been chosen to adjust the coral-like BaTiO 3 physical properties. Results show the halogen doping produces distinct modulation effect on the grain size, UV-vis absorbance and photoluminescence properties of the materials. The coral-like BaTiO 3 nanoparticle and its halogen modified ramifications offer significant opportunities to develop nano-laser devices, photon detectors, photocatalyst based on BaTiO 3 perovskite materials.