Research Article

Preparation and Preliminary Nonlinear Optical Properties of BiFeO3 Nanocrystal Suspensions from a Simple, Chelating Agent-Free Precipitation Route

Figure 1

XRD patterns of BiFeO3 samples depending on the initial amount of KOH and after 2 min 30 of annealing at 720°C. Peaks denoted as belong to the aluminium sample holder. The BiFeO3 reference profile (ICSD#15299) is shown in red at the bottom of the graph. Inset: peaks belonging to Bi25FeO39 (light gray square) and Bi2Fe4O9 (light gray circle) are shown for the two most impure samples obtained at KOH = 1 M and 12 M.