The SHG responses from single hexagonal NaNbO3 micro/nano-crystals with different morphologies and sizes were studied in detail. It was demonstrated that the same crystal structure displays a similar SHG response.
The spontaneous polarization and dielectric constant of nanocrystalline KNbO3 were strongly influenced by the particle size, and reached at the highest value at 100 nm. The present work is useful to study other ferroelectric nanoscale materials.
In this work, we present the potassium niobate (KNbO3) nanoparticles as a suitable mesoporous photoelectrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).