biostudies-literatureUnknown5Kang MGPiezoelectric materials capable of converting between mechanical and electrical energy have a great range of potential applications in micro- and nano-scale smart devices; however, their performance tends to be greatly degraded when reduced to a thin film due to the large clamping force by the substrate and surrounding materials. Herein, we report an effective method for synthesizing isolated piezoelectric nano-materials as means to relax the clamping force and recover original piezoelectric properties of the materials. Using this, environmentally friendly single-crystalline NaxK1-xNbO3 (NKN) piezoelectric nano-rod arrays were successfully synthesized by conventional pulsed-laser deposition and demonstrated to have a remarkably enhanced piezoelectric performance. The shape of the nano-struScientific reports10151https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4650816biostudies-literatureEnhanced piezoelectric properties of vertically aligned single-crystalline NKN nano-rod arrays.PMC4650816Baek SHYoon SJKang CYMoon HGOh SMJung WSNahm SKang MGfalseEnhanced piezoelectric properties of vertically aligned single-crystalline NKN nano-rod arrays.Piezoelectric materials capable of converting between mechanical and electrical energy have a great range of potential applications in micro- and nano-scale smart devices; however, their performance tends to be greatly degraded when reduced to a thin film due to the large clamping force by the substrate and surrounding materials. Herein, we report an effective method for synthesizing isolated piezoelectric nano-materials as means to relax the clamping force and recover original piezoelectric properties of the materials. Using this, environmentally friendly single-crystalline NaxK1-xNbO3 (NKN) piezoelectric nano-rod arrays were successfully synthesized by conventional pulsed-laser deposition and demonstrated to have a remarkably enhanced piezoelectric performance. The shape of the nano-stru2015-01-01T00:00:00Z2015 May2025-04-04T07:51:58.503Z2019-03-27T02:02:18ZS-EPMC46508162595576310.1038/srep10151