ANSTO Publications Online: Synthesis and structural studies of lanthanide substituted bismuth-titanium pyrochlores.

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Title:	Synthesis and structural studies of lanthanide substituted bismuth-titanium pyrochlores.
Authors:	Ting, J Kennedy, BJ Withers, RL Avdeev, M
Keywords:	Crystal Structure Thin Films X-Ray Diffraction Lanthanides Titanium Pyrochlore
Issue Date:	Apr-2009
Publisher:	Elsevier
Citation:	Ting, J., Kennedy, B. J., Withers, R. L., & Avdeev, M. (2009). Synthesis and structural studies of lanthanide substituted bismuth-titanium pyrochlores. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 182(4), 836-840.
Abstract:	The identity of the pyrochlore phase seen during the synthesis of ferroelectric Bi(4-x)Ln(x)Ti(3)O(12) Aurivillius oxides is shown to be Bi(2/3)Ln(4/3)Ti(2)O(7). This pyrochlore is only stable for Ln(3+) = Sm3+ or smaller. For larger lanthanides the layered Aurivillius oxide is favoured. The presence of six-fold disorder, associated with the Bi 6s(2) lone pair electrons, is believed to stabilise the unexpected stoichiometry of this oxide. Precise structures, obtained by Rietveld refinement from synchrotron X-ray diffraction data, of three examples Ln(3+) = Eu, Ho and Yb are presented. © 2009, Elsevier Ltd.
URI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2008.12.030 http://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/1440
ISSN:	0022-4596
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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