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Preparation of a new triclinic phase based on a pseudo-fcc subcell in the systems Bi{sub 2}O{sub 3}-Ln{sub 2}O{sub 3} (Ln = Dy, Ho, Er, and Y)

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry
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  1. National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials, Ibaraki (Japan)
A phase equilibrium study of the systems Bi{sub 2}O{sub 3}-Ln{sub 2}O{sub 3} (Ln = lanthanoid including Y) has found a new phase, Bi{sub 1-x}Ln{sub x}O{sub 1.5} (Ln = Dy, Ho, Er, and Y with x = 0.485, 0.485-0.49, 0.49, and 0.475-0.49, respectively). A repetitive long-term solid-state reaction at about 800{degrees}C has generated this low-temperature stable phase. It crystallizes in the triclinic system with a {approx_equal} 8.5 {Angstrom}, b {approx_equal} 10 {Angstrom}, c {approx_equal} 8.5 {Angstrom}, {alpha} {approx_equal} 111{degrees}, {beta} {approx_equal} 106{degrees}, {gamma} {approx_equal} 94{degrees}, and Z = 16. This triclinic structure is based on a pseudo-fcc subcell with a{prime} {approx_equal} 5.4 {Angstrom}. The axial relations between the triclinic supercell and the subcell are a {approx_equal} {radical}5/2a{prime}, b {approx_equal} {radical}7/2a{prime}, and c {approx_equal} {radical}5/2a{prime} {approx_equal} 5.4 {Angstrom}. The axial relations between the triclinic supercell and the subcell are a {approx_equal} {radical}5/1a{prime}, b {approx_equal} {radical}7/2a{prime}, and c {approx_equal} {radical}5/2a{prime}. When heated, the triclinic phase transforms smoothly into the {delta}-Bi{sub 2}O{sub 3} type high-temperature stable phase around 1000{degrees}C; when it is cooled, its rate of transition in the opposite direction is extremely sluggish. This sluggishness seems to be due to the ordering of the cations, Bi{sup 3+} and Ln{sup 3+}, in the triclinic structure.
OSTI ID:
494452
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 124; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English