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Disorderly conduct in Bi2Ln2Ti3O12 Aurivillius phases (Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm).
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 February 2011
Abstract
The synthesis and structure of triple layered Bi2Ln2Ti3O12 Aurivillius phases, prepared from K2Ln2Ti3O10 Ruddlesden - Popper precursors has been investigated. In structural terms, these materials may be considered as being composed of a regular intergrowth of [Bi2O2]2+ fluorite and [Ln2Ti3O10]2- perovskite-type layers. A significant degree of cation disorder is present in the Bi2Ln2Ti3O12 system, involving the cross substitution of Ln / Bi cations onto the Bi / Ln sites in the fluorite and perovskite-type layers, respectively. Bi / Ln disorder destabilises the presence of the Ln cation in the perovskite-type layer as the size mismatch of the Bi / Ln cations increases. Cation disorder in the Bi2Ln2Ti3O12 system is therefore significantly suppressed as the size of the lanthanide cation is reduced.
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