Abstract
Subsolidus phase relations have been determined for the Bi2O3-Fe2O3-Nb2O5 system in air (900-1075 C). Three new ternary phases were observed Bi3Fe0.5Nb1.5O9 with an Aurivillius-type structure, and two phases with approximate stoichiometries Bi17Fe2Nb31O106 and Bi17Fe3Nb30O105 that appear to be structurally related to Bi8Nb18O57. The fourth ternary phase found in this system is pyrochlore. X-ray powder diffraction data confirmed that all Bi-Fe-Nb-O pyrochlores form with displacively disordered A2O networks. A structural refinement of the pyrochlore 0.4400:0.2700:0.2900 Bi2O3:Fe2O3:Nb2O5 using neutron powder diffraction data is reported. Bi-Fe-Nb-O pyrochlores exhibited overall paramagnetic behavior with large negative Curie-Weiss temperature intercepts, slight superparamagnetic effects, and depressed observed moments compared to high-spin, spin-only values. The single-phase pyrochlore with composition Bi1.657Fe1.092Nb1.150O7 exhibited low-temperature dielectric relaxation similar to that observed for Bi1.5Zn0.92Nb1.5O6.92; at 1 MHz and 200 K the relative permittivity was 125. Bi-Fe-Nb-O pyrochlores were readily obtained as single crystals and also as textured thin films used pulsed laser deposition.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3900-3910 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
| Volume | 179 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| State | Published - Jun 22 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bi2O3–Fe2O3–Nb2O5
- Phase equilibria
- Phase diagram
- Pyrochlore
- Displacive disorder
- Bismuth iron niobates
- Bi–Fe–Nb–O
- Dielectric properties
- Magnetic properties
Disciplines
- Mineral Physics