Synthesis, structures, and phase transitions of barium bismuth iridium oxide perovskites Ba2BiIrO6 and Ba3BiIr2O9

The Ba-Bi-Ir-O system is found to contain two distinct perovskite-type phases: a rock-salt ordered double perovskite Ba₂BiIrO₆; and a 6H-type hexagonal perovskite Ba₃BiIr₂O₉. Ba₂BiIrO₆ undergoes a series of symmetry-lowering phase transitions on cooling , all of which are second order except the rhombohedral→monoclinic one, which is first order. The monoclinic phase is only observed in a 2-phase rhombohedral+monoclinic regime. The transition and 2-phase region lie very close to 300 K, making the room-temperature X-ray diffraction patterns extremely complex and potentially explaining why Ba₂BiIrO₆ had not previously been identified and reported. A solid solution Ba₂Bi_1+xIr_1−xO₆, analogous to Ba₂Bi_1+xRu_1−xO₆, 0≤x≤2/3, was not observed. The 6H-type phase Ba₃BiIr₂O₉ undergoes a clean second-order phase transition P6₃/mmc→C2/c at 750 K, unlike 6H-type Ba₃LaIr₂O₉, the P6₃/mmc structure of which is highly strained below ∼750 K but fails to distort coherently to the monoclinic phase.     

铌酸盐Ba3NaBiNb10O30的结构与介电特性

一些铁电铌酸盐具有优良的电光性能和非线性光学性能,因此该类化合物的人工合成,结果与性能的研究受到了人们的重视,其中钨青铜结构的系列晶体（例如SBN,KNSBN,SCNN）在材料制备和器件设计方面都取得了很大进展,它们在实时全息存储,集成光学与光信号处理等领域具有广泛的应用前景[1-4],Ba2NaNb5O145(BNN)是目前认为最好的一种倍频晶体,Geusic[5,6]等人报导了在BNN晶体能实现最优位相匹配,可将1．06um红外光以100％的效率转换为0．53um绿光,我们在BaO-Na2O-Nb2O5体系中通过掺杂Bi3 合成了铌酸盐Ba3NaBiNb10O30,并采用粉晶X射线衍射（XRD）对其结构进行了分析,测试了其烧结体的介电特性。     

Synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties of Ba2Cu2US5

The alkaline-earth uranium chalcogenide Ba₂Cu₂US₅ was obtained in a two-step reaction from BaS, Cu₂S, and US₂. Ba₂Cu₂US₅ crystallizes in a new structure type in space group C2/m of the monoclinic system with two formula units in a cell of dimensions a=13.606(3) Å, b=4.0825(8) Å, c=9.3217(19) Å, and β=116.32(3)° (153 K). The structure consists of layers separated by Ba atoms in bicapped trigonal-prismatic coordination. The two-dimensional layer is built from US₆ octahedra and CuS₄ tetrahedra. The connectivity of the MS_n polyhedra within the layer in the [001] direction is oct tet tet oct tet tet. A μ_eff value of 2.69(2) μ_B/U was obtained from the magnetic susceptibility data. No magnetic transition was observed for Ba₂Cu₂US₅ down to 2 K.     

Layered perovskite-related ruthenium oxychlorides: crystal structure of two new compounds Ba5Ru2Cl2O9 and Ba6Ru3Cl2O12

Single crystals of the title compounds were prepared using a BaCl₂ flux and investigated by X-ray diffraction methods using MoKα radiation and a charge coupled device (CCD) detector. The crystal structures of these two new compounds were solved and refined in the hexagonal symmetry with space group P6₃/mmc, a=5.851(1) Å, c=25.009(5) Å, ρ_cal=4.94 g cm⁻³, Z=2 to a final R₁=0.069 for 20 parameters with 312 reflections for Ba₅Ru₂Cl₂O₉ and space group , a=5.815(1) Å, c=14.915(3) Å, ρ_cal=5.28 g cm⁻³, Z=1 to a final R₁=0.039 for 24 parameters with 300 reflections for Ba₆Ru₃Cl₂O₁₂. The structure of Ba₅Ru₂Cl₂O₉ is formed by the periodic stacking along [001] of three hexagonal close-packed BaO₃ layers separated by a double layer of composition Ba₂Cl₂. The BaO₃ stacking creates binuclear face-sharing octahedra units Ru₂O₉ containing Ru(V). The structure of Ba₆Ru₃Cl₂O₁₂ is built up by the periodic stacking along [001] of four hexagonal close-packed BaO₃ layers separated by a double layer of composition Ba₂Cl₂. The ruthenium ions with a mean oxidation degree +4.67 occupy the octahedral interstices formed by the four layers hexagonal perovskite slab and then constitute isolated trinuclear Ru₃O₁₂ units. These two new oxychlorides belong to the family of compounds formulated as [Ba₂Cl₂][Ba_n+1Ru_nO_3n+3], where n represents the thickness of the octahedral string in hexagonal perovskite slabs.     

Extension of the La7Mo7O30 structural type with La7Nb3W4O30 and La7Ta3W4O30 compounds

Two compounds of formula La₇A₃W₄O₃₀ (with A=Nb and Ta) were prepared by solid-state reaction at 1450 and 1490 °C. They crystallize in the rhombohedric space group R-3 (No. 148), with the hexagonal parameters: , and , . The structure of the materials was analyzed from X-ray, neutron and electronic diffraction. These oxides are isostructural of the reduced molybdenum compound La₇Mo₇O₃₀, which are formed of perovskite rod along [111]. An order between (Nb, Ta) and W is observed.     

Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of the Sr2Al0.78Mn1.22O5.2 anion-deficient layered perovskite

A new layered perovskite Sr₂Al_0.78Mn_1.22O_5.2 has been synthesized by solid state reaction in a sealed evacuated silica tube. The crystal structure has been determined using electron diffraction, high-resolution electron microscopy, and high-angle annular dark field imaging and refined from X-ray powder diffraction data (space group P4/mmm, a=3.89023(5) Å, c=7.8034(1) Å, R_I=0.023, R_P=0.015). The structure is characterized by an alternation of MnO₂ and (Al_0.78Mn_0.22)O_1.2 layers. Oxygen atoms and vacancies, as well as the Al and Mn atoms in the (Al_0.78Mn_0.22)O_1.2 layers are disordered. The local atomic arrangement in these layers is suggested to consist of short fragments of brownmillerite-type tetrahedral chains of corner-sharing AlO₄ tetrahedra interrupted by MnO₆ octahedra, at which the chain fragments rotate over 90°. This results in an averaged tetragonal symmetry. This is confirmed by the valence state of Mn measured by EELS. The relationship between the Sr₂Al_0.78Mn_1.22O_5.2 tetragonal perovskite and the parent Sr₂Al_1.07Mn_0.93O₅ brownmillerite is discussed. Magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate spin glass behavior of Sr₂Al_0.78Mn_1.22O_5.2. The lack of long-range magnetic ordering contrasts with Mn-containing brownmillerites and is likely caused by the frustration of interlayer interactions due to presence of the Mn atoms in the (Al_0.78Mn_0.22)O_1.2 layers.     

Structural, thermal and magnetic characterization of the manganese oxyhalide layered perovskite, (MnCl)LaNb2O7

Mn-Cl sheets were inserted into the perovskite blocks of a double-layered Dion-Jacobson compound by ion exchange at low temperature (390°C). The Rietveld structural analysis of X-ray powder diffraction data (P4/mmm) indicates that the product, (MnCl)LaNb₂O₇, has the manganese coordinated by two apical oxygens from the perovskite layers and four in-plane chlorines within the interlayer space. On heating, this compound exhibits an exothermic transition between 650°C and 750°C that is consistent with metastability. Magnetic characterization shows Curie-Weiss behavior at higher temperatures (>200 K) with a magnetic moment corresponding to the presence of high-spin Mn²⁺ ion (S=5/2). At lower temperatures, antiferromagnetic interactions become significant and the broad maximum at 63 K reveals the 2-D character of the magnetic behavior. The susceptibility data, fit with the high temperature expansion for a Heisenberg square planar system, show a negative exchange interaction of J/k=−3.77 K.     

Effect of the addition of B2O3 and BaO-B2O3-SiO2 glasses on the microstructure and dielectric properties of giant dielectric constant material CaCu3Ti4O12

The effect of the addition of glassy phases on the microstructure and dielectric properties of CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂ (CCTO) ceramics was investigated. Both single-component (B₂O₃) and multi-component (30 wt% BaO-60 wt% B₂O₃-10 wt% SiO₂ (BBS)) glass systems were chosen to study their effect on the density, microstructure and dielectric properties of CCTO. Addition of an optimum amount of B₂O₃ glass facilitated grain growth and an increase in dielectric constant. However, further increase in the B₂O₃ content resulted in its segregation at the grain boundaries associated with a reduction in the grain size. In contrast, BBS glass addition resulted in well-faceted grains and increase in the dielectric constant and decrease in the dielectric loss. An internal barrier layer capacitance (IBLC) model was invoked to correlate the dielectric constant with the grain size in these samples.     

Structural and physical properties of 1:2 B-site-ordered perovskite Ba3CaIr2O9

The high-pressure phase of iridium-based compound Ba₃CaIr₂O₉ was synthesized using high-pressure sintering. Being different from the distorted hexagonal BaTiO₃ structure of the ambient Ba₃CaIr₂O₉, the high-pressure phase crystals into the 1:2 B-site-ordered perovskite structure with the space group P-3m1 (Z=1). Through fitting the X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) data with Rietveld analysis, in which the obtained R_p, R_wp, and R_exp factors are 7.49%, 11.4%, and 4.82%, respectively, the lattice parameters are a=5.8296(1) Å and c=7.1659(2) Å. The atomic coordinates and the main interatomic distances and bond angles were also obtained. The relationship of electrical resistivity versus temperature shows that the high-pressure phase of Ba₃CaIr₂O₉ is a semiconductor in the temperature range of 5-300 K. The measurement of temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility indicates that it is paramagnetic.     

柠檬酸络合法制备质子化层状钙钛矿K0.5La0.5Bi2Ta2O9及其光解水制氢性能

采用柠檬酸络合法制备铋层钙钛矿K_0.5La_0.5Bi₂Ta₂O₉ (KLBT), 通过酸化处理得到质子化层状钙钛矿H_1.9K_0.3La_0.5Bi_0.1Ta₂O₇(HKLBT)光催化剂, 并通过热重-差热(TG-DSC)、X射线衍射(XRD)、紫外-可见漫反射(DRS)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等技术对其进行了表征和分析.考察了前驱体KLBT的不同焙烧温度对HKLBT制氢活性的影响. 结果表明, 柠檬酸络合法能在较低温度下合成高结晶度纯相HKLBT, 前驱体经900℃焙烧制备的HKLBT催化剂活性最高, 在纯水中的产氢速率达236.6μmol·h^-1; 长时间活性测试表明HKLBT具有完全分解水同时产氢产氧能力,且具有较好的稳定性.     

Novel perovskite-related barium tungstate Ba11W4O23

Ba₁₁W₄O₂₃ was synthesized at 1300 °C, followed by quenching with liquid nitrogen. The crystal structure, which was known to be cryolite-related but has remained unclear, was initially determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction for the isostructural Ru-substituted compound Ba₁₁(W_3.1Ru_0.9)O_22.5, which was discovered during exploratory synthesis in the Ba-Ru-O system. The structure of Ba₁₁W₄O₂₃ was refined by a combined powder X-ray and neutron Rietveld method (Fd-3m, a=17.1823(1) Å, Z=8, R_p=3.09%, R_wp=4.25%, χ²=2.8, 23 °C). The structure is an example of A-site vacancy-ordered 4×4×4 superstructure of a simple perovskite ABO₃, and it may be written as (Ba_1.75□_0.25)BaWO_5.75□_0.25, emphasizing vacancies on both metal and anion sites. The local structure of one of two asymmetric tungsten ions is the WO₆ octahedron, typical of perovskite. The other tungsten, however, is surrounded by oxygen and anionic vacancies statistically distributed over three divided sites to form 18 partially occupied oxygen atoms (∼30% on average), represented as WO_18/3. The A-site cation-vacancies are ordered at the 8a (, , ) site in between adjoining WO_18/3 polyhedra which form 1-D arrangements along [110] and equivalent directions. In situ high-temperature XRD data have shown that the quenched Ba₁₁W₄O₂₃ at room temperature is isostructural to the high-temperature phase at 1100 °C.     

新铌酸盐Ba5NdTi3Nb7O30的合成与介电性能

The New Niobate Ba₅NdTi₃Nb₇O₃₀ was synthesized by solid state reaction at 1250℃ for 48h. The crystal structure and dielectric properties of Ba₅NdTi₃Nb₇O₃₀ were determined by X-ray powder diffraction and dielectric measurements. The results show that Ba₅NdTi₃Nb₇O₃₀ belongs to ferroelectric phase of tetragonal tungsten bronze structure at room temperature with unit cell parameters: a=1.24424(4)nm, c=0.39476(2)nm, calculated density 5.719g·cm^-3. Ba₅NdTi₃Nb₇O₃₀ belongs to relaxor ferroelectrics. The phase transition temperature (T_c) of Ba₅NdTi₃Nb₇O₃₀ from ferroelectric to paraelectric is found to shift toward higher temperature side at higher fre-quency, and T_c is 90℃ at 1kHz. At room temperature, the dielectric constant (ε_r) and dielectric loss of Ba₅NdTi₃Nb₇O₃₀ decrease with the increase of frequency, and Ba₅NdTi₃Nb₇O₃₀ ceramic have high dielectric constant 489 at 1kHz.     

Transforming n=1 members of the Ruddlesden-Popper phases to a n=3 member through metathesis: synthesis of a new layered perovskite, Ca2La2CuTi2O10

We report the formation of a new n=3 Ruddlesden-Popper (R-P) layered perovskite oxide, Ca₂La₂CuTi₂O₁₀ (I), in the metathesis reaction between NaLaTiO₄ and Ca₂CuO₂Cl₂ (n=1 R-P phases) at 700°C in air. Rietveld refinement of powder XRD data shows that I is isostructural with Sr₄Ti₃O₁₀ (space group I4/mmm; a=3.8837(5), c=27.727(6) Å), consisting of triple perovskite CuTi₂O₁₀ sheets wherein Cu and Ti are ordered at the central and terminal octahedral sites, respectively. Magnetization data provide support for the presence of strong antiferromagnetically coupled CuO₂ sheets in the structure. I is metastable decomposing at higher temperatures (∼950°C) to a mixture of perovskite-like CaLa₂CuTi₂O₉ and CaO. Interestingly, the reaction between NaLaTiO₄ and Sr₂CuO₂Cl₂ follows a different metathesis route, 2NaLaTiO₄+Sr₂CuO₂Cl₂→La₂CuO₄+2SrTiO₃+2NaCl, revealing multiplicity of reaction pathways for solid-state metathesis reactions.     

钙钛矿氧化物H1.9K0.3La0.5Bi0.1Ta2O7和Pt/WO3组成的Z体系下完全光解水性能

以质子化层状钙钛矿氧化物H_1.9K_0.3La_0.5Bi_0.1Ta₂O₇ (HKLBT)作为产氢催化剂, Pt/WO₃作为产氧催化材料进行Z 型体系下完全分解水反应. 考察了不同载流子传递介质及不同载流子浓度对反应活性的影响. 结果表明, 以Fe²⁺/Fe³⁺为载流子传递介质时可以实现水的完全分解(H₂/O₂体积比为2:1), 8 mmol·L^-1的FeCl₃作为初始载流子传递介质时, 产氢、产氧活性分别为66.8和31.8 μmol·h^-1, 氢氧体积比为2.1:1. 受光催化材料对载流子传递介质氧化还原速度的限制, 过高的载流子传递介质浓度并不能提高光催化活性.     

Dilatometric studies of Y2W3O12 with added Al2O3

Y₂W₃O₁₂ exhibits negative thermal expansion along the three crystallographic directions due to the transverse thermal vibrations perpendicular to the Y-O-W linkage. It is highly hygroscopic and forms a trihydrate structure at room temperature. Dilatometric studies of Y₂W₃O₁₂ show large thermal expansion hysteresis due to large grain size and a large initial positive thermal expansion due to the removal of water molecules. Al₂O₃ has been added to Y₂W₃O₁₂ upto 10 wt% in an attempt to overcome the hygroscopicity and reduce the particle size and thereby the thermal expansion hysteresis. Thermo gravimetric, dilatometric and electron microscopic studies are presented to support these observations. Dedicated to Professor C N R Rao on his 70th birthday     

Original close-packed structure and magnetic properties of the Pb4Mn9O20 manganite

The crystal structure of the Pb₄Mn₉O₂₀ compound (previously known as “Pb_0.43MnO_2.18”) was solved from powder X-ray diffraction, electron diffraction, and high resolution electron microscopy data (S.G. Pnma, a=13.8888(2) Å, b=11.2665(2) Å, c=9.9867(1) Å, R_I=0.016, R_P=0.047). The structure is based on a 6H (cch)₂ close packing of pure oxygen “h”-type (O₁₆) layers alternating with mixed “c”-type (Pb₄O₁₂) layers. The Mn atoms occupy octahedral interstices formed by the oxygen atoms of the close-packed layers. The MnO₆ octahedra share edges within the layers, whereas the octahedra in neighboring layers are linked through corner sharing. The relationship with the closely related Pb₃Mn₇O₁₅ structure is discussed. Magnetization measurements reveal a peculiar magnetic behavior with a phase transition at 52 K, a small net magnetization below the transition temperature, and a tendency towards spin freezing.     

Defect and dopant properties of the Aurivillius phase Bi4Ti3O12

Computer modelling techniques have been used to investigate the defect and oxygen transport properties of the Aurivillius phase Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂. A range of cation dopant substitutions has been considered including the incorporation of trivalent ions (M³⁺=Al, Ga and In). The substitution of In³⁺ onto the Bi site in the [Bi₂O₂] layer is predicted to be the most favourable. The calculations suggest that lanthanide (Ln³⁺) doping at the dilute limit preferentially occurs in the [Bi₂O₂] layer, with probable distribution over both the [Bi₂O₂] and the perovskite A-site at higher dopant levels. It is predicted that the reduction process involving Ti³⁺ and oxygen vacancy formation is energetically favourable. The energetics of oxide vacancy migration between various oxygen sites in the structure have been investigated.     

Luminescence and vibrational spectra of Ba5Li2W3O15

The infrared and Raman spectra of Ba₅Li₂W₃O₁₅ are reported down to 200 cm^?1. From the internal stretching modes of the tungstate octahedra the crystallographic order between lithium and tungsten in the face-sharing octahedra can be derived. The green tungstate luminescence shows a low quenching temperature that is described with the Dexter-Klick-Russell model. The U⁶⁺ ion shows a yellow emission in Ba₅Li₂W₃O₁₅. There is ample evidence for two different U⁶⁺ centers with different decay times (10 and 80 μsec) and different emission and excitation spectra. One of these is located in a single layer of tungstate octahedra, the other in a double layer of octahedra.     

Synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic properties of new layered hexagonal perovskite Ba8Ta4Ru8/3Co2/3O24

A new hexagonal perovskite-type oxide Ba₈Ta₄Ru_8/3Co_2/3O₂₄ was synthesized by the solid-state method at 1573 K and characterized by electron diffraction (ED), time-of-flight (TOF) neutron powder diffraction, and magnetic susceptibility. Structure parameters of Ba₈Ta₄Ru_8/3Co_2/3O₂₄ were refined by the Rietveld method from the TOF neutron powder diffraction data on the basis of space group P6₃/mcm and lattice parameters a=10.0075(1) Å and c=18.9248(2) Å as obtained from the ED data (Z=3). The crystal structure of Ba₈Ta₄Ru_8/3Co_2/3O₂₄ consists of 8-layered (cchc)₂ close-packed stacking of BaO₃ layers along the c-axis. Corner-shared octahedra are filled by Ta only and face-shared octahedra are statistically occupied by Ru, Co, and vacancies. Similar compounds Ba₈Ta₄Ru_8/3M_2/3O₂₄ with M=Ni and Zn were also prepared. Magnetic susceptibility measurements showed no magnetic ordering down to 5 K.