Abstract: | A spinel-type structure was found in cadmium stannate CdSnO3 prepared by thermal decomposition of the hydroxostannate CdSn(OH)6 at 550–800°C. Its occurrence depends strongly on the precipitation conditions of CdSn(OH)6 from CdCl2 and Na2Sn(OH)6 aqueous solutions. In the (Cd1–xCax)SnO3 system, the spinel phase appears in the composition range of 0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.35. The experimental results suggest the presence of cation vacancies in the spinel octahedral sites. |