Abstract
Carriers were successfully doped into RbCa2NaNb4O13 by the substitution of Sr2+ for Na+, yielding electroconducting niobates with a layered structure consisting of four perovskite-like layers. Single-phase products of polycrystalline RbCa2Na1-xSrxNb4O13 (x = 0.2 and 0.4) were synthesized by the solid-state reaction of RbCa2Nb3O10, Sr5Nb4O15, Nb2O5, and Nb metal. The solid solutions were indexed based on a tetragonal structure, corresponding to the end-member RbCa2NaNb4O13. With the increase in the amount of strontium substitution, an expansion of the c-axis was observed while the a-axis was essentially constant. The products showed semiconducting properties.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 508-512 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
Volume | 148 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1999 Dec |
Keywords
- Electrical conduction
- Layered perovskite
- Niobate
- Reduced oxidation state
- Rietveld analysis
- Solid-state reaction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry