Structural disorder in BZN-based pyrochlores
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2008
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Liu, Yun
Withers, Raymond
Welberry, Thomas
Wang, Hong
Du, Huiling
Yao, Xi
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Springer
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Careful structural investigations have been carried out on the Bi 1.5ZnNb1.5O7 based dielectric system (of A 2 B 2O7 pyrochlore structure type) in an attempt to understand the origin and tolerance of relaxor behavior in such materials. A highly structured, characteristic diffuse intensity distribution was observed in electron diffraction patterns, which arises from static disordering caused by local short range ordering of Bi and Zn ions on the pyrochlore A sites and associated structural relaxation of the O'A 2 sub-structure. This structural disordering is not affected by B site substitution of the Nb5+ ions by Sn4+ or Ti4+ ions. The result is of significance for optimizing the dielectric properties of bismuth-based advanced ceramics.
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Keywords: Advanced Ceramics; B-site substitution; Bi 1.5 ZnNb 1.5 O 7 ; Dielectric systems; Disorder; Intensity distribution; Monte Carlo; Pyrochlore; Pyrochlore structures; Pyrochlores; Relaxation; Relaxor behavior; Short range ordering; Bi1.5ZnNb1.5O7; Disorder; Monte Carlo; Relaxation
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Journal of Electroceramics
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