Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Phase diagram of the Bi4Ti3O12-BaTiO 3-(Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3 system

  • A. Sanson
  • , R. W. Whatmore
  • Cranfield University
  • National Research Council of Italy
  • School of Industrial and Manufacturing Science

Research output: Other outputpeer-review

Abstract

The phases formed in the ternary system (Na12Bi12)TiO3-Bi4Ti3O12-BaTiO3 (NBT-BTO-BT) were studied at 1150°C in air. A very accurate picture of the ternary phase diagram was obtained examining almost 90 different compositions, exploiting low-angle XRD analyses to study the layer compounds. New compounds with five perovskite blocks (m=5) were discovered deep in the phase diagram. No compounds with m>5 were found. It was also established that pure perovskite compounds can be obtained only at compositions very close to the NBT-BT line. The relationships between the phases is discussed and it is hypothesized that the number of perovskite blocks in the system is determined by charged sites being created by the progressive substitution of Bi3+ in the A site of the perovskite blocks of BTO with the A cations of the perovskite end-member.

Original languageEnglish
Number of pages7
Edition11
Volume88
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2005

Publication series

NameJournal of the American Ceramic Society
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISSN (Print)0002-7820

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Phase diagram of the Bi4Ti3O12-BaTiO 3-(Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3 system'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this