Mr. Palacin et al., SYNTHESIS DEINTERCALATION AND TRANSPORT-PROPERTIES OF A MIXED-VALENCEDERIVATIVE OF THE LAYERED OXIDE HLANB2O7, Materials research bulletin, 31(2), 1996, pp. 217-225
We have synthesized mixed-valence derivatives of the layered oxide HLa
Nb2O7, structurally related to perovskite, by chemical reduction, eit
her at room temperature or at 650 degrees C. The thermal behavior of t
his compound, its structure and change in transport properties upon hi
gh temperature doping are discussed. High temperature reduction turns
the white insulating precursor into a mixed-valence blue bronze with a
layered structure and semi-conducting-like properties.