C. Eylem et al., POWDER X-RAY AND NEUTRON-DIFFRACTION STUDIES OF THE (BA1-XSRX)(2)(SR0.67BI0.33)(PB1-YBIY)O-6-DELTA COMPOUNDS WITH THE (NH4)(3)FEF6 STRUCTURE TYPE, Journal of solid state chemistry, 115(1), 1995, pp. 197-203
A new series of compounds of composition (Ba1-xSrx)(2)(Sr0.67Bi0.33)(P
b1-yBiy)O-6-delta has been prepared and characterized by powder X-ray
and neutron diffraction studies. The phases adopt the cubic (NH4)(3)Fe
F6 type structure (space group Fm3m) with Sr2+ ions occupying the B si
tes. TGA and neutron refinements show oxygen vacancies and a large ani
sotropy associated with the O atoms. The anisotropy is discussed in te
rms of a vacancy model. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.