Yj. Shan et al., PREPARATION AND DIELECTRIC CHARACTERIZATIONS OF THE NOVEL PEROVSKITE-TYPE OXIDES (LN(1 2)NA(1/2))TIO3 (LN = DY, HO, ER, TM, YB, LU)/, Solid state ionics, 108(1-4), 1998, pp. 123-128
The novel perovskite-type oxides (Ln(1/2)Na(1/2))TiO3 (Ln = Dy, Ho, Er
, Tm, Yb, Lu) were synthesized, and their crystal structures and diele
ctric properties were examined. (Ln(1/2)Na(1/2))TiO3 (Ln = Dy, Ho, Er,
Tm, Yb, Lu) possess an orthorhombic symmetry with space group Pnma si
milar to (Ln(1/2)Na(1/2))TiO3 (Ln = Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd and Tb). Their
lattice parameters and dielectric constants decrease with an increase
in the atomic number of Ln (Ln = Dy to Lu). At low temperatures, (Ln(1
/2)Na(1/2))TiO3 (Ln = Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) shows quantum paraelectr
ic behavior. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.