Bt. Melekh et al., STRUCTURE, PHASE-TRANSITIONS AND OPTICAL-PROPERTIES OF PURE AND RARE-EARTH-DOPED BACEO3, SRCEO3 PREPARED BY INDUCTIVE MELTING, Solid state ionics, 97(1-4), 1997, pp. 465-470
Fused crystalline BaCe(1-x)Ln(x)O(3-delta) (Ln = Y,Gd,Nd, 0 < x < 0.2)
, and SrCe1-xDyxO3-delta (x = 0; 0.05) have been prepared by inductive
melting. XRPD measurements have showed that annealed BaCeO3 was ortho
rhombic. DSC spectra of BaCeO3 have showed two peaks at 533 K and 630
K. Phase transitions in the range 270-900 K were not revealed in BaCe0
.8Y0.2O3-delta, BaCe0.9Nd0.1O3-delta and SrCeO3. For comparison cerami
c BaCeO3:Gd was considered. Raman spectra of BaCeO3 have confirmed the
X-ray data on the orthorhombic symmetry for annealed samples. Eu-lumi
nescence study of BaCeO3:(Y + Eu) has confirmed the octahedral oxygen
enviroment of trivalent dopant ions.