J. Li et al., SYNTHESIS AND X-RAY-DIFFRACTION STUDIES OF DYSPROSIUM-CALCIUM FERRITES (0-LESS-THAN-OR-EQUAL-TO-X-LESS-THAN-OR-EQUAL-TO-2 3)/, Journal of alloys and compounds, 256(1-2), 1997, pp. 140-144
Samples of dysprosium-calcium ferrites Dy1-xCaxFeO3-y with x ranging f
rom 0 to 2/3 were novelly prepared in air by solid state reaction and
characterized by X-ray powder diffraction. These samples are single-ph
ased orthorhombic perovskite-type compounds belonging to the space gro
up D(2h)(16)Pbnm. The lattice constants of the Dy1-xCaxFeO3-v samples
have been refined by Cohen's least-squares method. The initial substit
ution of Ca for Dy leads to a decrease of the lattice constants. Furth
er substitution of Ca for Dy has hardly any influence on the lattice d
imensions. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science S.A.