Oxide ion conductivity, phase transitions, and phase separation in fluorite-based Bi38- xMo7+ xO78+1.5 x

Xiaojun Kuang, Yuandi Li, Chris D. Ling, Ray L. Withers, Ivana Radosavljevic Evans

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    Abstract

    We present, for the first time, the ionic conductivity properties of two different, but closely related, bismuth molybdates: Bi38Mo 7O78 and Bi37.5Mo7.5O 78.75. Both are good oxide ion conductors, with the latter being comparable to yttria-stabilized zirconia. We show that the structure of Bi 38Mo7O78 is more complex than previously reported, and that this compound is a 5×3×6 fluorite superstructure with slight monoclinic distortion. In addition to being a good oxide ion conductor, the material is noncentrosymmetric-polar and second harmonic generation (SHG) active. The second phase, orthorhombic Bi37.5Mo 7.5O78.75, reported for the first time, is an excellent oxide ion conductor. The materials have been characterized by impedance spectroscopy, variable-temperature synchrotron, neutron and laboratory powder X-ray diffraction, electron diffraction, and SHG measurements.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4484-4494
    Number of pages11
    JournalChemistry of Materials
    Volume22
    Issue number15
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 10 Aug 2010

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