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. 1964 Apr 1;68A(2):197–206. doi: 10.6028/jres.068A.020

Table 1.

Unit cell demensions of rhombohedral phases formed in Bi2O3 systems

Oxide addition Starting composition Final heat treatment Additional phases present Ionic radius of cation (Ahrens) Unit cell dimensions
Hexagonal Rhombohedral










°C/hr a c c/a a α
A A A
CaOa 6Bi2O3:CaO 700°/107 None 0.99 3.941 27.95 7.09 9.590 23°44′
SrOa,b 19Bi2O3:2SrO 699°/144 Mon Bi2O3 (moderate) 1.12 3.952 28.09 7.11 9.637 23°40′
BaOa 6Bi2O3:BaO 700°/107 b.c.c. Bi2O3 (small) 1.34 3.972 28.54 7.185 9.786 23°26′
Sm2O3 12Bi2O3:Sm2O3 700°/107 tr? 1.00 3.950 27.93 7.07 9.585 23°46′
La2O3 12Bi2O3: La2O3 700°/107 b.c.c. Bi2O3 (moderate) 1.14 3.975 28.10 7.07 9.644 23°48′
a

Rhombohedral phase described by Aurivillius [7].

b

Rhombohedral phase described by Sillen and Aurivillius [8].