The pyrochlore to defect fluorite phase transition in Y2Sn2−xZrxO7
Abstract
The system Y2Sn2−xZrxO7 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 2.0) undergoes a phase transformation from ordered pyrochlore (Fdm) to defect
m) actuated by the substitution of Zr for Sn. X-ray diffraction patterns map the retention of the pyrochlore structure up to x = 1.2. For samples with x = 1.4–2.0 the structure can be described as defect