Issue 4, 2000

Abstract

A rapid synthetic route to ultrafine Ba5Nb4O15 powders is reported in which the compound is hydrothermally prepared at 240 °C in 3 h. It was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, Raman, IR spectroscopy and thermal analysis–thermogravimetry. The influences of various hydrothermal conditions such as reaction time and temperature on the formation, morphology and grain size of products were investigated. The product has a narrow distribution of particle size with particles ca. 100 nm in diameter. The electrical conductivity of Ba5Nb4O15 was investigated from 300 to 800 °C by a complex impedance technique under different atmospheres. A mixed proton and electron conductivity was observed in a wet atmosphere. Electronic conduction originates from oxygen loss and ionization of oxygen vacancies, whereas proton conduction arises from reaction of water molecules with oxygen vacancies. The conductivity and corresponding activation energy for Ba5Nb4O15 at 800 °C were 1.1 × 10−4 S cm−1 and 0.62 eV, respectively.

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Dec 1999
Accepted
14 Jan 2000
First published
08 Mar 2000

J. Mater. Chem., 2000,10, 965-968

A rapid chemical route to niobates: hydrothermal synthesis and transport properties of ultrafine Ba5Nb4O15

H. Zhao, S. Feng, W. Xu, Y. Shi, Y. Mao and X. Zhu, J. Mater. Chem., 2000, 10, 965 DOI: 10.1039/A909554C

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