Journal
JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
Volume 177, Issue 1, Pages 231-244Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2003.07.005
Keywords
structured diffuse scattering; local mutation ordering; Monte Carlo modelling
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Clear evidence (in the form of structured diffuse scattering) is found for short range ordering of metal ions and associated induced structural relaxation in two members of the cubic BZN pyrochlore (Bi1.5-alphaZn0.5-beta)(Zn0.5-gammaNb1.5-delta)O(7-1.5alpha-beta-gamma-2.5delta) solid solution. An average neutron powder diffraction structure refinement is carried out for one of these. Electron probe micro-analysis suggests that, the primary mechanism for non-stoichiometry in cubic BZN is the removal of ZnO from the nominally fully occupied (Bi1.5Zn0.5)(Zn0.5Nb1.5)O-7 end-member. A detailed bond valence sum analysis of a recently reported average crystal structure is used to suggest possible local cation ordering schemes along with the induced displacive relaxation that is likely to accompany such local cation ordering. The observed diffuse distribution is qualitatively interpreted via Monte Carlo modelling. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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