| Literature DB >> 16780306 |
Nicoleta Cornei1, Nathalie Tancret, Francis Abraham, Olivier Mentré.
Abstract
The new metastable epsilon-Bi2O3 polymorph has been prepared by hydrothermal treatment and structurally characterized. It shows strong relationships with the room temperature alpha form and the metastable beta form through rearrangements of [Bi2O3] columns formed by edge-sharing OBi4 tetrahedra. Its fully ordered crystal structure yields an ionic insulating character. It irreversibly transforms at 400 degrees C to the alpha form. The chemical analysis indicates its undoped bismuth oxide nature, then leading to the fifth characterized Bi2O3 polymorph to date.Entities:
Year: 2006 PMID: 16780306 DOI: 10.1021/ic0605221
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Inorg Chem ISSN: 0020-1669 Impact factor: 5.165