Hydrothermal synthesis of a new perovskite-type bismuth oxide: Ba_0.96Bi_0.86O_2.59(OH)_0.41

Abstract

A new perovskite-type oxide, Ba0.96Bi0.86O2.59(OH)0.41 was prepared by low temperature hydrothermal reaction using NaBiO3•nH2O and Ba(OH)2•8H2O as starting materials. The crystal structure of this compound was refined by single crystal X-ray diffraction data, and the structure refinement with the space group Pm3m (#221) led to Rw = 0.035 and R = 0.054 for all reflections.