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Quantitative electron-probe microanalysis was used to determine the chemical composition of an Fe- and Nb-doped bismuth-based BaBi4Ti4O15 perovskite compound. Elemental concentrations of Fe, Nb, Bi, Ba and Ti were accurately measured using wavelength-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy that was optimised for the analysis of a complex oxide matrix containing minor concentrations of dopants. Measurements were performed with a JEOL JXA 840A electron probe microanalyser at 20 and 26 kV, 50 nA beam current, 100 s maximum counting time and 0.3% preset counting deviation (σc) using both PET and LiF crystals. K-ratios were quantified by the ZAF and the φ(ρz) PAP matrix-correction procedures. The results showed that dopants incorporate into the BaBi4Ti4O15 at Ti4 + sites according to the Ba1−4XBi4 + 4XTi4−4XFe4XO15 and Ba1 + 4XBi4−4XTi4−4XNb4XO15 solid-solution formulae. The majority of the excess charge introduced by the substitution of Ti4 + with Fe3 + or Nb5 + is compensated for the change in the Ba2 + /Bi3 + ratio.
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Samardžija, Z., Makovec, D. & Čeh, M. Quantitative WDXS Microanalysis of Bismuth-Based BaBi4Ti4O15 Perovskites Doped with Nb and Fe. Mikrochim Acta 139, 159–163 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s006040200055
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s006040200055