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Fig. 2. Structural refinement patterns of all BLT ceramics.

bismuth during the sintering process. Table 2

To know more about crystal structure of BLT ceramics, Rietveld Refined XRD parameters of BLT ceramics.
refinement of the BLT ceramics has been carried out. Fig. 2 shows the Parameter BLT0.0 BLT0.5 BLT1.0 BLT1.5 BLT2.0
structural refinement of all BLT ceramics. From Reitveld refinement
lattice parameter has been calculated, from which orthorhombicity (g) Space group fmmm fmmm fmmm fmmm fmmm
[22,27] was calculated by using following formula Rexp (%) 11.32 9.47 8.98 11.2 12.8
Rwp (%) 16.50 12.8 12.4 16.5 19.7
2(a − b) Chi2 2.73 1.92 1.59 2.75 3.85
g= Cell parameter
(a + b) a (Å) 5.4076 5.4151 5.4136 5.4127 5.4182
b (Å) 5.4438 5.4408 5.4275 5.4153 5.4214
Value of orthorhombicity and orthorhombic distortion (b/a) has c (Å) 32.820 32.877 32.901 33.014 33.112
been given in Table 2. The decrease of the orthorhombic distortion with V (Å)3 966.15 968.65 966.73 967.68 972.66
increase in La3+ upto BLT1.5 can be attributed to the cationic polar (b/a) 1.0066 1.0048 1.0025 1.0004 1.0005
ρtheo (gm/cm3) 8.053 7.789 7.565 7.318 7.041
displacements from ideal positions and the tilting adjustment of
g (10−3) 6.67 4.734 2.560 4.802 5.904
oxygen-octahedron [28]. The lattice parameters and cell volume in
La3+ modified ceramics changed due to the slight difference in ionic