Table I: Structural and profile parameters for orthorhombic BaCeO3-: lattice parameters, cell volume,

density, profile parameters (U,V,W), atom coordinates from Rietveld analysis.

Structural and Profile Parameters (*)

a b c V
6.233 (0.004) 6.212 (0.003) 8.774 (0.002) 339.811

Density (  in g.cm-3) 6.363

FWHM parameters U = 0.1388 ; V = -0.0336 ; W = 0.0317

(U,V,W)
Atom coordinates (*) X Y Z
Ba1 -.0054 (0.001) .0180 (0.0008) .2500
Ce1 .0000 .5000 .0000
O1 .185 (0.012) .783 (0.012) .2500
O2 -.2588 .2655 .0432
(0.010) (0 .011) (0.0034)
R factors Rp = 13.2 % Rwp = 17.3% Rexp = 11.7%

(*) in parenthesis standard deviations

Table II. Microstructural characteristics of BCO powder from BET analyses.

Specific Surface Area (m2g-1) : ABCO 4.46 0.40

Associated Size D (ABCO = 6/D) 210 20 nm
Pore Volume (cm g )
3 -1
0.0038 0.0008
Pore Diameter (nm) 3.4