Table 3 Few Selected bond distances and bond angles in BO6 octahedra (Ti–O–Ti) for all BBTO ceramics.

From: Fortified relaxor ferroelectricity of rare earth substituted 4-layered BaBi3.9RE0.1Ti4O15 (RE = La, Pr, Nd, and Sm) Aurivillius compounds

BBTO-PC

BBTO-La

BBTO-Pr

BBTO-Nd

BBTO-Sm

Bond distance (Å)

(Ti1–O1) = 1.9158

(Ti1–O1) = 1.8770

(O1–Ti1) = 2.10875

(O1–Ti1) = 2.1078

(O1–Ti1) = 2.10703

(O2–Ti1) = 2.0048

(Ti1–O2) = 2.0056

(O2–Ti1) = 1.87524

(O2–Ti1) = 1.8766

(O2–Ti1) = 2.00474

(O3–Ti1) = 2.0359

(Ti1–O3) = 2.0369

(O3–Ti1) = 2.03502

(O3–Ti1) = 2.0364

(O3–Ti1) = 1.91548

(Ti1–O4) = 1.8829

(Ti1–O4) = 1.8814

(Ti1–O4) = 2.03502

(O4–Ti1) = 2.0051

(O4–Ti1) = 2.00474

(Ti1–O5) = 1.9816

(Ti2–O5) = 1.9617

O5–Ti1) = 1.88285

(O5–Ti1) = 1.8820

(O5–Ti1) = 1.88129

(Ti1–O6) = 2.0023

(Ti2–O6) = 1.9949

(O6–Ti1) = 1.91450

(O6–Ti1) = 2.1078

(O6–Ti1) = 2.03625

Bond angle (\(^\circ\))

Ti1–O1–Ti1 = 165.55

Ti1–O1–Ti1 = 168.21

Ti1–O1–Ti1 = 168.53

(Ti1–O1–Ti1) = 171.17

(Ti1–O1–Ti1) = 171.22

Ti1–O3–Ti1 = 158.837

Ti1–O3–Ti1 = 155.63

Ti1–O3–Ti1 = 156.84

(Ti1–O3–Ti1) = 159.48

(Ti1–O3–Ti1) = 161.48

O2–Ti1–O3 = 169.493

O2–Ti1–O3 = 169.50

O2–Ti1–O3 = 168.818

(O2–Ti2–O3) = 165.17

(O2–Ti2–O3) = 168.21

O6–Ti2–O7 = 158.130

O6–Ti2–O7 = 155.18

O6–Ti2–O7 = 155.160

(O7–Ti1–O6) = 158.19

(O7–Ti1–O6) = 161.29

Ti2–O6–Ti2 = 156.121

Ti2–O6–Ti2 = 158.12

Ti2–O6–Ti2 = 158.139

(Ti2–O6–Ti2) = 159.23

(Ti2–O6–Ti2) = 160.12

Titling angle

Titling angle

Titling angle

Titling angle

Titling angle

(O2–O2–O3) = 10.345

(O2–O2–O3) = 8.46

(O2–O2–O3) = 8.282

(O2–O2–O3) = 7.451

O2–O2–O3 = 7.1804