Table 2 Composition analyses for BiT-Bi and BiT-La. EDS data for grain composition were obtained by surface scans on five entire grains, and the mean value and standard deviation were listed.

From: Differences in nature of electrical conductions among Bi4Ti3O12-based ferroelectric polycrystalline ceramics

Sample

elements

grain

Point 2 at grain boundary

theoretical composition

BiT-Bi (Bi4Ti3O12 • 0.06Bi2O3)

O (at. %)

63.44(0.38)

66.77

63.11

Bi (at. %)

21.36(0.41)

20.15

21.35

Ti (at. %)

15.20(0.46)

13.08

15.54

BiT-La (Bi4Ti3O12 • 0.06La2O3)

O (at. %)

63.34(0.45)

65.24

63.11

Bi (at. %)

20.83(0.32)

20.55

20.73

Ti (at. %)

15.28(0.42)

13.79

15.54

La (at. %)

00.55(0.21)

00.43

0.62

  1. Point 2 at grain boundary was shown in Fig. 2a and b.