Electrical properties of Bi1.5ZnSb1.5O7 pyrochlore ceramics

Bi1.5ZnSb1.5O7 pyrochlore samples were prepared by solid state reaction method. They were examined by x‐ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Single phase, belongs to the cubic pyrochlore structure, with a lattice parameter of 10.442 Å and grain size that varies from 16 to 20 μm was obtained. The electrical properties were measured at different temperatures in the range 15–330 K under different applied magnetic fields up 1.4 T. In our measurements for Hall coefficient, Hall resistivity, and mobility; we noticed an anomalous behavior at two temperatures (around 250 and 310 K) which was supported by the I‐V measurements (double transition of the slope of I‐V characteristics (β) at the same temperatures). This was discussed in terms of polarization phenomenon and mixed ionic‐electronic conduction. (© 2003 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)