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| | Stabilized bismuth oxide - Patent 5183801 |
 | | Disclosed is a stable bismuth oxide composition having excellent oxygen ion conductivity comprising: from 50 to 90 mole % Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3, from 10 to 40 mole % of a rare earth oxide, such as yttria; and from 0.1 to 10 mole % of an oxide compound, such as ZrO.sub.2 or ThO.sub.2. |
 | | The stable bismuth oxide ceramic composition of claim 1 wherein the rare earth element of said rare earth oxide is selected from the group consisting of yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, erbium, thulium and ytterbium. |
 | | The stable bismuth oxide ceramic composition of claim 2 wherein said cationic element of valence four or more is selected from the group consisting of zirconium, hafnium, thorium, tantalum, niobium, tungsten, molybdenum, titanium and vanadium. |
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