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Low-temperature oxide-ion conduction in Aurivillius-type ((Na0.5Bi0.5)n–1TinO3n)(Bi2O2) phases

Chuanrui Huo, Shiqing Deng, Liyang Ma, Jizhe Cui, Kun Xu, Tianyu Li, Feixiang Long, Jianghua Chen, Yimei Zhu, Rong Yu, Zongping Shao, Shi Liu, Jun Chen

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