“…Tin niobates (Sn >V Nb O >V , x"0.0, 0.5, and 1.0) have been prepared by both mixing of the oxide precursors and by the so-called #ux method (8). In the former, stoichiometric amounts of SnO (Aldrich, 99%) and Nb O (Aldrich, 99.9%) have been ground and carefully mixed in an agate mortar.…”