Synthesis and Characterization of a New Aurivillius Phase.-Several new Aurivillius phases of general formula Bi 2.5+x Li 0.5−3x Nb 2 O 9 (0.04 ¡ x ¡ 0.08) are synthesized from mixtures of Bi 2 O 3 , Li 2 CO 3 , and Nb 2 O 5 (650 • C, 3 h followed by grinding and firing). As revealed by powder XRD and neutron diffraction, Bi 2.53 Li 0.29 Nb 2 O 9 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Cmc2 1 . Its conductivity ranges from 1.53·10 −8 S/cm at 543 K to 1.46·10 −4 S/cm at 1013 K. -(MARTINEZ-SARRION, M.-L.; MESTRES, L.; HERRAIZ, M.; BALAGUROV, A. M.; BESKROVNIY, A. I.; VASILOVSKIJ, S. G.; SMIRNOV, L. S.; Eur.