Hole and Electron Doping Outcomes in BiYOCl.

Recognizing the deficiency in the hole and electron doping outcomes in layered bismuth-based oxyhalides intergrowths, the current study was addressed to the doping of Ca and Zr for Y in BiYOCl. The samples were rapidly synthesized by a sol-gel auto combustion method and characterized extensively. Up to 30 mol % Y could be substituted with Ca in tetragonal symmetry and without the appearance of any additional phase.