Abstract
The synthesis and structural characterization of a new type of homologous series of lanthanum cuprates, with the general formula La4+4nCu8+8nO14+8n, is reported. The n=2 and n=3 members, La2Cu2O5 and La8Cu7O19, synthesized in bulk, are stable over very narrow temperature ranges in air and oxygen. Higher members (n > 3) have been observed by electron microscopy. The crystal structure of La2Cu2O5 consists of thin slabs of La2CuO4 sandwiched between CuO planes of complex low-dimensional geometry. The temperature dependent magnetic susceptibilities of La2Cu2O5 and La8Cu7O19 are characteristic of low-dimensional Heisenberg antiferromagnets with a remarkably low exchange coupling energy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 115-121 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications |
| Volume | 177 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
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| State | Published - 15 Jun 1991 |