Structural properties of Ba2RCu3O7 high-Tc superconductors

  • Y. Le Page
  • , T. Siegrist
  • , S. A. Sunshine
  • , L. F. Schneemeyer
  • , D. W. Murphy
  • , S. M. Zahurak
  • , J. V. Waszczak
  • , W. R. McKinnon
  • , J. M. Tarascon
  • , G. W. Hull
  • , L. H. Greene

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Abstract

The crystal chemistry of several Ba2RCu3O7 high-Tc superconductors (R=Y,Pr,Sm,Eu,Gd,Dy,Ho,Er,Tm) has been studied by x-ray diffraction on twinned crystals. All samples except the Pr compound show superconductivity around 90 K. From the variation of the interatomic distances with different rare-earth ions, we infer the presence of a [CuO2-BaO-CuO--BaO-CuO2] building unit.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3617-3621
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume36
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987

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