On the solid solutions in the systems Bi2Sr2Ca1-xYxCu2O8+δ, Bi2Sr2-xLaxYCu2O8+δ and Bi2Sr2Y1-xCexCu2O8+δ

  • S. Olivier
  • , W. A. Groen
  • , C. van der Beek
  • , H. W. Zandbergen

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Abstract

Solid solutions of Bi2Sr2Ca1-xYxCu2O8+δ, Bi2Sr2-xLaxYCu2O8+δ and Bi2Sr2Y1-xCexCu2O8+δ have been investigated. In the system Bi2Sr2Ca1-xYxCu2O8+δ the most significant feature is a drop in the length of the c axis from 3.08 nm for the x < 0.25 to 3.02 nm for x > 0.35. With increasing amount of Ce the length of the c axis increases up to 3.08 nm. This is due to the substitution of Sr on the Ca site. In the system Bi2Sr2-xLaxYCu2O8+δ increase of La leads to Sr partially occupying the Ca site. The Y rich material shows a significant difference between the a and the b axis. Incorporation of 20% of Y does not lead to a significant drop in Tc. When the surplus of charge due to the substitution by cations with a higher valency is more than +0.30 the material is not superconducting anymore. Often a composition range in x is obtained, with a width of at least 0.2. The observed change in the c axis and the superconducting properties is explained with a model with extra oxygen in the BiO layers. With mainly Sr on the Sr site the extra amount of oxygen seems to be restricted to 0.25 per BiO unit.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)531-536
Number of pages6
JournalPhysica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
Volume157
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 1989
Externally publishedYes

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