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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 531-536 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications |
| Volume | 157 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |