Phase formation and superconductivity in REBaSrCu3−x(PO4)xOy (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.3)
15 Jul 1997-Physica C-superconductivity and Its Applications (North-Holland)-Vol. 280, Iss: 4, pp 327-334
TL;DR: Oxy-anion substituted phases of the composition REBaSrCu 2.8 (PO 4 3− ) 0.2 O y have been synthesized as discussed by the authors, and single phase formation is achieved only for the larger rare earths (La → Ho and Y) and all the phases crystallize in the tetragonal 123 structure.
Abstract: Oxy-anion (PO 4 3− ) substituted phases of the composition REBaSrCu 2.8 (PO 4 ) 0.2 O y have been synthesized. Single phase formation is achieved only for the larger rare earths (La → Ho and Y) and all the phases crystallize in the tetragonal 123 structure. IR studies confirm the presence of a phosphate group in the structure. The total oxygen content (including that associated with the oxy-anion PO 4 3− ) has been found to be in the range 7.01 to 7.10 per formula unit. Except for RE = La, Nd, Yb and Lu, all the phases exhibit superconductivity and the T c,zero values vary from 18 to 38 K. The T c,zero increases with decreasing size of RE 3+ . ErBaSrCu 3 O 7 is multiphasic and single phase formation is achieved for the first time by phosphate substitution at the copper site. Single phase formation is encountered for x = 0.10 and 0.15 with T c,zero values of 54 and 37 K respectively.
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Keywords:
orthophosphate;
phosphate;
ionically conducting phosphates;
microporous phosphate materials;
mineral phosphates;
nonlinear optical phosphate materials;
condensed phosphate polyanions;
layered phosphate materials;
biomaterial phosphates
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Abstract: The compounds GdBaSr 1− x Nd x Cu 3 O y (where x = 0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3) were prepared using the solid-state reaction technique. The single phase and microrange crystalline nature of the compounds were studied by powder X-ray diffraction and SEM analysis. The electrical resistivity and magnetic properties of the compounds were studied as a function of temperature. A decrease in superconducting transition temperature for an increase in Nd substitution was observed. A decreasing trend of diamagnetic strength and an increasing trend of magnetic moment of the samples with Nd substitution were observed from magnetization measurement. The optimal sintering temperature of the compounds was found to be 950 °C.
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