Anomalies in thermoelectric power at 200 K in the calcium-doped NdCeCuO system

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Chen, XH [1 ]
Li, TF [1 ]
Wang, RP [1 ]
Qiu, YM [1 ]
Ruan, KQ [1 ]
Cao, LZ [1 ]
Shi, L [1 ]
Jia, YB [1 ]
Zhou, GE [1 ]
Zhang, YH [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SCI & TECHNOL CHINA,ACAD SINICA,DEPT PHYS,HEFEI 230026,ANHUI,PEOPLES R CHINA
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10.1088/0953-8984/9/7/002
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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Samples of Nd1.85-xCe0.15CaxCuOy are characterized by thermoelectric power and variable-temperature x-ray diffraction. For the superconducting sample Nd1.85Ce0.15CuOy, S is positive in the whole measuring temperature range and weakly dependent on temperature; for the Ca-doped samples, Nd1.85-xCe0.15CaxCuOy, S shows a negative and strong dependence on temperature at low temperature for large x. It is striking that Ca doping leads to a sharp peak at about 200 K for either the superconducting samples Nd1.85-xCe0.15CaxCuOy or the nonsuperconducting samples Nd2-xCaxCuOy. The strength of the peak increases with increasing x. Low-temperature x-ray diffraction shows that the lattice parameters decrease with decreasing temperature and an anomaly is observed at the corresponding temperature.
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