CRYSTAL-GROWTH AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SUPERCONDUCTING LEAD CUPRATES

被引:17
作者
XUE, JS [1 ]
REEDYK, M [1 ]
DABKOWSKI, A [1 ]
DABKOWSKA, H [1 ]
GREEDAN, JE [1 ]
CHEN, CH [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV OXFORD,CLARENDON LAB,OXFORD,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0022-0248(91)90069-H
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
High quality single crystals of Pb2Sr2(R/Ca)Cu3O8+y (R = Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu and Y), the 2213 phase of the lead cuprate family, have been grown by PbO/NaCl flux and seed crystal methods. The role of NaCl and the pseudobinary phase diagrams of the crystal growth system are investigated. A correlation between crystal quality and superconducting properties of Pb2Sr2(R/Ca)Cu3O8+y is observed. The 1212 lead cuprate phase has also been prepared in single crystal form by a semi-ceramic method. The oxygen partial pressure seems to be the key to the determination of the product compound in the crystal growth process; the 2213 lead cuprate phase can be prepared under low oxygen partial pressure while the 1212 phase requires an oxidizing atmosphere.
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