STRUCTURE AND SUPERCONDUCTING PROPERTIES OF A NEW FAMILY OF THALLIUM CUPRATES, TLSR3-XLNXCU2O7

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作者
MANIVANNAN, V [1 ]
RANGAVITTAL, N [1 ]
GOPALAKRISHNAN, J [1 ]
RAO, CNR [1 ]
机构
[1] INDIAN INST SCI,SOLID STATE & STRUCT CHEM UNIT,BANGALORE 560012,KARNATAKA,INDIA
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PHYSICA C | 1993年 / 208卷 / 3-4期
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10.1016/0921-4534(93)90196-W
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
Cuprates of the formula TlSr3-XLnxCu2O7 (Ln=Pr, Nd or Y) derived from the hypothetical TlSr3Cu2O7 show superconductivity with T(c)s up to 95 K when 0.5 less than or similar x less-than-or-equal-to 0.75, the x=1.0 compositions being insulators. Rietveld analysis of X-ray diffraction profiles has been carried out for two superconducting members of this family. The unit cell a-parameter, and hence the in-plane Cu-O distance, increases with increase in x. The T(c) value decreases with increase in x or the in-plane Cu-O distance in all the series of cuprates. Superconductivity in the Tl1-yPbySr3-xNdxCu2O7 system is found with the highest T(c) of 95 K when y=0.2 and x=0.5. The in-plane Cu-O distances in all the cuprates studied fall in the range found in the Sr-class of cuprate superconductors.
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