STRUCTURE-ANALYSIS OF GD2CUO4 - A NEW MODIFICATION OF THE T' PHASE

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作者
BRADEN, M
PAULUS, W
COUSSON, A
VIGOUREUX, P
HEGER, G
GOUKASSOV, A
BOURGES, P
PETITGRAND, D
机构
[1] KERNFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE,INFP,D-76021 KARLSRUHE,GERMANY
[2] PHILIPPS UNIV MARBURG,FACHBEREICH CHEM,D-35032 MARBURG,GERMANY
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1994年 / 25卷 / 08期
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10.1209/0295-5075/25/8/011
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Neutron diffraction on a single crystal of Gd2CuO4 shows a long-range superstructure of the T' phase. The oxygen squares surrounding the Cu sites are rotated around the c-axis (by an angle of 5.2-degrees at room temperature) leading to a reduced orthorhombic symmetry (space group: Acam). The reported structural deformation can explain previous results (weak ferromagnetism and Mossbauer effect) and might help to explain the non-existence of superconductivity in Gd2-xCeCuO4.
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