OBSERVATION OF A LOCAL STRUCTURAL-CHANGE AT TC FOR TL2BA2CACU2O8 BY PULSED NEUTRON-DIFFRACTION

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TOBY, BH
EGAMI, T
JORGENSEN, JD
SUBRAMANIAN, MA
机构
[1] UNIV PENN,RES STRUCT MATTER LAB,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
[2] ARGONNE NATL LAB,DIV MAT SCI,ARGONNE,IL 60439
[3] DUPONT CO,DEPT CENT RES & DEV,EXPT STN,WILMINGTON,DE 19898
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.2414
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O4 [物理学];
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摘要
Deviations in atomic positions from those of the average crystallographic structure of superconducting Tl2ba2CaCu2O8 were studied by pair-distribution function (PDF) analysis of pulsed-neutron-scattering data. The PDF shows a clear change in the local structure at the onset of superconductivity. In addition to the previously observed local displacements of Tl and O within the Tl-O sheets, correlated displacements of O and Cu perpendicular to the Cu-O plane have been found. The arrangement of the O atoms appears to be different above and below Tc. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:2414 / 2417
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