Neutron-diffraction studies of Ca-Pr doped YBa2Cu307-delta

• We have performed neutron powder diffraction on samples in a series Y1-2xCaxPrxBa2Cu3O7-delta, with x=0.0, 0.1 and 0.2, and analyzed the data with the Rietveld refinement method. Small changes were observed in atomic bond distances when the amount of Ca-Pr was increased. In general, these changes could qualitatively be viewed as the sum of effects from the Ca and Pr substitutions in YBa2Cu3O7-delta samples. Analyses of the distance between the superconducting CuO2 Planes suggest that the Pr ions in the Ca-Pr substituted samples have an effective valence close to + 4.

Ämnesord

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Superconductivity

neutron diffraction

Publikations- och innehållstyp

ref (ämneskategori)

art (ämneskategori)