Thermoelectric power and resistivity of Nd1-xCaxBa2Cu3Oy and Nd1-xLaxBa2Cu3Oy

• The structural and transport properties of Nd1-xCaxBa2Cu3Oy (x = 0.0, 0.03, 0.06, and 0.10) and Nd1-xLax- Ba2Cu3Oy. (x nominally 0.0, 0.05, 0.10, and 0.15) have been studied by X-ray powder diffraction, electrical resistivity, and thermoelectric power measurements. In both series, the a- and b-axis lattice parameters decrease with increasing doping while the c-axis lattice parameter increases. The transport properties suggest improved metallic behaviour with increasing Ca doping in contrast to La doping. An anomalous sharp peak in the thermoelectric power close to T-c was observed, which depended on the doping content. We analysed the thermoelectric power as a function of temperature with a two-band model with an additional linear T term. An excellent agreement between model and data was obtained.

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

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

Keyword

thermoelectric power

NdBa2Cu3

substitution

superconducting transition

oxygen stoichiometry

normal-state

temperature

tc

yba2cu3o7-delta

thermopower

charge

system

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