Pressure-induced superconductivity in tetragonal NdBa2Cu3O6+x

The appearance of superconductivity and relaxation of the transition temperature to its equilibrium value T _c≈30 K over the course of five days have been observed in a tetragonal sample of NdBa₂Cu₃O_6.67 under 1 GPa pressure. The time dependence T _c(t) correlates with a decrease of the room-temperature electrical resistance R(t). The superconducting phase disappears 1.3 h after the pressure is removed. This behavior is explained by a redistribution of charge as a result of pressure-induced oxygen reordering in the CuO_x planes. A large effect of oxygen ordering on the transition temperature under pressure has been observed near the metal-insulator transition (the largest of all those measured in the 1-2-3 system), along with a nonlinear temperature dependence of T _c. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 39, 1328–1334 (August 1997)     

Shape of the Cu(2) NQR spectra in YBa2Cu3O7, TmBa2Cu3O7 and TmBa2Cu4O8

We present a study of shape of the Cu(2) NQR spectra in YBa₂Cu₃O₇, TmBa₂Cum₃O₇, and TmBa₂Cu₄O₈ compounds at temperatures of 4.2–300 K. The results of the quantitative analysis lead us to conclude that the shape of the Cu(2) NQR spectra in all the samples studied can be described in the framework of the “motional narrowing” model, which implies that the Cu(2) nucleus possesses two different NQR frequencies between which it can rapidly jump. The difference in frequencies seems to be related to the charge-stripe correlations in CuO₂ planes resulting in a dynamical modulation of the electric field gradients at the Cu(2) nuclei. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 66, No. 9, 594–598 (10 November 1997)     

Antiferromagnetic order in PrBa2Cu3O x (x≈6, 7)

Zero and weak transverse fieldμ ⁺ SR measurements on PrBa₂Cu₃O _x samples withx≈6 andx≈7 show ordered magnetism in both oxygen concentration limits. As expected for equivalent doping (nominally PrBa₂Cu₃O _x ∼YBa₂Cu₃O _x −0.5), neither sample is superconducting. Two muon signals are observed in thex≈6 sample, as in YBa₂Cu₃O₆, but only one (the weaker) has the same local magnetic field as in YBa₂Cu₃O₆. In thex≈7 sample, only one site is observed; its local field is reduced with respect to that of the primary site in YBa₂Cu₃O₆ by a factor roughly consistent with the carrier-density dependence of the Cu ion moment in antiferromagnetic YBa₂Cu₃O _x .     

Infrared and Raman spectra of M2Cu2O5 (M=Y,Ho)

We report both Raman and infrared reflectivity spectra of M₂Cu₂O₅ (M=Y, Ho) at room temperature in the spectral range of 30–1000 cm^–1.37 (31) ir and 18 (15) Raman active modes of Y₂Cu₂O₅ (Ho₂Cu₂O₅) are observed. A factor group analysis has been performed to identify the symmetries of the observed modes. Comparing the vibrational spectra of these compounds we conclude that the phonons above 300 cm^–1 originate from the Cu–O vibrations and those under 300 cm^–1 from M–O vibrations.Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellow     

Phase fluctuations and the pseudogap in YBa(2)Cu(3)O (x)

The thermodynamics of the superconducting transition is studied as a function of doping using high-resolution expansivity data of YBa(2)Cu(3)O (x) single crystals and Monte Carlo simulations of the anisotropic 3D- XY model. We directly show that T(c) of underdoped YBa(2)Cu(3)O (x) is strongly suppressed from its mean-field value (T(MF)(c)) by phase fluctuations of the superconducting order parameter. For overdoped YBa(2)Cu(3)O (x) fluctuation effects are greatly reduced and T(c) approximately T(MF)(c). We find that T(MF)(c) exhibits a similar doping dependence as the pseudogap energy, naturally suggesting that the pseudogap arises from phase-incoherent Cooper pairing.     

Comparison between the magnetic specific heat of NdBa2Cu3O x and DyBa2Cu3O x

Low temperature heat-capacity measurements have been performed to study the magnetic ordering in NdBa₂Cu₃O _x and DyBa₂Cu₃O _x . In order to investigate the type of ordering, magnetic fields up to 6 T and hydrostatic pressures up to 4.5 kbar were applied. While for NdBa₂Cu₃O _x and DyBa₂Cu₃O _x both the fully oxidized and the fully oxygen reduced samples display long rang antiferromagnetic ordering, only magnetic short range interaction could be found for samples in an intermediate range of oxygen concentration. For NdBa₂Cu₃O _x , where superexchange is believed to be the dominant magnetic interaction,T _N is three times higher in the sample withx=6.26 compared to the one withx=6.98. In contrast,T _N of DyBa₂Cu₃O _x is almost oxygen independent as expected for this mainly dipolar interacting system.     

Crystallographic study of tetragonal,superconducting YBa2(Cu0.93Fe0.05)3O7

Single crystal- and powder X-ray diffraction, powder neutron diffraction at room temperature and 3 K, high resolution electron microscopy and electron diffraction were used to study the crystal- and defect-structure of YBa₂(Cu_0.93Fe_0.05)₃O₇. Crystals of this compound are superconducting (T _c 80 K) and appeart to be tetragonal down to at least 3 K. The structure resembles that of the undoped YBa₂Cu₃O₇ phase with the oxygen content being very close to 7.0 and the Fe atoms preferentially occupying the Cu(1) site. A copper deficiency is shown to be present on this site too, leading to the approximate formula YBa₂(Cu_0.97Fe_0.03)₂(Cu_0.86Fe_0.10.04)O₇. High resolution electron microscopy reveals the existence of orthorhombic micro-domains, 20–30 Å in diameter, probably due to short range ordering of oxygen atoms on the O(1) site. In view of these results the structure has to be regarded as being tetragonal only in a statistical sense.     

Mössbauer absorption in some high Tc superconductors:170Yb in YbBa2Cu3O7−x,166Er in ErBa2Cu3O7−x,and57Fe in YBa2Cu3O7−x

For the high T_c compound YbBa₂Cu₃O_7−x, Mossbauer absorption measurements show that magnetic ordering occurs within the Yb³⁺ sublattice at 0.35K (μ_sat=1.7μ_B). For ErBa₂Cu₃O_7−x the Er³⁺ sublattice orders at 0.7K (μ_sat=4μ_B). Measurements on⁵⁷Fe diluted into YBa₂Cu₃O_7−x shows that no ordered magnetic moments exist within the Cu sublattices down to at least 4.2K. Instituto de Fisica, Porto-Alegre, Brasil (supported by CNPq)     

(Bi2O3)1-x(Sc2O3)x(x=0.01,0.03,0.05)粉末晶体的制备与晶体结构分析

采用固相烧结法制备(Bi2O3)1-x(Sc2O3)x(x=0.01, 0.03, 0.05)粉末晶体,在室温下对几种样品分别进行了X射线衍射实验,并用RIETAN-2000程序中的Rietveld解析法以及VEND、PRIMA和VICS程序分别研究了几种样品的晶体结构、等高电子密度（2D和3D）、原子配位数及原子热振动各向同性因子B等. 结果表明,(Bi2O3)1-x(Sc2O3)x(x=0.01, 0.03, 0.05)的晶胞体积（分别为329.3399Å3、329.5016 Å3、329.3400 Å3、330.3658 Å3）比Bi2O3的晶胞体积（330.3658 Å3）小;(Bi2O3)1-x(Sc2O3)x(x=0.01, 0.03, 0.05)晶体的原子热振动各向同性温度因子B(Sc1)、B(Sc2)、B(Bi1)、B(Bi2)、B(O1)、B(O2)、B(O3)的大小分别为0.42883 Å2、0.54412 Å2、0.609364 Å2、0.502542 Å2、0.4034 Å2、0.61406 Å2、0.74259 Å2;0.43052 Å2、0.52778 Å2、0.51647 Å2、0.382431 Å2、0.320327 Å2、0.516762 Å2、0.76875 Å2和0.42347 Å2、0.61022 Å2、0.514476 Å2、0.302724 Å2、0.34725 Å2、0.56175 Å2、0.72125 Å2. 确定了(Bi2O3)1-x(Sc2O3)x(x=0.01, 0.03, 0.05)粉末晶体属于单斜晶系,实现了二维和三维等高电子密度分布的可视化,进一步确定了晶体结构和原子位置.     

Electric quadrupole interaction measurements in YBa2Cu3O x and related compounds

In this work we present Electric Quadrupole Interaction (EQI) measurements, made by Time Differential Perturbed Angular Correlation (TDPAC), on¹¹¹Cd in YBa₂Cu₃O _x and some related compounds. These studies were intended to determine the relationship between the EQI and the actual probe site. The probes were introduced into the materials as a diluted¹¹¹In-complex or via In(¹¹¹In)₂O₃. Our observations indicated that there is no need to suppose the presence of many probe sites in YBa₂Cu₃O _x to explain the experimental results.     

Superconducting and magnetic properties of Ba2LnCu3O7−x compounds (Ln=lanthanides)

The superconducting and magnetic properties of a series of compounds Ba₂LnCu₃O_7–x (Ln=Pr, Nd, Sm ... Gd, Dy ... Yb) are reported and compared with corresponding measurements on the isostructural model substance Ba₂YCu₂O_7–x . The unknownx in the oxygen concentration is obviously responsible for a nonmonotonic variation of bothT _c and the lattice constants with the rare-earth size. No remarkable increase ofT _c was achieved on replacing Y by a magnetic Ln. A partial substitution of Ba by Sr reducedT _c, but increasedT _N of Ba₂GdCu₃O_7–x from 2.3 K to 2.65 K in BaSrGdCu₃O_7–x . Intrinsic pinning effects in external magnetic fields appear to be surprisingly weak at higher temperatures where technical applications of this sort of superconductors might be of interest.     

α—NiSO4.6H2O晶体磁园二色谱和吸收谱的研究

用磁园二色谱和光吸收谱对α－ＮｉＳＯ４．６Ｈ２Ｏ晶体进行了测量和研究，实验结果表明在λ＝１８５～３３００ｎｍ范围内存在一系列吸收结构，其中三个主要主要吸收带结构分别对应于晶体中Ｎｉ离子基态到有关激发态的ｄ－ｄ跃迁，对它们进行了初步指认，实验中观测到红带的λ＝６５４ｎｍ和λ＝７１３ｎｍ两结构间存在一系列弱的结构峰，它们主要与自旋轨道耦合相互作用结果有关，在磁园二色谱中还观测到λ＝５８５ｎｍ的强吸收峰     

Quasi two-dimensional magnetic order of Tb3+ spins in Pb2Sr2Tb1−x Ca x Cu3O8 (x = 0 and 0.5)

Neutron diffraction experiments were performed to study the magnetic ordering of the Tb⁺³ sublattice in the high-T _c superconductor Pb₂Sr₂Tb_1?x Ca _x Cu₃O₈ (x = 0.5) and the undoped parent compound (x = 0). For the parent compound, a quasi two dimensional (2D) phase with a finite antiferromagnetic correlation along the c-direction and a three dimensional phase with ferromagnetic correlation along the c-direction were found. The coexistence of the two phases is likely to be related to structural imperfections such as stacking faults, strains, oxygen disorder or cation vacancies. The superconductor with a superconducting transition temperature of T _c = 71K exhibits a quasi 2D magnetic ordering of the Tb sublattice with a finite ferromagnetic correlation along the c-direction. The correlation lengths along the c-direction for the quasi 2D phases are 32 and 26Å for x = 0 and 0.5, respectively. The magnetic saturation moments are with 9.1 and 8.8 μ _B in excellent agreement with our mean-field crystal-field calculations. 2D short range correlation could be observed up to about 8T _N and is described by a Lorentzian distribution of magnetic intensity perpendicular to the 2D rod in reciprocal space.     

Raman spectra of CuGaS2-x Se x (x=0, 0.5, 1.0)

Summary Raman spectra on the CuGaS_2-x Se _x system (x=0, 0.5, 1.0) are described for the first time. The observed structures are assigned on the basis of the analogies with binary solid solutions. The broadening of theA ₁ sulphur mode seems to indicate the effect of substitutional disorder. Paper presented at the ?V. International Conference on Ternary and Multinary Compounds?, held in Cagliari, September 14–16, 1982.