Preparation of highly oriented poly-diacetylene films with ion beam irradiation |
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Authors: | Fumio Hosoi Yasushi Aoki Miyuki Hagiwara Hideki Omichi M Mat Salleh |
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Institution: | 1. Takasaki Radiation Chemistry Research Establishment , JAERI, 1233, Watanuki-machi, Takasaki, Gunma, 370-12, Japan;2. Department of Physics , University Kebangsaan Malaysia , 43600 UKM, Bangi, Malaysia |
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Abstract: | Abstract Substituting metallic or rare-earth atoms or removing O in the superconductor YBa2Cu3O7 usually has a strong effect on the superconducting properties. We have made extensive XAFS studies on Co, Fe, Ni, Zn, Gd, and Pr substituted materials including some thin film samples. In nearly all cases, significant distortions are found. Although the lattice constant change is small (< 0.05 Å) the local distortions can be significant larger (~ 0.1 to 0.3 Å). The observed large local distortions of the lattice together with a change in the charge distribution at a site indicate that the interior of the unit cell is easily distorted. The correlation of a strong Tc suppression with large local distortions suggests that distortions of the nearby layers must play a significant role in models for superconductivity in high Tc materials. |
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Keywords: | local structure superconductivity XAFS |
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