Superconductivity and the Anomalous Meissner Effect in La3CaBa3Cu7O15,5 + x Oxide

A superconducting oxide with a stoichiometry La₃CaBa₃Cu₇O_15.5+x, in which x = 0.75, was prepared. It had a tetragonal triple-perovskite structure with lattice parameters a = 3.879 Å and c = 11.637 Å. According to resistivity measurements, a sharp superconducting transition, ΔT_c(10-90%) = 1.5 K, and T_c(zero) = 80 K were observed. When it was measured at a small magnetic field (10-20 gauss) with field cooling, the sintered pellet showed a positive magnetic susceptibility, but the powdered sample exhibited (he diamagnetism of a typical superconductor. However, no peculiar shielding effect was found in both the sintered and powdered samples.