Abstract: | The change in the 64Cu electron-capture constant for the compounds Cu2O, YBa2Cu3O7, YBa2Cu3O6, Nd2CuO4, Nd1.8Ce0.2CuO4, La2CuO4, La1.7Sr0.3CuO4, Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8, and Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 has been measured. It is concluded that the copper in YBa2Cu3O7, Nd2CuO4, La2CuO4, La1.7Sr0.3CuO4, Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8, and Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 is exclusively divalent, whereas in Cu2O, YBa2Cu3O6, and Nd1.8Ce0.2CuO4 univalent copper is present.
Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 39, 1793–1794 (October 1998) |