DEFECTS AND FLUX CONTAMINATION IN ND2-XCEXCUO4, GD2-XCEXCUO4 CRYSTALS - OXYGEN DISORDER IN GD2CUO4 CRYSTALS

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作者
GALEZ, P
SCHWEISS, P
COLLIN, G
BELLISSENT, R
机构
[1] CENS,LAB LEON BRILLOUIN,F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE,FRANCE
[2] KERNFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE GMBH,INST NUKL FESTKORPERPHYS,W-7500 KARLSRUHE 1,GERMANY
[3] INST MINERAL MARBURG,W-3550 MARBURG,GERMANY
[4] UNIV PARIS 11,CNRS,URA 2,PHYS SOLIDES LAB,F-91405 ORSAY,FRANCE
来源
JOURNAL OF THE LESS-COMMON METALS | 1990年 / 164卷
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D O I
10.1016/0022-5088(90)90484-2
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The structure of several Nd2-xCexCuO4 (x = 0 and x = 0.18) and Gd2CuO4 single crystals is investigated by means of X-ray and neutron diffraction. All crystals have the Nd2CuO4 tetragonal T' structure, space group 14/mmm. Single crystals for X-ray diffraction, prepared either by spontaneous crystallisation or growth from a flux (CuO), exhibit a significant copper deficiency. The oxygen of the CuO2 planes in Gd2CuO4 is found off-centered in the a direction. Larger Nd2CuO4 crystals, suitable for neutron diffraction, were produced with a higher amount of CuO in excess. In most of them, inclusions of Cu2O having their [110] or [111] direction perfectly aligned along the c-axis of Nd2CuO4 were detected. Structural refinement of a Cu2O free single crystal indicates a full occupancy of the Cu site but vacancies on both oxygen sites. © 1990.
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页码:784 / 791
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