PHASE-SEPARATION IN ND2-XCEXCUO4 - EVIDENCE FOR SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AT A SINGLE COMPOSITION

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LIGHTFOOT, P [1 ]
RICHARDS, DR [1 ]
DABROWSKI, B [1 ]
HINKS, DG [1 ]
PEI, SY [1 ]
MARX, DT [1 ]
MITCHELL, AW [1 ]
ZHENG, Y [1 ]
JORGENSEN, JD [1 ]
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[1] ARGONNE NATL LAB,SCI & TECHNOL CTR SUPERCONDUCT,ARGONNE,IL 60439
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PHYSICA C | 1990年 / 168卷 / 5-6期
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10.1016/0921-4534(90)90087-U
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A series of samples with bulk compositions Nd2-χCeχCuO4, 0≤χ≤0.25, have been examined by pulsed neutron and high-resolution synchrotron X-ray diffraction. The diffraction data show that single phase material is formed only for the undoped compound, Nd2CuO4, and (possibly) for the optimum superconducting composition, χ≈0.165. Other samples appear to be a mixture of this superconducting composition and non-superconducting material of other compositions. The phase separation cannot be explained in the context of an equilibrium phase diagram and, thus, must result from non-equilibrium behavior during synthesis. © 1990.
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