Abstract
PbBaSrYCu3Oy prepared by slow cooling, oxygen annealing and quenching methods was studied by XPD, EPMA, HREM and TGA. From a high resolution electron microscopic investigation, the structure of PbBaSrYCu3O7 quenched from above 800°C was found to be a derivative of Pb2Sr2YCu3O8, in which one of the PbO layers in the PbO-Cu-PbO block was missing. The slowly cooled specimen with y{reversed tilde equals}8.2 lost 1.2 oxygen atoms above 580°C with an abrupt and reversible transition to PbBaSrYCu3O7. All of the slowly cooled, oxygen annealed and quenched specimens showed no superconductivity and behaved like a semiconductor.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 459-467 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications |
Volume | 161 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1989 Dec 1 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering