Abstract
A new layered cuprate Ba36Ca2Cu32O86-x has been synthesized using high pressure technique. It crystallizes in an orthorhombic cell with a ≈ 5.7 Å, b ≈ 9.8 Å and c ≈ 45.50 Å, space group Immm (or Imm2). The high resolution electron microscopy study shows that this original structure consists of oxygen deficient 4H-hexagonal BaCuO2+x layers, interleaved with barium-calcium layers. The proposed structural model suggests for copper, a pyramidal coordination. This new phase is described as the n = 4 member of a new structural family [Ba8Cu8O20]n[Ba4Ca 2O4]. Different higher n members (n = 7, 10, 13) are observed as defects by HREM.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 275-283 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications |
Volume | 309 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1998 Dec 20 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering