Oxygen diffusion in cuprate superconductors

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/206953· OSTI ID:206953

Routbort, J L; Rothman, S J

Superconducting properties of the cuprate superconductors depend on the oxygen content of the material; the diffusion of oxygen is thus an important process in the fabrication and application of these materials. This article reviews studies of the diffusion of oxygen in La{sub 2}{sub {minus}}{sub {times}}Sr{sub {times}}CuO{sub 4}, YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}{sub {minus}}{delta}, YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 4}O{sub 8}, and the Bi{sub 2}Sr{sub 2}Ca{sub n}{sub {minus}}{sub 1}Cu{sub n}O{sub 2}{sub +}{sub 4} (n = 1, and 2) superconductors, and attempt to elucidate the atomic mechanisms responsible.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 206953
• Report Number(s): ANL/MSD/PP-82721; ON: DE96005944; TRN: 96:009248
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: [1995]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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