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Crystal structure and superconductivity of Bi/sub 2/Sr/sub 2/CaCu/sub 2/O/sub 8/ compound

Journal Article · · Mod. Phys. Letters B; (United States)

The crystal structure of the ideal compositional compound Bi/sub 2/Sr/sub 2/CaCu/sub 2/O/sub 8/ with superconducting transition temperature T/sub c/ (0) = 81.4K has been determined by X-ray powder diffraction method. The basic structure of this compound has the tetragonal symmetry with the lattice constants /alpha/ = 3.825A, c = 30.82A. The most possible space group is D/sub 4h//sup 17/-14/mmm. Each unit cell contains two chemical formulate. The arrangements of atoms in the unit cell are as follows: 2Ca cations occupy 2(a) equivalent point position 4Sr, 4Bi and 4Cu cations occupy the same equivalent point position 4(e) with respective parameters z = 0.1, 0.3, 0.45. 160 anions respectively occupy 8(g)(z = 0.45) and two 4(e) equivalent point positions (z = 0.2 and z = 0.385). The crystal structure of Bi/sub 2/Sr/sub 2/CaCu/sub 2/O/sub 8/ can be derived from Aurivillius type structures. The other possible superconducting phase in the Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system can be considered as the structure having different stacking on the basis of Aurivillius phase.

Research Organization:
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing (CN)
OSTI ID:
5709656
Journal Information:
Mod. Phys. Letters B; (United States), Journal Name: Mod. Phys. Letters B; (United States) Vol. 2:1; ISSN MPLBE
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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