Thermodynamic behavior of high-T sub c oxide systems via EMF and related measurements
EMF measurements of oxygen fugacities as a function of stoichiometry have been made in the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x}, and NdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x}, and Nd{sub 1.81}Ce{sub 0.19}CuO{sub x} superconducting systems in the temperature range 400--750{degree}C by means of an oxygen titration technique with an yttria-stabilized zirconia electrolyte. The object of our current measurements is to investigate the effect of ionic size of Y, Gd and Nd on the thermodynamic behavior and structural transition in the LnBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} system. The shape of the 400{degree}C isotherm for NdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} suggests the presence of a miscibility gap at lower temperatures, at values of x that are higher than those in the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} system. The locations of the miscibility gaps are consistent with the effects of ionic radii on the composition dependence of {Tc} for these systems. Our results explain the two plateaus in measured value of {Tc} as a function of composition for the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} system and appear to be consistent with the less pronounced {Tc} plateaus found for the NdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} system higher stoichiometry values. For a given oxygen stoichiometry, partial pressures of oxygen above NdBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} are higher than for the YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub x} system in accord with calculated partial molar thermodynamic quantities. The results of limited measurements on the n-type (electron-doped) superconducting Nd{sub 1.81}Ce{sub 0.19}CuO{sub x} system will be presented. A thermodynamic assessment and intercomparison of our oxygen partial pressure measurements with the results of other measurements will be presented. 34 refs., 9 figs., 1 tab.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/ER
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6334581
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9009330-1; ON: DE91006590
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
BARIUM COMPOUNDS
BARIUM OXIDES
CERIUM COMPOUNDS
CERIUM OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
COPPER COMPOUNDS
COPPER OXIDES
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
ELEMENTS
GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS
GADOLINIUM OXIDES
HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTORS
NEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS
NEODYMIUM OXIDES
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTIAL PRESSURE
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
STOICHIOMETRY
SUPERCONDUCTORS
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS
YTTRIUM OXIDES