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Perovskite phases and phasoids in Sm{sub 1-x}Sr{sub x}CuO{sub 2.5-x/2+{delta}} PLD thin films

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry
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  1. Universite de Caen Boulevard du Marechal Juin (France)
  2. Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY (United States)
The pulsed laser deposition technique has been used for the thin film synthesis of new perovskite-type phases and phasoids in the Sm{sub 1-x}Sr{sub x}CuO{sub 2.5-x/2+{delta}} systems. The films are grown on [001] SrTiO{sub 3} substrates, and are observed to be preferentially oriented, with the c-axis aligned normal to the substrate, and single-phased over a relatively wide composition range (0.5 {le} x {le} 1). HREM studies of the films show the presence of a wide variety of structural arrangements as a function of composition which are related to the basic infinite-layer structure of SrCuO{sub 2}. In addition to an ordered phase for x = 0.75, which has been previously reported, other structures which accommodate excess oxygen to partially compensate for the mixed valence are also observed. These include intercalation of oxygen between the [CuO{sub 2}]{sub {infinity}} layers, introduction of novel rock salt-type ribbons, and double layers of edge-sharing CuO{sub 4} groups.
OSTI ID:
70178
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 116; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English