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Phase segregation of cerium in Nd[sub 2-x]Ce[sub x]CuO[sub 4-y]. [NdCeCuO]

Abstract

We report phase segregation based on cerium content in thick (> 70 [mu]m) single crystals and a polycrystalline sample of Nd[sub 2-x]Ce[sub x]CuO[sub 4-y] with nominal composition x = 0.15. The crystals showed segregation into sharply defined sheets of material with different cerium concentrations. These sheets in the a-b-plane of the crystals were apparent when polished cross-sections were viewed with crossed polarizers in visible light. The different color of each layer was correlated with cerium compositions by electron microprobe analysis. AC susceptibility showed a strong, well defined transition at 24.5 K and a second, weaker transition at 20 K. The appearance of the 20 K transition was shown to be associated with a layer of material with reduced cerium content. A polycrystalline sample also displayed small intra-grain regions with reduced cerium content. (orig.).
Authors:
Drews, A R; Osofsky, M S; Hoff, H A; [1]  Peng, J L; Li, Z Y; Greene, R L; [2]  Vanderah, T A [3] 
  1. Material Physics Branch, Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC (United States)
  2. Center for Superconductivity Research, Univ. of Maryland, College Park (United States)
  3. Chemistry Div., NAWCWPNS, China Lake, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Sep 15, 1992
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
NLF-93-000042; EDB-93-014680
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Physica C: Superconductivity; (Netherlands); Journal Volume: 200:1/2
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; CERIUM; SEGREGATION; CERIUM OXIDES; HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTORS; COPPER OXIDES; NEODYMIUM OXIDES; COLOR; ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; LATTICE PARAMETERS; LAYERS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MONOCRYSTALS; POLARIZED BEAMS; POLYCRYSTALS; QUATERNARY COMPOUNDS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0000-0013 K; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0013-0065 K; TETRAGONAL LATTICES; VISIBLE RADIATION; AMINES; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BEAMS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; METALS; MICROANALYSIS; NEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; RARE EARTHS; SUPERCONDUCTORS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; 360202* - Ceramics, Cermets, & Refractories- Structure & Phase Studies; 360207 - Ceramics, Cermets, & Refractories- Superconducting Properties- (1992-)
OSTI ID:
6858642
Country of Origin:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0921-4534; CODEN: PHYCE6
Submitting Site:
NLF
Size:
Pages: 122-128
Announcement Date:
Feb 01, 1993

Citation Formats

Drews, A R, Osofsky, M S, Hoff, H A, Peng, J L, Li, Z Y, Greene, R L, and Vanderah, T A. Phase segregation of cerium in Nd[sub 2-x]Ce[sub x]CuO[sub 4-y]. [NdCeCuO]. Netherlands: N. p., 1992. Web. doi:10.1016/0921-4534(92)90328-A.
Drews, A R, Osofsky, M S, Hoff, H A, Peng, J L, Li, Z Y, Greene, R L, & Vanderah, T A. Phase segregation of cerium in Nd[sub 2-x]Ce[sub x]CuO[sub 4-y]. [NdCeCuO]. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/0921-4534(92)90328-A
Drews, A R, Osofsky, M S, Hoff, H A, Peng, J L, Li, Z Y, Greene, R L, and Vanderah, T A. 1992. "Phase segregation of cerium in Nd[sub 2-x]Ce[sub x]CuO[sub 4-y]. [NdCeCuO]." Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/0921-4534(92)90328-A.
@misc{etde_6858642,
title = {Phase segregation of cerium in Nd[sub 2-x]Ce[sub x]CuO[sub 4-y]. [NdCeCuO]}
author = {Drews, A R, Osofsky, M S, Hoff, H A, Peng, J L, Li, Z Y, Greene, R L, and Vanderah, T A}
abstractNote = {We report phase segregation based on cerium content in thick (> 70 [mu]m) single crystals and a polycrystalline sample of Nd[sub 2-x]Ce[sub x]CuO[sub 4-y] with nominal composition x = 0.15. The crystals showed segregation into sharply defined sheets of material with different cerium concentrations. These sheets in the a-b-plane of the crystals were apparent when polished cross-sections were viewed with crossed polarizers in visible light. The different color of each layer was correlated with cerium compositions by electron microprobe analysis. AC susceptibility showed a strong, well defined transition at 24.5 K and a second, weaker transition at 20 K. The appearance of the 20 K transition was shown to be associated with a layer of material with reduced cerium content. A polycrystalline sample also displayed small intra-grain regions with reduced cerium content. (orig.).}
doi = {10.1016/0921-4534(92)90328-A}
journal = []
volume = {200:1/2}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {1992}
month = {Sep}
}