Nanoscale coherent intergrowthlike defects in a crystal of La1.9Ca1.1Cu2O6+δ made superconducting by high-pressure oxygen annealing

Hu, Hefei; Zhu, Yimei; Shi, Xiaoya; Li, Qiang; Zhong, Ruidan; Schneeloch, John A.; Gu, Genda; Tranquada, John M.; Billinge, Simon J. L.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.90.134518

Title: Nanoscale coherent intergrowthlike defects in a crystal of ${La}_{1.9} {Ca}_{1.1} {Cu}_{2} O_{6 + δ}$ made superconducting by high-pressure oxygen annealing

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Superconductivity with T_c = 53.5 K has been induced in a large La₁.₉Ca₁.₁Cu₂O₆ (La-2126) single crystal by annealing in a high partial-pressure of oxygen at 1200°C. Using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques, we show that a secondary Ca-doped La₂CuO₄ (La-214) phase, not present in the as-grown crystal, appears as a coherent “intergrowth” as a consequence of the annealing. A corresponding secondary superconducting transition near 13 K is evident in the magnetization measurement. In this study, electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) reveals a pre-edge peak at the O K edge in the superconducting La-2126 phase, which is absent in the as-grown crystal, confirming the hole-doping by interstitial oxygen.

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Hu, Hefei ^[1]; Zhu, Yimei ^[1]; Shi, Xiaoya ^[1]; Li, Qiang ^[1]; Zhong, Ruidan ^[1]; Schneeloch, John A. ^[1]; Gu, Genda ^[1]; Tranquada, John M. ^[1]; Billinge, Simon J. L. ^[2]

Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 EDT 2014

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

OSTI Identifier:: 1182488

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1180482

Report Number(s):: BNL-107343-2015-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121; PRBMDO; R&D Project: MA015MACA; PO010; KC0201010; KC0201060

Grant/Contract Number:: SC00112704; AC02-98CH10886

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 90; Journal Issue: 13; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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                    Hu, Hefei, Zhu, Yimei, Shi, Xiaoya, Li, Qiang, Zhong, Ruidan, Schneeloch, John A., Gu, Genda, Tranquada, John M., and Billinge, Simon J. L. Nanoscale coherent intergrowthlike defects in a crystal of La1.9Ca1.1Cu2O6+δ made superconducting by high-pressure oxygen annealing.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.90.134518.

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                    Hu, Hefei, Zhu, Yimei, Shi, Xiaoya, Li, Qiang, Zhong, Ruidan, Schneeloch, John A., Gu, Genda, Tranquada, John M., & Billinge, Simon J. L. Nanoscale coherent intergrowthlike defects in a crystal of La1.9Ca1.1Cu2O6+δ made superconducting by high-pressure oxygen annealing.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.90.134518

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                    Hu, Hefei, Zhu, Yimei, Shi, Xiaoya, Li, Qiang, Zhong, Ruidan, Schneeloch, John A., Gu, Genda, Tranquada, John M., and Billinge, Simon J. L. Tue .  
"Nanoscale coherent intergrowthlike defects in a crystal of La1.9Ca1.1Cu2O6+δ made superconducting by high-pressure oxygen annealing".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.90.134518.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1182488.

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@article{osti_1182488,

  title        = {Nanoscale coherent intergrowthlike defects in a crystal of La1.9Ca1.1Cu2O6+δ made superconducting by high-pressure oxygen annealing},

  author       = {Hu, Hefei and Zhu, Yimei and Shi, Xiaoya and Li, Qiang and Zhong, Ruidan and Schneeloch, John A. and Gu, Genda and Tranquada, John M. and Billinge, Simon J. L.},

  abstractNote = {Superconductivity with Tc = 53.5 K has been induced in a large La₁.₉Ca₁.₁Cu₂O₆ (La-2126) single crystal by annealing in a high partial-pressure of oxygen at 1200°C. Using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques, we show that a secondary Ca-doped La₂CuO₄ (La-214) phase, not present in the as-grown crystal, appears as a coherent “intergrowth” as a consequence of the annealing. A corresponding secondary superconducting transition near 13 K is evident in the magnetization measurement. In this study, electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) reveals a pre-edge peak at the O K edge in the superconducting La-2126 phase, which is absent in the as-grown crystal, confirming the hole-doping by interstitial oxygen.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevB.90.134518},

  journal      = {Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics},

  number       = 13,

  volume       = 90,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 EDT 2014},

  month        = {Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 EDT 2014}

}

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