X-ray diffraction analysis of LiCu{sub 2}O{sub 2} crystals with additives of silver atoms

Journal Article · Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Crystallography Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063774515050144· OSTI ID:22472151

Bush, A. A.; Kamentsev, K. E. ^[1]; Dau, H. S. ^[2]; Yakovlev, K. A. ^[1]; Tishchenko, E. A. ^[2]

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1. Moscow State Technical University of Radio Engineering, Electronics, and Automation (Russian Federation)
2. People’s Friendship University of Russia (Russian Federation)

Silver-containing LiCu{sub 2}O{sub 2} crystals up to 4 × 8 × 8 mm in size were grown by the crystallization of 80(1-x)CuO · 20{sub x}AgNO{sub 3} · 20Li{sub 2}CO{sub 3} (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) mixture melt. According to the X-ray spectral and Rietveld X-ray diffraction data, the maximum amount of silver incorporated in the LiCu{sub 2}O{sub 2} structure is about 4 at % relative to the copper content. It was established that silver atoms occupy statistically crystallographic positions of lithium atoms. The incorporation of silver atoms is accompanied by a noticeable increase in parameter c of the LiCu{sub 2}O{sub 2} rhombic unit cell, a slight increase in parameter a, and a slight decrease in parameter b.

• OSTI ID: 22472151
• Journal Information: Crystallography Reports, Vol. 60, Issue 5; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2015 Pleiades Publishing, Inc.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7745
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ATOMS
COPPER
COPPER OXIDES
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
CRYSTALLIZATION
CRYSTALS
CUPRATES
LITHIUM
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
MIXTURES
SILVER
X-RAY DIFFRACTION