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Title: Preparation and characterization of isotopic oxygen-enriched yttrium barium copper oxide

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OSTI ID:5102206

The preparation of labeled superconducting yttrium barium copper oxides from the labeled metal nitrates is described. The materials were characterized by a variety of physical techniques, and their superconducting properties were measured. Trends are seen in the structural parameters of the materials obtained by the nitrate route and also in isotopically enriched materials prepared via gas-phase exchange. These structural changes are accompanied by changes in superconducting properties. The /sup 18/O-enriched yttrium barium copper oxide prepared via the nitrate route has a T/sub c/depressed by 33/degree/K to 59/degree/K, whereas a /sup 17/O sample has a T/sub c/ between the /sup 18/O material and similarly prepared /sup 16/O sample. 15 refs., 1 fig., 3 tabs.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
5102206
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-88-1591; CONF-880431-3; ON: DE88010939
Resource Relation:
Conference: International conference on the first two years of high-/Tc/ superconductivity, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA, 11 Apr 1988
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English