Published December 2018 | Version v1
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Single crystal growth of cuprate superconductor (Lu0.8Nd0.2)Ba2Cu4O8 by KOH flux method

Creators

  • 1. National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)

Description

Single crystals of Nd-substituted LuBa2Cu4O8 were successfully grown by the KOH flux method. The single phase of Lu1−xNdxBa2Cu4O8 [(Lu,Nd)124] formed at x = 0.2. The compound crystallized as an orthorhombic Ammm structure with lattice constants of a = 3.835(3) Å, b = 3.879(2) Å, and c = 27.195(6) Å. Single crystal structural analysis demonstrated that the Nd ion partially occupied the Lu site. The (Lu,Nd)124 exhibited a superconducting transition at ∼75 K in the magnetic susceptibility and resistivity. The Tc and the lattice constant c of the (Lu,Nd)124 corresponded to Tm124. These results indicate that an RE124 (RE: rare earth) equivalent to the one composed of a single RE element is obtained by combining two RE elements. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.7566/JPSJ.87.123705

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.7566/JPSJ.87.123705;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan (Online)
Journal Volume
87
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 123705.1-123705.3
ISSN
1347-4073

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
50013714
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
CRYSTAL GROWTH; CUPRATES; DIAMAGNETISM; HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTORS; LATTICE PARAMETERS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION; NEODYMIUM IONS; POTASSIUM HALIDES; RADIATIONS; RARE EARTHS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COHERENT SCATTERING; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELEMENTS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; IONS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETISM; METALS; MICROSCOPY; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SCATTERING; SUPERCONDUCTORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; TYPE-II SUPERCONDUCTORS

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Notes
15 refs., 5 figs.