Published December 1, 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Local distortions and reduction in T/sub c/ in the ceramic superconductor La/sub 1.8/Sr/sub 0.2/Cu/sub 1-//sub x/Ag/sub x/O4

  • 1. Advanced Centre for Research in Electronics, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 400076, India

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Substitution of Ag for Cu in the high-T/sub c/ ceramic superconductor La/sub 1.8/Sr/sub 0.2/CuO4 has been found to reduce T/sub c/. The infrared absorption spectra of these superconducting systems show that the vibrational mode, which disappears at x∼0.15 for La/sub 2-//sub x/Sr/sub x/CuO4 appears at a reduced frequency in the Ag-substituted systems. It is argued that the local distortions around the Ag sites result in both the reduction of T/sub c/ as well as the appearance of the absorption peak at 630 cm/sup -1/

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
16
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
8918-8920
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMD