Gibbs free energies of coordination number change for a number of cations of rare-earth metals and yttrium

Changes of Gibbs energies (ΔG) were calculated at variation of coordination number of rare earth and yttrium cations during formation of high-temperature superconductors from ordinary oxides. It is established that ΔG data are positive at changing coordination of ions in the range from samarium to lutetium and yttrium, the enthalpy contribution in ΔG prevails as compared with the entropy contribution, heavy alkaline earth metal ions are thermodynamic stabilizers for high-temperature superconductors. Suggested approach admits of evaluation of outlook for selective methods for synthesis of complicated coordination compounds at deficit of thermodynamic information