Published April 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Effects of Co substitution on the superconducting properties of GaSr2(Tm,Ca)Cu2Oz cuprate

Creators

  • 1. Korea Basic Science Institute, Chuncheon Center, Chuncheon (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Kangwon National University, Chuncheon (Korea, Republic of)

Description

We have investigated the effects of Co substitution for Ga on the structural and the superconducting properties of (Ga1-yCoy)Sr2(Tm1-xCax)Cu2Oz (x = 0.25, 0.3; 0 ≤ y ≤ 0.6) prepared under ambient pressure. Partial substitution of Co for Ga is found not only to improve the phase purity of the sample but also to induce superconductivity in GaSr2(Tm1-xCax)Cu2Oz. On progressive replacement of Ga by Co at a fixed Ca content, the room-temperature thermoelectric power decreases at first and then increases at higher Co-doping content, indicating that the carrier concentration on the superconducting planes is sensitive to the substitution of Co for Ga. The superconducting behavior of the Co-substituted samples is discussed in connection with the structural properties and the oxygen contents of the samples.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Physical Society
Journal Volume
48
Journal Issue
4
Series
28 refs, 5 figs
Journal Page Range
p. 594-598
ISSN
0374-4884