Microstructures of La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 doped with Ni at high doping level

X. S. Wu, S. S. Jiang, F. M. Pan, J. Lin, N. Xu, Mao Zhiqiang, Xu Gaoji, Zhang Yuheng

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Abstract

Ceramic superconductors of La1.85Sr0.15Cu1-yNiyO4 with 0.00 ≤ y ≤ 0.50 were synthesized. There is no impurity phase detected in the entire Ni doped region. The structure of these Ni-doped samples was characterized by X-ray diffraction studies. The atomic structural parameters were obtained by Rietveld refinements for the Ni-doped samples with y ≤ 0.50. Some meaningful bond distances were determined according to the refined results. According to the variations of some bond distances with y, the whole doping range could be divided into two regions: low doping level (LDL) and high doping level (HDL). The bond length between the two apical oxygen atoms in the CuO6 octahedra for the Ni-doped samples increased with increasing content of Ni in the LDL, and decreased in the HDL. The average bond distance of La-O was not changed in the whole doping region. The metal-insulator transition was also observed in this Ni-doped system.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)331-338
Number of pages8
JournalPhysica C: Superconductivity and its applications
Volume271
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 10 1996

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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