Effect of chemical inhomogeneity in bismuth-based copper oxide superconductors
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Published in:
- Phys.Rev.B 69 (2004) 064512
e-Print:
- cond-mat/0312570 [cond-mat.supr-con]
Report number:
- SLAC-REPRINT-2004-067
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Abstract: (APS)
We examine the effect on the superconducting transition temperature (Tc) of chemical inhomogeneities in Bi2Sr2CuO6+δ and Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ single crystals. Cation disorder at the Sr crystallographic site is inherent in these materials and strongly affects the value of Tc. Partial substitution of Sr by Ln (Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, and Bi) in Bi2Sr1.6Ln0.4CuO6+δ results in a monotonic decrease of Tc with increasing ionic radius mismatch. By minimizing Sr site disorder at the expense of Ca site disorder, we demonstrate that the Tc of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ can be increased to 96 K. Based on these results we discuss the effects of chemical inhomogeneity in other bulk high-temperature superconductors.Note:
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