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Chemical composition and electronic structure of high-temperature superconductors: Ba2EuCu3O7−x and La2−xSrxCuO4

Ming Tang, Y. Chang, M. Onellion, J. Seuntjens, D. C. Larbalestier, G. Margaritondo, N. G. Stoffel, J. M. Tarascon

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.37.1611 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

We have studied the electronic structure of Ba2EuCu3O7−x and La2−xSrxCuO4 (x=0–0.15) with synchrotron-radiation photoemission and electron-energy-loss spectroscopy. The results were compared to those previously obtained on Ba2YCu3O7−x. The observed photoemission resonances are consistent with a prevailing Cu2+ valence state for copper. Partial-yield spectra of Ba2EuCu3O7−x indicate that the valence state of Eu is Eu3+, and that of Ba is Ba2+, similar to the corresponding elements in Ba2YCu3O7−x. From the energy-loss spectra, we derived plasmon energies and indications for peaks in the density of unoccupied states. The change in x for the La2−xSrxCuO4 samples only causes rigid shifts of the photoemission spectra.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
Ba2EuCu3O7-x

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La2-xSrxCuO4

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Ba2YCu3O7-x

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