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Wigner-Seitz local-environment study of the high-Tc superconductors

M. Melamud, L. H. Bennett, R. E. Watson

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.38.4624 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

The near-neighbor environments and the bonding of atoms in the high-Tc superconductors are studied using a Wigner-Seitz-cell contruction. Assuming metallic radii for the atoms, it is shown that the Ba, Y, and La atoms have large coordination numbers, implying a three-dimensional bonding scheme. The La-Cu-O type (≃40 K) and the Y-Ba-Cu-O type (≃90 K) superconductors both display the same bonding characteristics.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
La1.85Sr0.15CuO4-δ

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40Pressure not reportedunknown
BaPb1-xBixO3

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13Pressure not reportedunknown

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