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Modulation-free bismuth-lead cuprate superconductors: BiPbSr1+xL1−xCuO6 and BiPbSr2Y1−xCaxCu2O8

V. Manivannan, J. Gopalakrishnan, C. N. R. Rao

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.43.8686 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

Modulation-free BiPbSrLCuO6 (L=La, Pr, Nd) and BiPbSr2YCu2O8, which are isotypic with the n=1 and 2 members of the Bi2Sr2Can−1CunO2n+4 family, have been prepared and characterized. These parent compounds are nonsuperconducting, but when doped with holes by substitution chemistry give modulation-free superconducting cuprates of the general formulas BiPbSr1+xL1−xCuO6 and BiPbSr2Y1−xCaxCu2O8, exhibiting maximum Tc’s of 24 and 85 K, respectively. Significantly, the hole concentration at the maximum Tc is 0.12 in the cuprate family with a single Cu-O layer and 0.22 in that with two Cu-O layers.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
BiPbSr1+xLa1-xCuO6

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24Pressure not reportedunknown
BiPbSr1+xPr1-xCuO6

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15Pressure not reportedunknown
BiPbSr2Y1-xCaxCu2O8

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85Pressure not reportedunknown

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