77-K superconductor Pb0.8SrBa1.2Y0.7Ca0.3Cu3O7+δ: Comparison with other Pb-based superconductors

X. X. Tang; D. E. Morris

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.44.4553

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77-K superconductor Pb0.8SrBa1.2Y0.7Ca0.3Cu3O7+δ: Comparison with other Pb-based superconductors

X. X. Tang, D. E. Morris

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.44.4553 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

Bulk superconductivity at 77 K has been induced in the ‘‘Pb-based 1:2:1:3 compound’’ with the composition Pb0.8SrBa1.2Y0.7Ca0.3Cu3O7+δ by annealing in O2 at 450 °C; high oxygen pressure increases the diamagnetic fraction. Superconductivity in Pb 1:2:1:3 is very sensitive to synthesis conditions and post annealing, as are the other previously reported Pb-based superconducting compounds Pb 2:2:1:3 and Pb 1:2:1:2. Each compound, however, requires different conditions of synthesis and annealing oxygen pressure. The oxidation states of Pb and of Cu in these three compounds have been determined by iodiometric titration and by thermogravimetric analysis. Superconducting Pb 1:2:1:3 and Pb 1:2:1:2 contain mainly Pb4+, while Pb 2:2:1:3 superconducts when Pb2+ predominates. The formal copper valency is ≊2.2 in all three. We conclude that the oxidation state of Pb is not critical to the superconductivity of Pb-based cuprates.

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Formula	Reported Tc (K)	Pressure (GPa)	Type
Pb0.8SrBa1.2Y0.7Ca0.3Cu3O7+δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	77	Pressure not reported	unknown
Pb0.8SrBa1.2Y0.7Ca0.3Cu3O7+δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	40	Pressure not reported	unknown
Pb0.8SrBa1.2Y0.7Ca0.3Cu3O7+δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	74	Pressure not reported	unknown
Pb0.8Cu0.2Sr0.8Ba1.2Y0.7Ca0.3Cu3O7+δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	75	Pressure not reported	unknown
PbSr0.8Ba1.2Y0.7Ca0.3Cu3O7+δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	42	Pressure not reported	unknown
Pb2Sr2Y0.6Ca0.4Cu3O8+x Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	78	Pressure not reported	unknown
Pb0.5Cu0.5Sr2Y0.6Ca0.4Cu2O7-δ Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.	67	Pressure not reported	unknown