On Zr substitution in T '-type Nd-Ce-Cu-O system
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On Zr substitution in T '-type Nd-Ce-Cu-O system
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GUPTA, S
MAZUMDAR, C PADALIA, BD PRAKASH, O NAGARAJAN, R GUPTA, LC PATTANAIK, AK |
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superconducting properties
charge-carriers electron copper th |
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The effect of tetravalent Zr substitution (less than or equal to 2 at%) at the Cu site in T'-type Nd2-xCexCuO4-delta (NCCO), x = 0.12, 0.14, 0.15, on the superconducting (SC) behavior is investigated. EDX analyses of the samples clearly reveal the presence of only similar to 0.5 at% Zr in the T'-phase. Irrespective of the Ce content (0.12 less than or equal to x less than or equal to 0.15), T-c is found to depress with Zr. A fall in T-c of similar to 2 K is observed due to 0.5 at% Zr4+ in x = 0.14 samples, while the NCCO (x = 0.12) on substitution of Zr (expected to dope 2 electrons per Zr4+ and induce superconductivity) remains non-SC. The reported conjecture regarding T-c inducement due to the carrier addition of 0.03 (per formula unit) arising from 3 at% In3+ (or Ga3+) substitution for Cu in Nd1.88Ce0.12CuO4-delta [Ayoub ct al., Physica C170, 211 (1990); Felner et al., Phys. Rev. B40, 11366 (1989)] is not applicable for the Zr-substituted NCCO.
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WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD
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2011-09-02T01:41:31Z
2011-12-26T12:59:54Z 2011-12-27T05:52:59Z 2011-09-02T01:41:31Z 2011-12-26T12:59:54Z 2011-12-27T05:52:59Z 2000 |
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Article
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MODERN PHYSICS LETTERS B, 14(12), 415-422
0217-9849 http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0217984900000598 http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10054/12930 http://hdl.handle.net/10054/12930 |
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en
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