Crystal Chemistry of High-Tc Superconducting Copper Oxides
Authors: Raveau, B., Michel, C., Hervieu, M., Groult, D.
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The recent discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in copper based oxides is an event of major importance not only with respect to the physical phenomenon itself but also because it definitely shows that solid state chemistry, and especially the crystal chemistry of oxides, has a crucial place in the synthesis and understanding of new materials for future appli cations. The numerous papers published in the field of high Tc supercon ductors in the last five years demonstrate that the great complexity of these materials necessitates a close collaboration between physicists and solid state chemists. This book is based to a large extent on our experience of the crystal chemistry of copper oxides, which we have been studying in the laboratory for more than twelve years, but it also summarizes the main results which have been obtained for these compounds in the last five years relating to their spectacular superconducting properties. We have focused on the struc ture, chemical bonding and nonstoichiometry of these materials, bearing in mind that redox reactions are the key to the optimization of their supercon ducting properties, owing to the importance of the mixed valence of copper and its Jahn-Teller effect. We have also drawn on studies of extended defects by high-resolution electron microscopy and on their creation by ir radiation effects.
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Introduction: Superconductivity in Oxides Before 1986
Pages 1-6
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Phases of the Systems A-La-Ca-Cu-O and A-Y-Ca-Cu-O (A = Ca, Sr, Ba): Structural Aspects
Pages 7-51
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Electron Transport Properties Connected with Oxygen Nonstoichiometry
Pages 52-90
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Substitutions in La2CuO4-Type and YBa2Cu3O7-Type Superconductors
Pages 91-112
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Bismuth, Thallium and Lead Superconducting Cuprates
Pages 113-154
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Crystal Chemistry of High-Tc Superconducting Copper Oxides
- Authors
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- Bernard Raveau
- Claude Michel
- Maryvonne Hervieu
- Daniel Groult
- Series Title
- Springer Series in Materials Science
- Series Volume
- 15
- Copyright
- 1991
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-83892-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-83892-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-83894-1
- Series ISSN
- 0933-033X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 331
- Number of Illustrations
- 158 b/w illustrations
- Topics
