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Local order in YBa2Cu3−yCoyO6+2x studied by anomalous diffuse x-ray scattering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

H. Renevier ,
X.B. Kan ,
J.P. Quintana ,
K.J. Zhang  and
J.B. Cohen
H. Renevier
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3100
X.B. Kan
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3100
J.P. Quintana
Affiliation:
DND Synchrotron Research Center, 1034 University Place, Suite 140, Evanston, Illinois 60201
K.J. Zhang
Affiliation:
James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
J.B. Cohen
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3100
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Abstract

The local order in a single crystal of YBa2Cu2.53Co0.47O7.13 has been studied with anomalous diffuse x-ray scattering. (For such a Co concentration the compound is nonsuperconducting.) Intensity measurements were carried out at two energies below the Co edge. The difference data could then be expressed in terms of the local structure around a Co atom. The short-range order parameters (α's) indicate that the Co and Cu atoms are nearly randomly distributed on the Cu1 sites. The estimated size of the Co-free “domains” is 5-7 Å. The first neighbor in-plane Co-Co distances are significantly shortened, indicating that the Co atoms are displaced from their average positions. The data also show a significant decrease of the Co-O1 distance, leading to an increase of the Cu2-O1 distance. The lengthening of the Cu2-O1 distance implies a lowering of the Cu2 formal valence. The Co substitution also affects the in-plane Cu2 positions. The present study shows that the Cu-O2 structural coherence is altered on a scale smaller than the superconducting coherence length. As far as the superconductivity is concerned, the Cu2 valence remains one of the most important parameters in determining the superconducting properties of the Co-doped 123 compounds. On the other hand, there is some evidence that in order for superconductivity to occur in this and other doped cuprate compounds, the size of dopant-free regions in the basal plane may have to exceed the superconducting coherence length.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 9 , Issue 12 , December 1994 , pp. 3050 - 3058
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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