NIST High Temp. Superconducting Materials (HTS) Database:

NIST Standard Reference Database 62

Last Update to Data Content: 1996

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18434/T4KP8J


Bibliographic Information

Title: Crystal Structure of Tl2Ba2Ca2Cu3O10, a 125 K Superconductors
Author(s): C.C. Torardi, M.A. Subramanian, J.C. Calabrese, J. Gopalakrishnan, K.J. Morrissey, T.R. Askew, et al.
Publication: Science Volume: 240 Issue: Not Available Year: 1988 Page(s): 631-633
Editor(s): Not Available
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Language: English
Notes: et al. = R.B. Flippen, U. Chowdhry, and A.W. Sleight
Keywords: Material Specification, Density (mass), Crystallography, Critical Temperature

Materials and Properties

Tl:2223; [Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O]
Material Specification for Tl:2223; [Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O] Process: Solid State Reaction
Notes: "Various samples in the Tl/Ba/Ca/Cu/O system were prepared by thoroughly mixing Tl2O3, CaO2, BaO2, and CuO in various ratios. The mixtures were pressed into pellets, sealed in gold tubes (1.3 cm in diameter and 10 cm in length), and heated at 850°C to 925 °C for varying times. Under our preparatory conditions, essentially single-phase Tl2Ba2Ca2Cu3O10 was made by heating the mixture containing stoichiometric quantities to 890 °C for 1 h... Single crystals of Tl2Ba2Ca2Cu3O10 were grown from starting compositions containing excess Ca and Cu (2Tl:2Ba:3Ca:4Cu) in sealed gold tubes. Reaction mixtures were heated to 920 °C for 3 h and cooled to 300 °C at a rate of 5 °C/min."
Formula: Tl2Ba2Ca2Cu3O10
Informal Name: Tl:2223
Chemical Family: Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O
Chemical Class: Oxide
Structure Type: Single Crystal
Manufacturer: In House
Commercial Name: In House
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Density (mass) for Tl:2223; [Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O]
Density (g cm-3)
6.96
Measurement Method: X-ray diffraction
"The structure... has been determined from single-crystal x-ray diffraction data." Diffractomer: Enraf-Nonius CAD4 Radiation: MoKα Monochromator: Graphite 2θ range: 0° - 60°

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Crystallography for Tl:2223; [Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O]
Crystal System: Tetragonal
Formula Units per Cell: 2
Space Group: I4/mmm
Cell Parameters
Temp K a Å b Å c Å
296 3.8503(6) -- 35.88(3)
Atomic Coordinates
Atom Temp K a-axis b-axis c-axis
Tl(1) 296 0.50 0.50 0.2201(1)
Ba(1) 296 0.00 0.00 0.1448(1)
Cu(1) 296 0.50 0.50 0.00
Cu(2) 296 0.50 0.50 0.0896(2)
Ca(1) 296 0.00 0.00 0.0463(2)
O(1) 296 0.50 0.00 0.00
O(2) 296 0.50 0.00 0.0875(6)
O(3) 296 0.50 0.50 0.1588(13)
O(4) 296 0.50 0.50 0.2719(14)
Measurement Method: X-ray diffraction
"The structure... has been determined from single-crystal x-ray diffraction data." Diffractomer: Enraf-Nonius CAD4 Radiation: MoKα Monochromator: Graphite 2θ range: 0° - 60°

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Critical Temperature for Tl:2223; [Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O]
Critical Temperature (K)
122
Measurement Method: Four-probe method
"Four-probe resistivity measurements on a typical sample showed apparent zero resistivity (10-8 ohms) at 122 K." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data