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: Structure of the Superconducting Oxides Tl2Ba2CuO6 and Bi2Sr2CuO6
Author(s): C.C. Torardi, M.A. Subramanian, J.C. Calabrese, J. Gopalakrishnan, E.M. McCarron, K.J. Morrissey, et al.
Publication: Physical Review B Volume: 38 Issue: 1 Year: 1988 Page(s): 225-231
Editor(s): Not Available
Publisher: American Physical Society
Language: English
Notes: et al. = T.R.Askew, R.B.Flippen, U.Chowdhry, and A.W.Sleight
Keywords: Material Specification, Density (mass), Crystallography

Materials and Properties

Tl:221; [Tl-Ba-Cu-O]
Bi:221; [Bi-Sr-Cu-O]
Material Specification for Tl:221; [Tl-Ba-Cu-O] Process: Solid State Reaction
Notes: "Powder samples in the Tl-Ba-Cu-O and Bi-Sr-Cu-O systems were prepared by heating at 850-950°C for 1-6 h mixtures of high-purity oxides (BaO2, Tl2O3, SrO2, and CuO, respectively) in sealed gold tubes for Tl (Ba) composition and open gold crucibles for Bi (Sr) composition. Single crystals of Tl2Ba2CuO6 were synthesized in sealed gold tubes by heating the reactants in the molar ratio 2:2:2 (Tl:Ba:Cu) to provide a coppper-rich melt. Similarly, single crystals of superconducting Bi2Sr2CuO6 were grown from an off-stoichiometric 2:3:3 (Bi:Sr:Cu) mixture."
Formula: Tl2Ba2CuO6
Informal Name: Tl:221
Chemical Family: Tl-Ba-Cu-O
Chemical Class: Oxide
Structure Type: Single Crystal
Manufacturer: In House
Commercial Name: In House
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Density (mass) for Tl:221; [Tl-Ba-Cu-O]
Density (g cm-3)
8.07
Measurement Method: X-ray diffraction
"The structures... have been solved and refined from single-crystal x-ray diffraction data." Diffractometer: CAD4 Radiation: MoKα Monochromator: Graphite 2θ range: 0° - 60° for Tl:221 0° - 55° for Bi:221

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Crystallography for Tl:221; [Tl-Ba-Cu-O]
Crystal System: Tetragonal
Formula Units per Cell:
Space Group: I4/mmm
Cell Parameters
Temp K a Å b Å c Å
296 3.866(1) -- 23.239(6)
Atomic Coordinates
Atom Temp K a-axis b-axis c-axis
Tl(1) 296 0.50 0.50 0.20265(2)
Ba(1) 296 0.00 0.00 0.08301(3)
Cu(1) 296 0.50 0.50 0.00
O(1) 296 0.00 0.50 0.00
O(2) 296 0.50 0.50 0.1168(4)
O(3) 296 0.595(5) 0.50 0.2889(5)
Measurement Method: X-ray diffraction
"The structures... have been solved and refined from single-crystal x-ray diffraction data." Diffractometer: CAD4 Radiation: MoKα Monochromator: Graphite 2θ range: 0° - 60° for Tl:221 0° - 55° for Bi:221

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Material Specification for Bi:221; [Bi-Sr-Cu-O] Process: Solid State Reaction
Notes: "Powder samples in the Tl-Ba-Cu-O and Bi-Sr-Cu-O systems were prepared by heating at 850-950°C for 1-6 h mixtures of high-purity oxides (BaO2, Tl2O3, SrO2, and CuO, respectively) in sealed gold tubes for Tl (Ba) composition and open gold crucibles for Bi (Sr) composition. Single crystals of Tl2Ba2CuO6 were synthesized in sealed gold tubes by heating the reactants in the molar ratio 2:2:2 (Tl:Ba:Cu) to provide a coppper-rich melt. Similarly, single crystals of superconducting Bi2Sr2CuO6 were grown from an off-stoichiometric 2:3:3 (Bi:Sr:Cu) mixture."
Formula: Bi2Sr2CuO6
Informal Name: Bi:221
Chemical Family: Bi-Sr-Cu-O
Chemical Class: Oxide
Structure Type: Single Crystal
Manufacturer: In House
Commercial Name: In House
Production Date:
Lot Number:
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Density (mass) for Bi:221; [Bi-Sr-Cu-O]
Density (g cm-3)
7.03
Measurement Method: X-ray diffraction
"The structures... have been solved and refined from single-crystal x-ray diffraction data." Diffractometer: CAD4 Radiation: MoKα Monochromator: Graphite 2θ range: 0° - 60° for Tl:221 0° - 55° for Bi:221

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Crystallography for Bi:221; [Bi-Sr-Cu-O]
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Formula Units per Cell:
Space Group: Amaa
Cell Parameters
Temp K a Å b Å c Å
296 5.362(3) 5.374(1) 24.622(6)
Atomic Coordinates
Atom Temp K a-axis b-axis c-axis
Bi(1) 296 0.00 0.2758(5) 0.0660(2)
Sr(1) 296 0.50 0.2479(9) 0.1790(4)
Cu(1) 296 0.50 0.75 0.25
O(1) 296 0.75 0.50 0.246(2)
O(2) 296 0.00 0.226(12) 0.145(4)
O(3) 296 0.50 0.334(15) 0.064(5)
Measurement Method: X-ray diffraction
"The structures... have been solved and refined from single-crystal x-ray diffraction data." Diffractometer: CAD4 Radiation: MoKα Monochromator: Graphite 2θ range: 0° - 60° for Tl:221 0° - 55° for Bi:221

Cautions: Evaluated Data