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: Bulk Superconductivity up to 122 K in the Tl-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O System
Author(s): M.A. Subramanian, C.C. Torardi, J. Gopalakrishnan, P.L. Gai, C.C. Calabrese, T.R. Askew, R.B. Flippen, and A.W. Sleight
Publication: Science Volume: 242 Issue: Not Available Year: 1988 Page(s): 249-252
Editor(s): Not Available
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Language: English
Notes: Not Available
Keywords: Material Specification, Density (mass), Crystallography, Critical Temperature

Materials and Properties

Tl:1223; [Tl(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O]
Material Specification for Tl:1223; [Tl(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O] Process: Solid State Reaction
Notes: "Single crystals of the 15.2 σ phase were grown from an oxide mixture in the molar ratio 1:1:2:3:4 (Tl:Pb:Sr:Ca:Cu) in a sealed gold tube. The mixture was heated to 910 °C for 6 h and cooled at 2 °C/min."
Formula: Tl0.5Pb0.5Sr2Ca1.9Cu3O9
Informal Name: Tl:1223
Chemical Family: Tl(Pb)-Sr-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:1223; [Tl(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O]
Density (g cm-3)
6.10
Measurement Method: X-ray diffraction
"Single-crystal x-ray diffraction data (were obtained as follows): Sample dimensions (mm): 0.10 x 0.09 x 0.02, Diffractometer Enraf-Nonius CAD4, Radiation MoKα, Monochromator Graphite, 2θ range 0 to 70 degrees ...The structure was refined by full-matrix least-squares analysis with neutral atom scattering factor curves and anomalous scattering terms and anisotropic thermal motion for the metal atoms."

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Crystallography for Tl:1223; [Tl(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O]
Crystal System: Tetragonal
Formula Units per Cell: 1
Space Group: P4/mmm
Cell Parameters
Temp K a Å b Å c Å
296 3.808(1) -- 15.232(7)
Atomic Coordinates
Atom Temp K a-axis b-axis c-axis
Tl/Pb 296 0.067(3) 0.00 0.00
Sr 296 0.50 0.50 0.1709(2)
Cu(1) 296 0.00 0.00 0.50
Cu(2) 296 0.00 0.00 0.2868(2)
Ca 296 0.50 0.50 0.3928(3)
O(1) 296 0.00 0.50 0.50
O(2) 296 0.00 0.50 0.2924(7)
O(3) 296 0.00 0.00 0.1311(11)
O(4) 296 0.60(2) 0.50 0.00
Measurement Method: X-ray diffraction
"Single-crystal x-ray diffraction data (were obtained as follows): Sample dimensions (mm): 0.10 x 0.09 x 0.02, Diffractometer Enraf-Nonius CAD4, Radiation MoKα, Monochromator Graphite, 2θ range 0 to 70 degrees ...The structure was refined by full-matrix least-squares analysis with neutral atom scattering factor curves and anomalous scattering terms and anisotropic thermal motion for the metal atoms."

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Critical Temperature for Tl:1223; [Tl(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O]
Critical Temperature (K)
118
Measurement Method: Tc measurement
"Flux-exclusion measurement on these crystals showed a sharp superconducting transition..." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data