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NIST Standard Reference Database 62

Last Update to Data Content: 1996

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18434/T4KP8J

Bibliographic Information

Title: Influence of Ni, Fe, and Zn Substitution on the Superconducting and AntiFerromagnetic State of YBa2Cu3O7-δ
Author(s): K. Westerholt, H.J. Wuller, H. Bach, and P. Stauche
Publication: Physical Review B Volume: 39 Issue: 16 Year: 1989 Page(s): 11680-11689
Editor(s): Not Available
Publisher: American Physical Society
Language: English
Notes: Not Available
Keywords: Material Specification, Crystallography, Critical Temperature, Resistivity (normal state), Magnetic Susceptibility

Materials and Properties

Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Fe)-O]
Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Ni)-O]
Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Zn)-O]
Material Specification for Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Fe)-O] Process: Solid State Reaction
Notes: "The samples were prepared following the standard procedure starting with thoroughly mixed powders of high-purity Y2O3, BaCO3, CuO and NiO, ZnO, or Fe2O3. The first sintering process was done in air at a temperature of 960 °C for 24 h; after regrinding and pressing into pellets the samples were annealed in oxygen atmosphere for 20 h at 860 °C and then oven-cooled to room temperature. For the samples with higher concentration of Ni, Fe, or Zn we had to reduce the temperature of the second annealing process towards 830 °C in order to get single-phase samples... The total oxygen content of the as-prepared samples was determined for some samples by measuring the weight loss after reducing in H2 atmosphere at 900 °C. In agreement with the published results we found that the oxygen content is unchanged and close to O6.9 in the Ni and Zn-substituted samples. With Fe substitution the total oxygen content increases slightly. For our sample with 10 at.% Fe substitution we determined a concentration of O7.2±0.1; this corresponds approximately to one additional oxygen atom for two Fe atoms."
Formula: YBa2Cu3-xFexO7.2
Informal Name: Y:123
Chemical Family: Y-Ba-Cu(Fe)-O
Chemical Class: Oxide
Structure Type: Polycrystalline
Manufacturer: In House
Commercial Name: In House
Production Date:
Lot Number:
Production Form:

Crystallography for Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Fe)-O]
Crystal System:
Formula Units per Cell:
Space Group:
Cell Parameters
x (formula units) Temp K a Å b Å c Å
0.00 296 3.818 3.896 11.74
0.02 296 3.821 3.893 11.70
0.09 296 3.853 -- 11.64
0.15 296 3.860 -- 11.68
0.21 296 3.863 -- 11.67
0.30 296 3.870 -- 11.65
0.45 296 3.877 -- 11.63
Measurement Method: X-ray diffraction
Cautions: Unevaluated Data
No measurement details were noted.
Critical Temperature for Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Fe)-O]
x (formula units) Critical Temperature (K)
0.00 94
0.09 85
0.15 79
0.21 69
0.30 47
0.45 1
Measurement Method: Four-probe method
"The electrical resistivity was measured on bars cut from the pellets by a standard four-point ac technique. The electrical contacts were made by sputtering gold contacts and attaching the leads by silver epoxy." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 6 of the paper.
Resistivity (normal state) for Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Fe)-O]
x (formula units) Temperature (K) Resistivity (normal state) (mΩ·cm)
0.09 83 0.1
0.09 90 5.7
0.09 100 6.1
0.09 149 7.0
0.09 200 8.0
0.15 71 0.0
0.15 79 4.6
0.15 86 10.2
0.15 100 10.3
0.15 150 10.5
0.15 200 10.8
0.21 54 0.1
0.21 70 10.5
0.21 74 19.9
0.21 82 28.3
0.21 101 27.0
0.21 148 24.5
0.21 200 23.0
0.30 37 0.3
0.30 46 20.7
0.30 48 40.3
0.30 53 65.4
0.30 62 66.9
0.30 99 54.7
0.30 149 46.1
0.30 200 40.4
Measurement Method: Four-probe method
"The electrical resistivity was measured on bars cut from the pellets by a standard four-point ac technique. The electrical contacts were made by sputtering gold contacts and attaching the leads by silver epoxy." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 2c of the paper.
Magnetic Susceptibility for Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Fe)-O]
Cooling Condition () x (formula units) Temperature (K) Magnetic Susceptibility (arbitrary)
FC 0.3 8 -0.05
FC 0.3 23 -0.03
FC 0.3 40 0.00
FC 0.3 50 0.00
FC 0.15 6 -0.07
FC 0.15 20 -0.07
FC 0.15 30 -0.07
FC 0.15 40 -0.07
FC 0.15 60 -0.01
FC 0.15 70 0.00
FC 0 9 -0.20
FC 0 50 -0.20
FC 0 83 -0.20
FC 0 90 -0.10
FC 0 91 0.00
ZFC 0.3 10 -0.20
ZFC 0.3 29 -0.10
ZFC 0.3 35 -0.05
ZFC 0.3 65 0.00
ZFC 0.15 16 -0.70
ZFC 0.15 30 -0.50
ZFC 0.15 42 -0.30
ZFC 0.15 54 -0.10
ZFC 0.15 65 0.00
ZFC 0 10 -1.00
ZFC 0 40 -1.00
ZFC 0 60 -0.95
ZFC 0 70 -0.91
ZFC 0 80 -0.80
ZFC 0 85 -0.63
ZFC 0 90 -0.07
ZFC 0 92 0.00
Measurement Method: SQUID magnetometer
"The low-field magnetization measurements in the superconducting state were done by a homemade superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer, and the magnetic field was (398 A/m = 5 Oe) unless otherwise noted." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 3c of the paper.
Material Specification for Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Ni)-O] Process: Solid State Reaction
Notes: "The samples were prepared following the standard procedure starting with thoroughly mixed powders of high-purity Y2O3, BaCO3, CuO and NiO, ZnO, or Fe2O3. The first sintering process was done in air at a temperature of 960 °C for 24 h; after regrinding and pressing into pellets the samples were annealed in oxygen atmosphere for 20 h at 860 °C and then oven-cooled to room temperature. For the samples with higher concentration of Ni, Fe, or Zn we had to reduce the temperature of the second annealing process towards 830 °C in order to get single-phase samples... The total oxygen content of the as-prepared samples was determined for some samples by measuring the weight loss after reducing in H2 atmosphere at 900 °C. In agreement with the published results we found that the oxygen content is unchanged and close to O6.9 in the Ni and Zn-substituted samples. With Fe substitution the total oxygen content increases slightly. For our sample with 10 at.% Fe substitution we determined a concentration of O7.2±0.1; this corresponds approximately to one additional oxygen atom for two Fe atoms."
Formula: YBa2Cu3-xNixO6.9
Informal Name: Y:123
Chemical Family: Y-Ba-Cu(Ni)-O
Chemical Class: Oxide
Structure Type: Polycrystalline
Manufacturer: In House
Commercial Name: In House
Production Date:
Lot Number:
Production Form:

Crystallography for Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Ni)-O]
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Formula Units per Cell:
Space Group:
Cell Parameters
x (formula units) Temp K a Å b Å c Å
0.00 296 3.824 3.872 11.69
0.09 296 3.822 3.874 11.71
0.21 296 3.820 3.871 11.68
0.30 296 3.824 3.869 11.68
0.45 296 3.859 3.856 11.63
Measurement Method: X-ray diffraction

Cautions: Unevaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 1 of the paper.
Critical Temperature for Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Ni)-O]
x (formula units) Critical Temperature (K)
0.00 94
0.09 87
0.21 74
0.30 71
0.45 55
Measurement Method: Four-probe method
"The electrical resistivity was measured on bars cut from the pellets by a standard four-point ac technique. The electrical contacts were made by sputtering gold contacts and attaching the leads by silver epoxy." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 6 of the paper.
Resistivity (normal state) for Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Ni)-O]
x (formula units) Temperature (K) Resistivity (normal state) (mΩ·cm)
0 92 0.0
0 94 0.3
0 99 0.4
0 150 0.6
0 200 0.8
0.09 82 0.1
0.09 87 1.0
0.09 101 1.1
0.09 150 1.3
0.09 200 1.6
0.21 70 0.0
0.21 79 3.8
0.21 100 3.8
0.21 150 3.9
0.21 200 4.0
0.3 66 0.0
0.3 72 4.7
0.3 81 8.9
0.3 100 8.9
0.3 150 8.7
0.3 201 9.0
0.45 50 0.6
0.45 58 2.5
0.45 62 50.8
0.45 69 77.3
0.45 100 63.9
0.45 151 53.9
0.45 201 49.2
Measurement Method: Four-probe method
"The electrical resistivity was measured on bars cut from the pellets by a standard four-point ac technique. The electrical contacts were made by sputtering gold contacts and attaching the leads by silver epoxy." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 2a of the paper.
Magnetic Susceptibility for Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Ni)-O]
Cooling Condition () x (formula units) Temperature (K) Magnetic Susceptibility (arbitrary)
FC 0.3 10 -0.07
FC 0.3 50 -0.07
FC 0.3 60 -0.05
FC 0.3 65 0.00
FC 0.3 70 0.00
FC 0.09 10 -0.10
FC 0.09 50 -0.10
FC 0.09 73 -0.10
FC 0.09 78 -0.05
FC 0.09 81 0.00
FC 0 10 -0.19
FC 0 50 -0.19
FC 0 80 -0.19
FC 0 89 -0.10
FC 0 91 0.00
ZFC 0.3 10 -0.73
ZFC 0.3 26 -0.60
ZFC 0.3 37 -0.40
ZFC 0.3 48 -0.20
ZFC 0.3 58 -0.10
ZFC 0.3 65 0.00
ZFC 0.3 75 0.00
ZFC 0.09 10 -0.93
ZFC 0.09 40 -0.90
ZFC 0.09 58 -0.80
ZFC 0.09 66 -0.60
ZFC 0.09 71 -0.30
ZFC 0.09 76 -0.10
ZFC 0.09 81 0.00
ZFC 0.09 85 0.00
ZFC 0 10 -1.00
ZFC 0 30 -1.00
ZFC 0 64 -0.95
ZFC 0 71 -0.90
ZFC 0 80 -0.80
ZFC 0 83 -0.70
ZFC 0 86 -0.50
ZFC 0 89 -0.20
ZFC 0 90 -0.05
ZFC 0 92 0.00
Measurement Method: SQUID magnetometer
"The low-field magnetization measurements in the superconducting state were done by a homemade superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer, and the magnetic field was (398 A/m = 5 Oe) unless otherwise noted." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 3a of the paper.
Material Specification for Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Zn)-O] Process: Solid State Reaction
Notes: "The samples were prepared following the standard procedure starting with thoroughly mixed powders of high-purity Y2O3, BaCO3, CuO and NiO, ZnO, or Fe2O3. The first sintering process was done in air at a temperature of 960 °C for 24 h; after regrinding and pressing into pellets the samples were annealed in oxygen atmosphere for 20 h at 860 °C and then oven-cooled to room temperature. For the samples with higher concentration of Ni, Fe, or Zn we had to reduce the temperature of the second annealing process towards 830 °C in order to get single-phase samples... The total oxygen content of the as-prepared samples was determined for some samples by measuring the weight loss after reducing in H2 atmosphere at 900 °C. In agreement with the published results we found that the oxygen content is unchanged and close to O6.9 in the Ni and Zn-substituted samples. With Fe substitution the total oxygen content increases slightly. For our sample with 10 at.% Fe substitution we determined a concentration of O7.2±0.1; this corresponds approximately to one additional oxygen atom for two Fe atoms."
Formula: YBa2Cu3-xZnxO6.9
Informal Name: Y:123
Chemical Family: Y-Ba-Cu(Zn)-O
Chemical Class: Oxide
Structure Type: Polycrystalline
Manufacturer: In House
Commercial Name: In House
Production Date:
Lot Number:
Production Form:

Crystallography for Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Zn)-O]
Crystal System:
Formula Units per Cell:
Space Group:
Cell Parameters
x (formula units) Temp K a Å b Å c Å
0.00 296 3.824 3.886 11.68
0.09 296 3.827 3.882 11.66
0.18 296 3.830 3.882 11.66
0.30 296 3.830 3.875 11.67
0.45 296 3.857 -- 11.67
Measurement Method: X-ray diffraction
Cautions: Unevaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 1 of the paper.
Critical Temperature for Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Zn)-O]
x (formula units) Critical Temperature (K)
0.00 94
0.09 57
0.18 35
0.30 7
Measurement Method: Four-probe method
"The electrical resistivity was measured on bars cut from the pellets by a standard four-point ac technique. The electrical contacts were made by sputtering gold contacts and attaching the leads by silver epoxy." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 6 of the paper.
Resistivity (normal state) for Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Zn)-O]
x (formula units) Temperature (K) Resistivity (normal state) (mΩ·cm)
0 94 0.1
0 101 0.5
0 151 0.6
0 200 0.8
0.09 54 0.2
0.09 62 1.4
0.09 100 1.5
0.09 151 1.8
0.09 200 2.2
0.18 24 0.1
0.18 38 5.2
0.18 46 8.7
0.18 55 8.9
0.18 102 8.9
0.18 150 9.2
0.18 200 9.7
0.30 10 10.0
0.30 16 11.0
0.30 23 11.5
0.30 43 11.8
0.30 62 11.5
0.30 150 12.1
0.30 200 12.5
0.45 4 30.5
0.45 16 31.0
0.45 35 30.0
0.45 100 27.5
0.45 150 26.8
0.45 200 26.4
Measurement Method: Four-probe method
"The electrical resistivity was measured on bars cut from the pellets by a standard four-point ac technique. The electrical contacts were made by sputtering gold contacts and attaching the leads by silver epoxy." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 2b of the paper.
Magnetic Susceptibility for Y:123; [Y-Ba-Cu(Zn)-O]
Cooling Condition () x (formula units) Temperature (K) Magnetic Susceptibility (arbitrary)
FC 0.18 10 -0.03
FC 0.18 33 -0.01
FC 0.18 37 0.00
FC 0.18 50.0 0.00
FC 0.09 10 -0.09
FC 0.09 46 -0.09
FC 0.09 52 -0.05
FC 0.09 55 0.00
FC 0 10 -0.19
FC 0 50 -0.19
FC 0 83 -0.19
FC 0 92 -0.15
FC 0 89 -0.10
FC 0 90 0.00
FC 0 95 0.00
ZFC 0.18 10 -0.20
ZFC 0.18 22 -0.10
ZFC 0.18 30 -0.05
ZFC 0.18 37 0.00
ZFC 0.09 14 -1.00
ZFC 0.09 22 -0.90
ZFC 0.09 37 -0.50
ZFC 0.09 46 -0.20
ZFC 0.09 55 0.00
ZFC 0.09 60 0.00
ZFC 0 10 -1.00
ZFC 0 33 -1.00
ZFC 0 63 -0.95
ZFC 0 71 -0.90
ZFC 0 79 -0.80
ZFC 0 82 -0.70
ZFC 0 86 -0.50
ZFC 0 89 -0.10
ZFC 0 90 0.00
Measurement Method: SQUID magnetometer
"The low-field magnetization measurements in the superconducting state were done by a homemade superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer, and the magnetic field was (398 A/m = 5 Oe) unless otherwise noted." No additional measurement details were noted.

Cautions: Evaluated Data
Digitized data were obtained from Figure 3b of the paper.