Abstract
We present the results of a systematic electron diffraction study of short-range oxygen-vacancy ordering in ceramic YBa2Cu3O7-δ superconductors with 0.08≤δ≤0.67, prepared by a Zr-getter technique. In addition to the two types of orderings with reduced wave vectors ((1/2,0,0) and ((2/5,0,0), a new vacancy ordering with reduced wave vector((1/3,0,0) has been found. We have observed in samples with δ=0.5 a vacancy ordering with a large correlation length (∼150 A) in the c-axis direction. We have also observed a tweedlike microstructure at δ=0.61, which is caused by a high density of microtwins.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5130-5133 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review B |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Condensed Matter Physics