Cation Ordering in LaBa2Cu2TaO8+y

Abstract
LaBa2Cu2TaO8+y crystallizes in a tetragonal unit cell with the dimensions a=3.9674(2) and c=12.052(1) Å, showing semiconductivity. In this compound, the Ta ions were found to preferentially occupy the Cu1 site between the two Ba layers in the LaBa2Cu3O7-y -type structure.