Tetragonal YBa2(Cu1−xMx)3O7+δ, M = Fe, Co, Al; tweed contrast and orthorhombic microtwins
- 1 May 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Philosophical Magazine Part B
- Vol. 65 (5) , 1067-1077
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13642819208217921
Abstract
Calculations predict that orthorhombic microtwins of the same orthorhombicity as pure YBa2Cu3O7−δ result in an apparent tetragonal symmetry in diffraction experiments when the twin period is reduced below about 20 nm. The diffuse electron scattering observed around the fundamental refiections from YBa2(Cu1−x M x)3O7+δ, where M = Fe, Al, or Co and x ≳ 0.03, is also well described by this model of non-periodic orthorhombic microtwins, suggesting that these trivalent cations on the chain sites promote the formation of chemical twins.Keywords
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