Anisotropy of the temperature dependence of the lattice parameters of Eu Ba 2 Cu 3 O 7 − d in the quasiharmonic limit

An x-ray diffraction analysis of the compound Eu Ba 2 Cu 3 O 7 − δ is carried out in the temperature range 20 – 300 K . At all temperatures of measurement the structure is described in the orthorhombic system. Nonmonotonic growth of the crystal lattice parameter c with decreasing temperature is obse...

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Published in:Low temperature physics (Woodbury, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2006-12, Vol.32 (12), p.1189-1193
Main Authors: Eremenko, V. V., Gospodarev, I. A., Ibulaev, V. V., Sirenko, V. A., Feodosev, S. B., Shvedun, M. Yu
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Language:English
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Summary:An x-ray diffraction analysis of the compound Eu Ba 2 Cu 3 O 7 − δ is carried out in the temperature range 20 – 300 K . At all temperatures of measurement the structure is described in the orthorhombic system. Nonmonotonic growth of the crystal lattice parameter c with decreasing temperature is observed in the interval 150 – 20 K , and substantial features of the temperature dependence of the coefficient of linear thermal expansion appear below the Debye temperature. The results of the experiment are in complete agreement with the conclusions of a microscopic treatment of the vibrations of the atoms of the BaO and europium layers and also the Cu–O chains.
ISSN:1063-777X
1090-6517
DOI:10.1063/1.2400698