Abstract
Fluorine 1s and Cu 2p core level binding energies of (Tl0.5Pb0.5)Sr1.6Ba0.4Ca2Cu3Oy/Fx for nominal x = 0.0, 1.0, 2.2 and 3.0 were measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) in order to identify the F site in the overdoped superconductors. Detailed data analysis indicate that about two thirds of the incorporated F replace O in Cu-O planes of the Tl-1223 structure. Most of the remaining one third of F replaces O in the Ba/Sr-O planes and a small amount of F substitutes for O in the Tl/Pb-O planes of Tl-1223 structure. Cu 2p3/2 binding energy was found to be decreasing with increasing x. This indicates that the valency of Cu in Tl-1223/Fx decreases as x increases. The reduction of charge carriers in the overdoped high temperature superconductors is discussed in terms of anion substitution.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 283-291 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - Jun 2000 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We would like to acknowledge the support provided by the Physics Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals for this study. Also we thank Mr. Munawwar Khan for the technical support.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Radiation
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Spectroscopy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry