Reduction annealing effects on the crystal structure of $T^{\prime}$-type La$_{1.8}$Eu$_{0.2}$CuO$_{4+\alpha-\delta}$

We performed neutron powder diffraction measurements on the as-sintered (AS) and oxygen-reduced (OR) La$_{ 1.8}$Eu$_{ 0.2}$CuO$_{ 4+\alpha-\delta}$ (LECO). The structural parameters for oxygens in AS and OR samples refined by the Rietveld analysis are almost identical to those of the reference system, Pr$_{ 2}$CuO$_{ 4+\alpha-\delta}$. Thus, the two systems are comparable in terms of the structural changes in oxygens due to the annealing, although superconductivity appears only in LECO.

Categories: cond-mat.supr-con cond-mat.str-el