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The K2NiF4-Type Cuprate Superconductors La2−xMxCuO4 (M=Ba, Sr, Ca)

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The K2NiF4-type compounds La2−x M x CuO4 (M=Ba, Sr, Ca) are the cuprate superconductors which play an important role to the study of the intrinsic electronic properties and the influence of doping on superconductivity. Large and high-quality La2−x M x CuO4 single crystals can be grown by TSFZ technique. The compounds are of a layered structure containing single CuO2 planes and show remarkable and informative hole-doping dependent anomalies. In this chapter, the growth technique, including its up-to-date developments, and the detailed growth procedures are introduced. The doping effects on the superconductivity in La2−xBaxCuO4 and La2−xSrxCuO4, especially at certain specific magic hole concentrations, are presented.

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Zhou, F. (2016). The K2NiF4-Type Cuprate Superconductors La2−xMxCuO4 (M=Ba, Sr, Ca). In: Growth and Characterization of Bulk Superconductor Material. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 243. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31548-5_1

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