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Comparison of The Stability of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y with YBa2Cu3O6,5+y in Various Solutions

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The chemical behaviour of both YBa2Cu3O6 . 5 + y {123} and Bi2Sr2CaCυ2O8+y {2212} in various solvents was studied in a comparative manner. In both compounds superconductivity apparently depends on a high oxidation state of Cu. Electrochemical corrosion rates were measured by a variety of techniques and are related to the concentration of labile Cu3+ ions in the specimens. Generally {2212} is the more stable compound, except in strongly basic solutions owing to the amphoteric nature of Bi. In the presence of acidic or basic solutions Bi3+ is oxidized to Bi4+ or Bi5+ by the high oxidation state of Cu in {2212} (similar to oxidation by Na2O2), demonstrating a common feature of cuprate superconductors. The concentration of labile ions was determined by the volumetric measurement of evolved oxygen from acid solution, and the technique was extended to measure the concentration of undecomposed or re-formed carbonates after sintering.

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, P.O.Box 1, Kensington, NSW, 2033, Australia

    H. K. Liu (Visiting Professor), S. X. Dou (Visiting Professor), A. J. Bourdillon & C. C. Sorrell

  2. Northeast University of Technology, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China

    H. K. Liu (Visiting Professor) & S. X. Dou (Visiting Professor)

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  1. Department of Industrial Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113, Japan

    Koichi Kitazawa

  2. Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606, Japan

    Takehiko Ishiguro

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Liu, H.K., Dou, S.X., Bourdillon, A.J., Sorrell, C.C. (1989). Comparison of The Stability of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y with YBa2Cu3O6,5+y in Various Solutions. In: Kitazawa, K., Ishiguro, T. (eds) Advances in Superconductivity. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68084-0_107

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