Unusual High Oxidation State of Iodine Intercalated in the Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox Superconductor

Jin Ho Choy, Seong Gu Kang, Dong Hoon Kim, Seong Ju Hwang, Mitsuru Itoh, Yoshiyuki Inaguma, Tetsuro Nakamura

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Abstract

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) shows that iodine intercalated into the (Bi-O) layers of the oxide superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox is present in a highly oxidized I(VII) state suggestive of the formation of strongly covalent I-O bonds as in KIO4, not as in KIO3. Electrons are transferred from the antibonding states of the covalent complex to the CuO2 sheets, which lowers Tc. The core-level spectra also show the presence of residual iodine species at the surface of the samples. Ar-ion sputtering of the surface disintercalates iodine from the bulk to the surface.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)284-287
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Solid State Chemistry
Volume102
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993 Jan

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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