Oxygen Nonstoichiometry of Tetragonal La2-xSrxCuO4-δ (x = 0.15-1.2) and in Situ XPS Studies at Elevated Temperaturesстатья
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Аннотация:The peculiarities of oxygen nonstoichiometry (δ) in tetragonal La2-xSrxCuO4-δ solid solution with x(Sr) )
0.15-1.2 were studied by XRD, NPD, in situ high-temperature XPS, and chemical analysis. Temperature
dependences of oxygen nonstoichiometry, δ ) δ(T), were obtained for different Sr contents at 1 bar of O2.
Two types of charge compensation during replacement of lanthanum by strontium are discussed: an increase
of the average copper oxidation state and a formation of oxygen vacancies. The average copper oxidation
state V(Cu) exhibits a maximum of 2.32 at x(Sr) ) 0.6, while δ increases with x(Sr). Oxygen vacancies are
unambiguously located on the 4c site ({CuO2} plane) for compositions with different strontium contents,
which electronic state is described by the O 2p core electron peak at about 531 eV. Thermal stability of the
solid solution in a vacuum is associated with the extraction of practically the entire oxygen from CuO2 layers
and the formation of Cu+ at least in the near-surface region. The higher average copper oxidation state after
synthesis in the Sr-rich phases in comparison with the Sr-poor compositions prevents oxygen removal and
the formation of Cu+ and, therefore, stabilizes the structure during heating in a vacuum.