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Double-well oscillating potential of oxygen atoms in perovskite system Ba(K)BiO3: EXAFS - analysis results

  • A. P. Menushenkov*
  • , K. V. Klementev
  • , P. V. Konarev
  • , A. A. Meshkov
  • , S. Benazeth
  • , J. Purans
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
  • L'Orme des Merisiers

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Abstract

Temperature-dependent X-ray absorption investigations were made on the Bi L3-edge in Ba1-xKxBiO3 with x = 0.0 h, 0.4 and 0.5. For the superconducting samples (x = 0.4 and 0.5) it has been found that the local structure differs from the ideal cubic in contrast to the neutron and X-ray diffraction data. The provided analysis of the EXAFS spectra indicates that the oxygen atoms move in double-well potential produced by the existence of two non-equivalent octahedral types of the oxygen environment of bismuth. The vibrations in such a potential lead to modulations of the Bi-O lengths with low frequency which is determined by the soft oxygen octahedron rotation mode frequency. This induces strong electron-phonon interaction and may be the reason for relatively high-temperature transition (Tc approx. 30 K) to the superconducting state.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)340-344
Number of pages5
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume448
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jun 2000
Event12th National Synchrotron Radiation Conference - SR'98 - Novosibirsk, Russia
Duration: 14 Jul 199818 Jul 1998

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