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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 340-344 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
| Volume | 448 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 21 Jun 2000 |
| Event | 12th National Synchrotron Radiation Conference - SR'98 - Novosibirsk, Russia Duration: 14 Jul 1998 → 18 Jul 1998 |
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