Landolt-Brnstein Group III
: Condensed Matter
Volume 27 

Magnetic Properties of Non-Metallic Inorganic Compounds Based on Transition Elements 

Subvolume F2 Perovskite-Type Layered Cuprates (High-Tc Superconductors and Related Compounds) 
Introductory material 
5	
Magnetic properties of oxides with perovskite, corundum, ilmenite and amorphous 1

structures

5.1.1
 - 5.1.9See Vol. 27F1a 
5.1.10
 - 5.3See Vol. 27F1b 
5.4

Perovskite-type layered cuprates (high-Tc superconductors and related 1 
5.4.1

Introduction 1 
5.4.1.1

General remarks 1 
5.4.1.2

List of frequently used symbols and abbreviations 3 
5.4.2

Magnetic susceptibility and concentration phase diagrams 8 
5.4.2.1

Rare earth cuprates Ln2CuO4-y 8 
5.4.2.1.1

Pure La2CuO4, Y2CuO4 and model compounds Sr2CuO2Cl2, CuO 9 
5.4.2.1.2

Doped La2-xM'xCu1-yM''yO4-delta 16 
5.4.2.1.3

Ln2CuO4-y 23 
5.4.2.2

Rare earth cuprates LnBa2Cu3O7-y, YBa2Cu4O8 32 
5.4.2.2.1

Pure compounds YBa2Cu3Ox and YBa2Cu4O8 32 
5.4.2.2.2

Doped Y(Ba0.55La0.45)2Cu3O7+y, YBa2(Cu1-yMy)3Ox, and Y1-xNaxBa2Cu3O7-delta 39 
5.4.2.2.3

LnBa2Cu3O7-y 45 
5.4.2.2.4

Summary of susceptibility parameters and transition temperatures for 57 
5.4.2.3

Bi- and Tl- based layered cuprates 64 
5.4.2.4

Related compounds Ln2Cu2O5 69 
5.4.2.5

Related compounds Ln2BaCuO5 73 
5.4.3

Magnetization and magnetic phase transitions 75 
5.4.3.1

Pure La2CuO4 and doped La2-xM'xCu1-yM''yO4. Model compounds Sr2CuO2Cl2, CuO, 75 
5.4.3.2

Ln2CuO4-y 80 
5.4.3.3

Rare earth cuprates LnBa2Cu3O7-y 86 
5.4.3.4

Rare earth cuprates Ln2Cu2O5 and Ln2BaCuO5 96 
5.4.4

Magnetic neutron scattering and diffraction 102 
5.4.4.1

Magnetic structures and spin correlations 102 
5.4.4.1.1

La2CuO4, La2-xSrxCuO4, Bi2CuO4 and model compounds Sr2CuO2Cl2, CuO 102 
5.4.4.1.2

Ln2CuO4-y 110 
5.4.4.1.3

Pure and doped LnBa2Cu3Ox, TlBa2YCu2O7 117 
5.4.4.1.4

LnBa2Cu3O7-y 128 
5.4.4.1.5

Rare earth cuprates DyBa2Cu4O8 and ErBa2Cu4O8 136 
5.4.4.1.6

Related compounds Ln2Cu2O5 139 
5.4.4.2

Inelastic neutron scattering and crystal field parameters 141 
5.4.4.2.1

Pure and doped Nd2CuO4 141 
5.4.4.2.2

Rare earth cuprates LnBa2Cu3O7-y 144 
5.4.5 
Magnetic resonance experiments	157

5.4.5.1 
Nuclear resonance measurements	157

5.4.5.1.1 
Pure and doped La2CuO4, model compound CuO, pure and doped Nd2CuO4 158

5.4.5.1.2 
Pure and doped LnBa2Cu3Ox, Bi2Sr2(Ca1-xYx)Cu2O8+y, Pb2Sr2YCu3O8+delta	162

5.4.5.2 
Electron paramagnetic and antiferromagnetic resonance measurements	170

5.4.5.2.1 
Pure and doped Ln2CuO4-y	170

5.4.5.2.2 
YBa2Cu3O7 and related compounds, Bi-based cuprates	172

5.4.5.2.3 
Y1-xGdxBa2Cu3O7-y and Y2-xGdxBaCuO5	176

5.4.5.3	
mu+SR measurements 186

5.4.5.3.1	
Pure and doped Ln2CuO4, model compounds Sr2CuO2Cl2, CuO 186

5.4.5.3.2	
Pure and doped compounds LnBa2Cu3Ox, related compounds Y2BaCuO5 and 191

BaCuO2

5.4.5.3.3	
Bi-based cuprates 198

5.4.6	
Mssbauer spectroscopy 200

5.4.6.1	
Pure and doped Ln2CuO4, La2CoO4, SrLaFeO4 200

5.4.6.2	
Pure and doped LnBa2(Cu1-xFex)3Oz 203

5.4.6.2.1	
Mssbauer spectra for rare earth elements 203

5.4.6.2.2	
Mssbauer spectra of 57Fe doped LnBa2Cu3Oz, YBa2Cu4O8 and related 204

compounds

5.4.6.3	
Compounds related to Bi-based high-Tc cuprates 214

5.4.7	
Heat capacity and derived thermodynamic properties 215

5.4.7.1	
La2-xMxCuO4-y, YBa2Cu3O7-y and Bi2Sr2(Ca,Y)Cu2O8-y 215

5.4.7.2	
Ln2CuO4-y 224

5.4.7.3	
LnBa2Cu3O7-y 227

5.4.7.4	
Related compounds Ln2Cu2O5, Ln2BaCuO5, and Y2BaZnO5 241

5.4.8	
Thermal expansion and magnetostriction 244

5.4.8.1	
Thermal expansion of LnBa2Cu3O7-x 244

5.4.8.2	
Magnetostriction 246

5.4.8.2.1	
La2CuO4 247

5.4.8.2.2	
LnBa2Cu3O7-x and related compounds Ln2Cu2O5 248

5.4.9	
Transport properties 255

5.4.10	
References for 5.4 259


compounds) (Z.A. KAZEI, I.B. KRYNETSKII) LnBa2Cu3O7-y series Bi-based cuprates 
