The effect of RE substitution in layered REO0.5F0.5BiS2: chemical pressure, local disorder and superconductivity

• DOI: 10.1039/c5cp03750f
• Publication Date: 2015-07-21T14:30:21Z
• Authors: Y. Mizuguchi; E. Paris; T. Sugimoto; A. Iadecola; J. Kajitani; O. Miura; T. Mizokawa; N. L. Saini
• Keywords: Physics and Astronomy (all); Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences

We have studied the effect of RE substitution on the structure and the local atomic disorder in REO0.5F0.5BiS2 (RE = rare-earth) to understand their correlation with the bulk superconductivity in these materials.