Structure, properties and chemistry of layered oxypnictides

Thesis

This thesis reports the synthesis and characterisation of the layered oxypnictides Sr₂MO₃FeAs (M = Sc, V and Cr) and CeOMnAs. In these materials the choice of transition metal cation at the tetrahedral site in the arsenide layer chiefly dictates the physical properties that are observed.

The bulk of this work has focussed on the development of a new family of iron arsenide superconductor with the general formula Sr₂MO_3...

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Authors: Corkett, AJ

• Publication date: 2012
• DOI: 10.5287/ora-or0eqevgq
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: iron; oxypnictide; superconductor
• Subjects: High-Temperature Superconductivity; Inorganic chemistry; Crystallography; Solid state chemistry