Abstract
We report on a Raman scattering study of the superconducting cobaltite NaxCoO2·yH2O as function of Na content and hydration (x ≈ 1/3, 3/4 and y ≈ 0, 2/3, 4/3). The observed scattering intensity is analysed in terms of lattice strain, structural misfit and disorder. Hydration, due to the intercalation of one or two H2O layers, releases a part of this strain. Our Raman data suggest a connection between disorder on the partly occupied Na sites and the narrow phase space of superconductivity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | S857-S865 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics Condensed Matter |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 11 SPEC. ISS. |
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| State | Published - 24 Mar 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |