Abstract
ABSTRACTWe describe the use of neutron powder diffraction for studying the local structure of high-temperature superconductors. This is accomplished by carrying out a pair distribution function (PDF) analysis. This approach does not presume a periodic structure and allows short range deviations from perfect crystalline order to be observed. Data from a sample of La2CuO4 collected on two different diffractometers are compared to determine the degree of reproducibility of the results. It is found that the data reproduce very well; however, a model-PDF, fit to the data assuming the average crystal structure in the low-temperature-orthorhombic (LTO) phase, differs from the data in a number of significant ways. This is related to earlier observations that the local structure of the La1.875Ba0.125CuO4 compound differs from the average crystal structure.
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