Abstract

A series of new layered cuprates with the composition MI2+xBi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y (x=0.6–0.9; M=Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn) have been synthesized by the reaction of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 with each transition metal under an atmosphere of iodine at 400°C. The new cuprates, lamellar in shape, are crystallized in a tetragonal unit cell with the lattice parameters of a = 5.393–5.402 Å and c = 43.32–43.96 Å. A structure model for these cuprates are proposed in which the monoiodide anions are intercalated in the Bi2O2 layer to form a bilayer accompanying 3d metal cations. All of the intercalated cuprates are non-superconducting to be as high as 0.74–2.52 MΩ · cm in resistivity at room temperature.

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