文摘
Phase formation processes along the YBa(Co, Cu)4O7 + x section of the Y–Ba–Co–Cu–O system have been studied in the temperature range 900–1150°C under atmospheric oxygen pressure. We have located the boundaries of the homogeneity range of the YBaCo4–yCuyO7 + x (114) phase and determined the temperature- dependent copper solubility in this phase, ymax(t) (ymax ≈ 0 at 900°C; the highest solubility is ymax ≈ 0.7, at t = 1000–1050°C). Using X-ray diffraction data for quenched samples, we have identified the phases that coexist with YBaCo4–yCuyO7 + x in the phase regions adjacent to its homogeneity range. The results demonstrate that, if the percentage of copper in a starting mixture, y0, exceeds the copper solubility limit in the 114 phase at a given synthesis temperature, the excess copper concentrates in copper-rich phases: YBaCo2–yCuyO5 + x (112), Co1–yCuyO1 + x (001), and Y2Cu2O5 + x (202). At temperatures in the range 900 ≤ t ≤ 1050°C and compositions in the range y0 ≤ 0.9, the system can be thought of as ternary, with a constant Y: Ba ratio of 1: 1 (that is, only the 114, 112, and 001 phases are present at equilibrium). Beyond this region, phases with other Y: Ba ratios appear.