Internal friction in kHz range has been performed for single-phase HgB
a2Ca2Cu3O8+delta. The results indicate that two peaks of internal fric
tion appear near 150K and 230K, respectively. X-ray diffraction exhibi
ts a lattice parameter stepping at tens of Kelvin above T-c. These ano
malous phenomena are associated with lattice instabilities. Copyright
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