A sintering procedure was optimised for preparing YBa2Cu3O6+delta cera
mics suitable for APFIM. The sintering temperature had a strong influe
nce on the density and phase purity of the ceramics. Annealing of the
ceramics improved their properties. The success in APFIM analysis allo
ws us to extend our study towards detecting an oxygen ordering, and an
indication of such an ordering on a nanometer scale was observed.