Sm. Loureiro et al., HIGH-PRESSURE SYNTHESIS OF THE MEMBERS WITH N=1 TO N=6 OF THE NEW SUPERCONDUCTING FAMILY HGBA2CAN-1CUNO2N+2+DELTA, Physica. C, Superconductivity, 235, 1994, pp. 905-906
The synthesis of the members n= 1 to 6 of the new mercury-bearing cupr
ate series has been carried out using high-pressure high temperature s
ynthesis in a belt type apparatus at 18-40 Kbar and 850-950 degrees C.
At the present time, this method appears to be the only route to prep
are the members with n=3 to 6 or greater as bulk nearly-pure samples.
The synthesis procedure involves two steps : the preparation of a prec
ursor Ba2Can-1CunOx, and then the sintering of HgO with the precursor
at the requested values of P,T,t.