Polycrystalline samples of Bi2Sr2-xLaxCaCu2Oy and pure Bi2212 with differen
t oxygen content have been prepared and studied by Raman spectroscopy. No f
requency change of O(Bi)A(g) mode is observed. The O(Sr)A(g) mode exhibits
remarkable downward frequency shift. The analysis indicates that the conten
t of excess oxygen inserted into the Bi2O2 layer is the important factor ca
using frequency shift of the O(Sr)A(g) mode. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.
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