Hopping conduction in the Zn doped Pr(123) system

Authors
Ata-Allah, SS
Citation
Ss. Ata-allah, Hopping conduction in the Zn doped Pr(123) system, PHYS ST S-A, 177(1), 2000, pp. 251-261
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLIED RESEARCH
ISSN journal
00318965 → ACNP
Volume
177
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
251 - 261
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-8965(200001)177:1<251:HCITZD>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A series of PrBa2Cu3-xZnxO7-y samples with 0 less than or equal to x less t han or equal to 1.0 has been prepared. X-ray powder diffraction results sho w the presence of a single-phase orthorhombic structure for all the studied samples. The electrical resistivity of PrBa2Cu3-xZnxO7-y samples is found to increase with increasing Zn concentration. The results are interpreted i n terms of hopping conductivity (both nearest-neighbor-hopping and variable -range-hopping) for doped semiconductors.