Phase relations in RE-Ba-Cu-O systems and compositionally induced structura
l changes in RE1+xBa2-xCu3Oz (RE=La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu) were studied. New "ano
malous" examples of disordered low-T-c "quasicubic" NdBa2Cu3O7 and superstr
uctural ordered orthorhombic Nd2BaCu3O7 were analyzed on the base of behavi
or of Cu-O, Nd-O and Nd-Cu polyhedra to explain physical properties of RE-c
ontaining superconducting materials.