P. Kizler et al., EXAFS STUDY OF BI-O BOND LENGTHS IN BI2SR2CACU2O8 HIGH-T-C SUPERCONDUCTOR, Physica. C, Superconductivity, 233(3-4), 1994, pp. 415-422
The oxygen ordering around Bi in ''Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8'' high-T-c supercondu
ctors is difficult to determine from diffraction experiments. Extended
X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy investigations o
f the Bi short range order in such a case are more favourable. The pre
sent investigation yielded a shortest average Bi-O bond length of 2.13
Angstrom. This value agrees with the structural model of Bordet et al
. and rejects several other models of the Bi-O ordering.