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Growth and properties of LiCu2O2-NaCu2O2 crystals

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Platelike Li1 − x Na x Cu2O2 single crystals up to 2 × 10 × 10 mm in dimensions have been grown by slowly cooling (1 − x)Li2CO3·xNa2O2·4CuO melts in alundum crucibles in air. Li1 − x Na x Cu2O2 solid solutions in the LiCu2O2-NaCu2O2 system have been shown to exist in the composition range 0.78 < x < 1. The temperature stability ranges of NaCu2O2 and LiCu2O2 are 780–930 and 890–1050°C, respectively. The Mössbauer spectra and electrical conductivity of the crystals have been measured.

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  1. Moscow State Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics, and Automation (Technical University), pr. Vernadskogo 78, Moscow, 119454, Russia

    A. A. Bush & K. E. Kamentsev

  2. Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kosygina 2, Moscow, 119334, Russia

    E. A. Tischenko

  3. Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, pl. Kurchatova 1, Moscow, 123182, Russia

    V. V. Cherepanov

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Original Russian Text © A.A. Bush, K.E. Kamentsev, E.A. Tishchenko, V.V. Cherepanov, 2008, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2008, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 720–726.

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Bush, A.A., Kamentsev, K.E., Tischenko, E.A. et al. Growth and properties of LiCu2O2-NaCu2O2 crystals. Inorg Mater 44, 628–634 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168508060150

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