Research Article

Chemical Reduction of Nd1.85Ce0.15CuO4−δ Powders in Supercritical Sodium Ammonia Solutions

Table 1

Final Rietveld refined parameters of Nd1.85Ce0.15CuO4−δ powders from X-ray powder diffraction data.

Atom Site 2)

Cu 2a 0 0 0, 0.44(7),
Nd 4e 0 0 0.3523(5), 0.44(6),
Ce 4e 0 0 0.3523(5), 0.44(6),
O(1) 4c 0 1/2 0/ 0.90(1),
O(2) 4d 0 1/2 1/4, 0.80(1),

Treated Nd1.85Ce0.15CuO3.961. Untreated Nd1.85Ce0.15CuO3.975.