Effect of intervening structure between CuO2 sheets in heavily Fe-substituted high-Tc superconductor FeSr2YCu2O6+δ

Heavily Fe-substituted Ba2YCu3O6+δ-type compound FeSr2YCu2O6+δ exhibits superconductivity around 60 K, only when it is annealed in N2 and subsequently in O2. Cationic distribution in this compound is strongly dependent on ionic radius at the Y site, and its superconducting properties are affected by the cationic distribution. In contrast, although the compound with the substitution of fluorite-type unit for Y has cationic order, it does not exhibit superconductivity. We have analyzed the crystal structure of the compounds with the substitution of other lanthanoid elements for Y and with substitution of fluorite-type unit for Y.