Electrochemical Li intercalation into the Li-doped Bi-2212 phase prepared by solid state reaction

The effects of lithium doping by solid state reaction on the electrochemical intercalation into the Bi-2212 phase with lithium were investigated through the structure and superconducting properties. The expansion rates of lattice parameters with respect to the amount of lithium intercalated by electrochemical reaction decreased with increasing the amount of lithium doped by solid state reaction. The change of superconducting critical temperature with respect to average valence of copper became small with increasing the amount of lithium doped by solid state reaction. The electrochemical reaction removed lithium from Bi-2212 phase as much as the amount of lithium intercalated by electrochemical reaction. The result supports the possibility that lithium doped by solid state reaction and electrochemical reaction occupies the different sites in the Bi-2212 phase.