POSITRON ANNIHILATION STUDY OF YBa₂(Cu_1-xSn_x)₃O_y SUPERCONDUCTORS

The positron annihilation lifetime spectra and their temperature dependence for the YBa₂Cu₃O_y superconducting ceramics doped with Sn have been studied. The resutts of analyses indicate that the element Sn is substituted for Cu(1) sites, and this leads to the ordering of the oxygen atoms as well as the increase of local electronic density in the Cu(1)-O layer where Cu(1) is substituted by Sn.