Fig. 16.

Layer sequence, bonding scheme and atomic coordinations in the structure of (La2−xMx) CuO4−y (M = Ba, Sr). The symbol L represents the mixed cations La1−δMδ, Where δ = x/2. In the sequence, the formulas enclosed in the parentheses give the chemical composition of each layer and the subscripts o and c indicate if the cations are at the origin or in the center, respectively, of the mesh characteristic of the layer. The square brackets include the content of one unit cell of the structure.