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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011
In the present study, hole carrier doping was attempted for CoSr2YCu2O7+δ which is a relating compound to a well known superconductor YBa2Cu3O7-δ by introduction of excess oxygen into CoO1+δ layer and cation substitutions. High valence metal substitution for cobalt and barium substitution for strontium were revealed to be able to introduce excess oxygen and generate hole carriers. Additional calcium substitution for yttrium enhanced hole carrier concentration p/Cu > 0.05 which was enough for superconductivity, however superconducting transition was not observed. This is possibly due to incorporation of cobalt in the CuO2 planes.