The influence of fluorination on ceramic samples of La1.85-xNdxSr0.15CuO4 solid solutions has been studied. The presence of small amounts of fluorine species in the interior of the grains which has been evidenced by Auger electron spectroscopy significantly influences the structural and transport properties. It has been shown that the intercalation of fluorine into the structure reinforces the metallic-like behaviour and superconducting properties by hindering the tendency to the low-temperature structural transition and by increasing the charge carrier density.
Hejtmanek, J., Pollert, E., Chevalier, B., Tressaud, A., Dordor, P., Brisson, C., Etourneau, J., Cassart, M., & Issi, J.-P. (1993). Correlations Between Fluorination and Transport-properties in the La1.85-xndxsr0.15cuo4 System. Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications, 215(3-4), 411-420. https://doi.org/10.1016/0921-4534(93)90244-K (Original work published 1993)