In this article, availability of high-pressure technique to synthesize oxygen-deficient
LnFeAsO
1-y (
Ln: lanthanide elements) and (Ba, K)Fe
2As
2 samples is demonstrated. It is found out that the synthesis pressure is an important parameter for synthesizing single-phase samples, in particular for the heavier
Ln's, such as Tb and Dy. The lattice parameters systematically decrease with the atomic number of
Ln, reflecting the shrinkage of
Ln ionic radius. For the lighter
Ln's (La, Ce, Pr, Nd),
Tc increases monotonously with decreasing the lattice parameters from 26 K for
Ln=La to 54 K for
Ln=Nd, then stays at the constant value around 53 K for the heavier counterpart (Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb and Dy).
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