Elastic moduli and step-like elastic anomalies in Ce-substituted Tl_0.9Bi_0.1Sr_2−xCe_xCa_0.9Y_0.1Cu_1.99Fe_0.01O_7−δ (x = 0–0.20) superconductors

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