67 research outputs found
Probing the Yb spin relaxation in YYbBaCuO by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
The relaxation of Yb in YBaCuO () was studied
using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR). It was found that both electronic
and phononic processes contribute to the Yb relaxation. The phononic
part of the relaxation has an exponential temperature dependence, which can be
explained by a Raman process via the coupling to high-energy (500 K)
optical phonons or an Orbach-like process via the excited vibronic levels of
the Cu ions (localized Slonczewski-modes). In a sample with a maximum
oxygen doping =6.98, the electronic part of the relaxation follows a
Korringa law in the normal state and strongly decreases below .
Comparison of the samples with and without Zn doping proved that the
superconducting gap opening is responsible for the sharp decrease of Yb
relaxation in YBaCuO. It was shown that the electronic
part of the Yb relaxation in the superconducting state follows the same
temperature dependence as Cu and O nuclear relaxations despite
the huge difference between the corresponding electronic and nuclear relaxation
rates.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figure
Controlled vaporization of the superconducting condensate in cuprate superconductors sheds light on the pairing boson
We use ultrashort intense laser pulses to study superconducting state
vaporization dynamics in La(2-x)Sr(x)CuO4 (x=0.1 and 0.15) on the femtosecond
timescale. We find that the energy density required to vaporize the
superconducting state is 2+- 0.8 K/Cu and 2.6 +- 1 K/Cu for x=0.1 and 0.15
respectively. This is significantly greater than the condensation energy
density, indicating that the quasiparticles share a large amount of energy with
the boson glue bath on this timescale. Considering in detail both spin and
lattice energy relaxation pathways which take place on the relevant timescale
of picoseconds, we rule out purely spin-mediated pair-breaking in favor of
phonon-mediated mechanisms, effectively ruling out spin-mediated pairing in
cuprates as a consequence.Comment: 5 pages of article plus 4 pages of supplementary materia
Magnetic susceptibility of YbRh2Si2 and YbIr2Si2 on the basis of a localized 4f electron approach
We consider the local properties of the Yb3+ ion in the crystal electric
field in the Kondo lattice compounds YbRh2Si2 and YbIr2Si2. On this basis we
have calculated the magnetic susceptibility taking into account the Kondo
interaction in the simplest molecular field approximation. The resulting
Curie-Weiss law and Van Vleck susceptibilities could be excellently fitted to
experimental results in a wide temperature interval where thermodynamic and
transport properties show non-Fermi-liquid behaviour for these materials.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figures, 4 table
Why could Electron Spin Resonance be observed in a heavy fermion Kondo lattice?
We develop a theoretical basis for understanding the spin relaxation
processes in Kondo lattice systems with heavy fermions as experimentally
observed by electron spin resonance (ESR). The Kondo effect leads to a common
energy scale that regulates a logarithmic divergence of different spin kinetic
coefficients and supports a collective spin motion of the Kondo ions with
conduction electrons. We find that the relaxation rate of a collective spin
mode is greatly reduced due to a mutual cancelation of all the divergent
contributions even in the case of the strongly anisotropic Kondo interaction.
The contribution to the ESR linewidth caused by the local magnetic field
distribution is subject to motional narrowing supported by ferromagnetic
correlations. The developed theoretical model successfully explains the ESR
data of YbRh2Si2 in terms of their dependence on temperature and magnetic
field.Comment: 5pages, 1 Figur
The Orbital Order Parameter in La0.95Sr0.05MnO3 probed by Electron Spin Resonance
The temperature dependence of the electron-spin resonance linewidth in
La0.95Sr0.05MnO3 has been determined and analyzed in the paramagnetic regime
across the orbital ordering transition. From the temperature dependence and the
anisotropy of linewidth and -value the orbital order can be unambiguously
determined via the mixing angle of the wave functions of the -doublet. The linewidth shows a similar evolution with temperature as
resonant x-ray scattering results
Low temperature properties of the Electron Spin Resonance in YbRh2Si2
We present the field and temperature behavior of the narrow Electron Spin
Resonance (ESR) response in YbRh2Si2 well below the single ion Kondo
temperature. The ESR g factor reflects a Kondo-like field and temperature
evolution of the Yb3+ magnetism. Measurements towards low temperatures (>0.5K)
have shown distinct crossover anomalies of the ESR parameters upon approaching
the regime of a well defined heavy Fermi liquid. Comparison with the field
dependence of specific heat and electrical resistivity reveal that the ESR
parameters can be related to quasiparticle mass and cross section and, hence,
contain inherent heavy electron properties.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figures; Manuscript for Proceedings of the International
Conference on Quantum Criticality and Novel Phases (QCNP09, Dresden); subm.
to pss(b
EPR study of polycrystalline superconductors with YBa2Cu3O7 structure
Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) of Gd3+, Eu2+, and copper ions has been investigated in the high-Tc superconductor with YBa2Cu3O7-α structure. It has been established that the system is heterogeneous at 0.15≤δ≤0.5 and consists of metallic and dielectric regions. The former arises due to oxygen enrichment while the later due to oxygen deficiency. The integral of exchange interaction between Gd3+ localized moments and conduction electrons Jsf=0.016 eV has been determined from the normal state temperature dependence of Gd3+ EPR linewidth for metallic regions. Tc depression by gadolinium-localized moments for GdBa2Cu3O7-α was estimated to be ΔTc{reversed tilde equals}-2K. Anomalies in linewidth temperature dependence upon transition from the normal to the superconducting state have given information about the value and temperature behavior of the superconductor's energy gap. The model, which gives the opportunity to understand some peculiarities of the EPR signal for YBa2Cu3O7-α samples, is proposed in terms of several bottlenecked spinsubsystems: spin-liquid in CuO planes and Cu2+-O- and Cu2+-O2- fragments in CuO chains. © 1989 Plenum Publishing Corporation
Magnetic susceptibility of YbRh2Si2 and YbIr 2Si2 on the basis of a localized 4f electron approach
We consider the local properties of the Yb3+ ion in the crystal electric field in the Kondo lattice compounds YbRh2Si2 and YbIr2Si2. On this basis we have calculated the magnetic susceptibility, taking into account the Kondo interaction in the simplest molecular field approximation. The resulting Curie-Weiss law and Van Vleck susceptibilities could be excellently fitted to experimental results over a wide temperature interval where thermodynamic and transport properties show non-Fermi-liquid behavior for these materials. © 2008 IOP Publishing Ltd
Elastic Spin Relaxation Processes in Semiconductor Quantum Dots
Electron spin decoherence caused by elastic spin-phonon processes is
investigated comprehensively in a zero-dimensional environment. Specifically, a
theoretical treatment is developed for the processes associated with the
fluctuations in the phonon potential as well as in the electron procession
frequency through the spin-orbit and hyperfine interactions in the
semiconductor quantum dots. The analysis identifies the conditions (magnetic
field, temperature, etc.) in which the elastic spin-phonon processes can
dominate over the inelastic counterparts with the electron spin-flip
transitions. Particularly, the calculation results illustrate the potential
significance of an elastic decoherence mechanism originating from the
intervalley transitions in semiconductor quantum dots with multiple equivalent
energy minima (e.g., the X valleys in SiGe). The role of lattice anharmonicity
and phonon decay in spin relaxation is also examined along with that of the
local effective field fluctuations caused by the stochastic electronic
transitions between the orbital states. Numerical estimations are provided for
typical GaAs and Si-based quantum dots.Comment: 57 pages, 14 figure
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