30 research outputs found
Spin Waves in the Ferromagnetic Ground State of the Kagome Staircase System Co3V2O8
Inelastic neutron scattering measurements were performed on single crystal
Co3V2O8 wherein magnetic cobalt ions reside on distinct spine and cross-tie
sites within kagome staircase planes. This system displays a rich magnetic
phase diagram which culminates in a ferromagnetic ground state below Tc~6 K. We
have studied the low-lying magnetic excitations in this phase within the kagome
plane. Despite the complexity of the system at higher temperatures, linear
spin-wave theory describes most of the quantitative detail of the inelastic
neutron measurements. Our results show two spin-wave branches, the higher
energy of which displays finite spin-wave lifetimes well below Tc, and
negligible magnetic exchange coupling between Co moments on the spine sites.Comment: 4 pages and 4 figure
Giant magnetic-field changes in radio-frequency absorption in LaSrMnO near the Curie temperature
The DC transport properties of and the radio-frequency (RF) wave absorption
(at 2.525 MHz) in a sample of LaSrMnO prepared by
floating-zone method are measured. The Curie temperature, , of the
sample is about 374 K. Giant temperature and magnetic-field variations in RF
absorption are found in the vicinity of . Relative change of the RF
absorption in magnetic field (magnetoabsorption) is about 67% in field 2.1 kOe
and about 55% in field 1 kOe. This giant magnetoabsorption effect can be used
to develop RF devices controlled by temperature and low magnetic field. A weak
temperature dependence of magnetoabsorption for the sample studied in the range
from room temperature to about 350 K makes it especially attractive for
practical use. The RF study supplemented with transport, magnetoresistive and
magnetic measurements enables us to discuss the optimal properties of manganite
samples for observation of giant magnetoabsorption in low field.Comment: Submitted to J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 14 pages including 7 figure
Growth conditions, structure, and superconductivity of pure and metal-doped FeTe1-xSex single crystals
Superconducting single crystals of pure FeTe1 xSex and FeTe0.65Se0.35 doped
with Co, Ni, Cu, Mn, Zn, Mo, Cd, In, Pb, Hg, V, Ga, Mg, Al, Ti, Cr, Sr or Nd
into Fe ions site have been grown applying Bridgman's method. It has been found
that the sharpness of transition to the superconducting state in FeTe1 xSex is
evidently inversely correlated with crystallographic quality of the crystals.
Among all of the studied dopants only Co, Ni and Cu substitute Fe ions in
FeTe0.65Se0.35 crystals. The remaining examined ions do not incorporate into
the crystal structure. Nevertheless, they form inclusions together with
selenium, tellurium and/or iron, what changes the chemical composition of host
matrix and therefore influences Tc value. Small disorder introduced into
magnetic sublattice, by partial replacement of Fe ions by slight amount of
nonmagnetic ions of Cu (~ 1.5 at%) or by magnetic ions of Ni (~ 2 at%) and Co
(~5 at%) with spin value different than that of Fe ion, completely suppresses
superconductivity in FeTe1 xSex system. This indicates that even if
superconductivity is observed in the system containing magnetic ions it can not
survive when the disorder in magnetic ions sublattice is introduced, most
likely because of magnetic scattering of Cooper pairs.Comment: 18 pages, 12 figures, 3 table
Influence of magnetic field on paramagnetic-ferromagnetic transition in LaCaMnO () crystal: ultrasonic and transport studies
The ultrasonic properties of LaCaMnO ()
with the Curie temperature about 200 K are studied. Temperature
dependences of longitudinal and transverse sound velocities were measured in
zero magnetic field and for different constant magnetic fields as well. The
ultrasonic study is supported by magnetic, resistive, magnetoresistive,
structural and other measurements of the sample that facilitate interpretation
of the results obtained. The magnetic field influence on sound properties found
in this study presents some new features of the interplay between the elastic
and magnetic properties of these compounds. It is shown that the
paramagnetic-ferromagnetic transition in the sample studied is first order, but
can become second order under the influence of applied magnetic field.Comment: submitted to Phys. Rev.
Extrinsic inhomogeneity effects in magnetic, transport and magnetoresistive properties of La_{1-x}Ca_{x}MnO_{3} (x\approx 0.33) crystal prepared by the floating zone method
The paper describes a study of the magnetic, transport and magnetoresistive
properties of La_{1-x}Ca_{x}MnO_{3} (x\approx 0.33) crystals prepared by the
floating-zone method. We found that these properties testify to rather good
crystal perfection of the sample studied. In particular, a huge
magnetoresistance ([R(0)-R(H)]/R(H) in the field H = 5 T is about 2680 %) is
found near the Curie temperature (216 K). At the same time, some distinct
features of measured properties indicate the influence of extrinsic
inhomogeneities arising due to technological factors in the sample preparation.
Analysis of the data obtained shows that these are rare grain boundaries and
twins. Specific influence of the grain-boundary-like inhomogeneities on the
transport and magnetoresistive properties are considered.Comment: Submitted to Physica
EPR in Kagome Staircase Compound Mg 2.997
The paramagnetic resonance of Co ions in MgCoVO single crystals are reported. The EPR spectrum shows two groups of resonance lines associated with two crystallographically nonequivalent Co ions positions that are known in the kagome staircase system as "cross-tie" and "spine" sites. No preferential occupation of Co ions in the kagome lattice was observed. The ground state was described by spin-Hamiltonian with an effective electronic spin S=1/2 and nuclear spin I=7/2. The local symmetry of oxygen octahedron surrounding Co ions, main values of the g-factors, and hyperfine structure were determined for both cobalt positions
EPR in Kagome Staircase Compound MgCoVO
The paramagnetic resonance of Co ions in MgCoVO single crystals are reported. The EPR spectrum shows two groups of resonance lines associated with two crystallographically nonequivalent Co ions positions that are known in the kagome staircase system as "cross-tie" and "spine" sites. No preferential occupation of Co ions in the kagome lattice was observed. The ground state was described by spin-Hamiltonian with an effective electronic spin S=1/2 and nuclear spin I=7/2. The local symmetry of oxygen octahedron surrounding Co ions, main values of the g-factors, and hyperfine structure were determined for both cobalt positions
Role of Crystal-Melt Interface and Surface Tension on Czochralski Growth of Substrate Materials with KNiF Structure
Crystal-melt interface was investigated during Czochralski growth of SrLaGaO and SrLaAlO crystals on ⟨001⟩ oriented seeds. Relations between the ratio of the core diameter, grown on (001) plane, and the crystal diameter, as a function of seed rotation speed were determined. It was confirmed that it is possible to control the core diameter during the crystal growth. A new module was introduced into the crystal growth controlling program. It enables to estimate the surface tension coefficient between crystal and melt at the beginning of crystallization. This value is then used to compute proper corrections for automatic weighting system
SrLaGaO-SrLaAlO Solid Solutions - Substrate Materials with Tuneable Lattice Parameter for Various HTSC Compounds
The increase in Τ for high temperature superconductors can be realized, among others, by appropriate substrate/film combinations. SrLaGaO-SrLaΑlO solid solutions were grown by the Czochralski method. The already achieved results allow to obtain single crystals of SrLaΑlGaO with lattice constant a in the range from 0.3754 to 0.3775 nm, and SrLaGaΑlO crystals with lattice constant a in the range from 0.3843 to 0.3826 nm. Electron-probe microanalysis along obtained single crystals was used for determination of segregation coefficient between aluminum and gallium ions