22 research outputs found
Uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy in
is a paramagnetic metal and since its low temperature
resistivity is described by with , it
is also considered a non-Fermi liquid (NFL) metal. We have performed extensive
magnetoresistance and Hall effect measurements of untwinned epitaxial films of
. These measurements reveal that exhibits
uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy. In addition, the low-temperature NFL
behavior is most effectively suppressed when a magnetic field is applied along
the easy axis, suggesting that critical spin fluctuations, possibly due to
proximity of a quantum critical phase transition, are related to the NFL
behavior.Comment: 7 figure
Transport Properties, Thermodynamic Properties, and Electronic Structure of SrRuO3
SrRuO is a metallic ferromagnet. Its electrical resistivity is reported
for temperatures up to 1000K; its Hall coefficient for temperatures up to 300K;
its specific heat for temperatures up to 230K. The energy bands have been
calculated by self-consistent spin-density functional theory, which finds a
ferromagnetic ordered moment of 1.45 per Ru atom. The measured
linear specific heat coefficient is 30mJ/mole, which exceeds the
theoretical value by a factor of 3.7. A transport mean free path at room
temperature of is found. The resistivity increases nearly
linearly with temperature to 1000K in spite of such a short mean free path that
resistivity saturation would be expected. The Hall coefficient is small and
positive above the Curie temperature, and exhibits both a low-field and a
high-field anomalous behavior below the Curie temperature.Comment: 6 pages (latex) and 6 figures (postscript, uuencoded.) This paper
will appear in Phys. Rev. B, Feb. 15, 199
Antiferromagnetic Order in Disorder-Induced Insulating Phase of SrRu_{1-x}Mn_xO_3 (0.4<x<0.6)
We have performed the powder neutron diffraction measurements on the solid
solutions of SrRu_{1-x}Mn_xO_3, and found that the itinerant ferromagnetic
order observed in pure SrRuO_3 changes into the C-type antiferromagnetic (AF)
order with nearly localized d electrons in the intermediate Mn concentration
between x=0.4 and 0.6. With increasing x, the AF moment is strongly enhanced
from 1.1 mB (x=0.4) to 2.6 mB (x=0.6), which is accompanied by the elongation
of the tetragonal c/a ratio. These results suggest that the substitution of Mn
for Ru suppresses the itinerant character of the d electrons, and induces the
superexchange interaction through the compression in the c plane. We have also
found that the magnetic and transport properties observed in our tetragonal
samples are quite similar to those of recently reported orthorhombic ones.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Investigation of the ferromagnetic transition in the correlated 4d perovskites SrRuRhO
The solid-solution SrRuRhO () is a
variable-electron-configuration system forming in the nearly-cubic-perovskite
basis, ranging from the ferromagnetic 4 to the enhanced paramagnetic
4. Polycrystalline single-phase samples were obtained over the whole
composition range by a high-pressure-heating technique, followed by
measurements of magnetic susceptibility, magnetization, specific heat,
thermopower, and electrical resistivity. The ferromagnetic order in long range
is gradually suppressed by the Rh substitution and vanishes at .
The electronic term of specific-heat shows unusual behavior near the critical
Rh concentration; the feature does not match even qualitatively with what was
reported for the related perovskites (Sr,Ca)RuO. Furthermore, another
anomaly in the specific heat was observed at .Comment: Accepted for publication in PR
Temperature dependent bilayer ferromagnetism in Sr3Ru2O7
The Ruthenium based perovskites exhibit a wide variety of interesting
collective phenomena related to magnetism originating from the Ru 4d electrons.
Much remains unknown concerning the nature of magnetic fluctuations and
excitations in these systems. We present results of detailed inelastic neutron
scattering measurements of Sr3Ru2O7 as a function of temperature, probing the
ferromagnetic fluctuations of the bilayer structure. A magnetic response is
clearly visible for a range of temperatures, T = 3.8 K up to T = 100 K, and for
energy transfers between 2 and 14 meV. These measurements indicate that the
ferromagnetic fluctuations manifest in the bilayer structure factor persist to
surprisingly large temperatures. This behavior may be related to the proximity
of the system in zero magnetic field to the metamagnetic/ferromagnetic
transition.Comment: 29 page double space pdf, 12 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.