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Exchange bias-like magnetic properties in Sr2LuRuO6
Exchange bias properties are observed in a double perovskite compound,
Sr2LuRuO6. The observed exchange bias properties have been analyzed on the
basis of some of the available theoretical models. Detailed magnetization
measurements show that the exchange bias properties are associated with the
Dzyaloshinsky-Moria (D-M) interaction among the antiferromagnetically ordered
Ru moments (TN~32K). In addition to the usual canting of the antiferromagnetic
moments, D-M interaction in this compound also causes a magnetization reversal
at T~26K, which seems to trigger the exchange bias properties. Heat capacity
measurements confirm the two magnetic anomalies.Comment: 5 Pages, 6 Figure
Evidence against strong correlation in 4d transition metal oxides, CaRuO3 and SrRuO3
We investigate the electronic structure of 4d transition metal oxides, CaRuO3
and SrRuO3. The analysis of the photoemission spectra reveals significantly
weak electron correlation strength (U/W ~ 0.2) as expected in 4d systems and
resolves the long standing issue that arose due to the prediction of large U/W
similar to 3d-systems. It is shown that the bulk spectra, thermodynamic
parameters and optical properties in these systems can consistently be
described using first principle approaches. The observation of different
surface and bulk electronic structures in these weakly correlated 4d systems is
unusual.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Probing the superconducting ground state of the rare-earth ternary boride superconductors RuB ( = Lu,Y) using muon-spin rotation and relaxation
The superconductivity in the rare-earth transition metal ternary borides
RuB (where = Lu and Y) has been investigated using muon-spin
rotation and relaxation. Measurements made in zero-field suggest that
time-reversal symmetry is preserved upon entering the superconducting state in
both materials; a small difference in depolarization is observed above and
below the superconducting transition in both compounds, however this has been
attributed to quasistatic magnetic fluctuations. Transverse-field measurements
of the flux-line lattice indicate that the superconductivity in both materials
is fully gapped, with a conventional s-wave pairing symmetry and BCS-like
magnitudes for the zero-temperature gap energies. The electronic properties of
the charge carriers in the superconducting state have been calculated, with
effective masses and in the Lu
and Y compounds, respectively, with superconducting carrier densities
() m and ()
m. The materials have been classified according to the
Uemura scheme for superconductivity, with values for
of and , implying that
the superconductivity may not be entirely conventional in nature.Comment: 8 pages, 8 figure
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