50 research outputs found
Intrinsic Josephson Effects in the Magnetic Superconductor RuSr2GdCu2O8
We have measured interlayer current transport in small sized RuSr2GdCu2O8
single crystals. We find a clear intrinsic Josephson effect showing that the
material acts as a natural
superconductor-insulator-ferromagnet-insulator-superconductor superlattice. So
far, we detected no unconventional behavior due to the magnetism of the RuO2
layers.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. Let
Magneto-superconductivity of 100-atm O2-annealed RuSr2Gd1.5Ce0.5Cu2O10
Studied 100-atm O2-annealed RuSr2Gd1.5Ce0.5Cu2O10 (Ru-1222) compound
crystallized in a tetragonal I4/mmm space group crystal structure.
Thermo-gravemetric (TG) analysis of the compound showed the release of oxygen
and breaking to metallic constituents in two distinct steps at around 350 and
500 0C. The DC magnetization data (M vs. T) revealed magnetic transition at 100
K followed by superconducting transition at 40 K. Low field M vs. H hysteresis
loop showed a lower critical field (Hc1) value of around 25 Oe. Ferromagnetic
component is evidenced at 5, 10, 20 and 40 K. Near saturation field of above 5
Tesla is observed at 5 K. Zero-field returning moment (Mr) and zero-moment
coercive field (Hc) values at 5 K are 0.35mB and 250 Oe. The resistance vs.
temperature (R vs. T) behaviour of the sample confirmed superconductivity at
around 43 K. Superconductivity transition (Tc) is broadened under magnetic
field with strong granularity like steps.Comment: 16 pages including text and six figure
Lattice Distortion and Octupole Ordering Model in CexLa1-xB6
Possible order parameters of the phase IV in CexLa1-xB6 are discussed with
special attention to the lattice distortion recently observed. A
\Gamma_{5u}-type octupole order with finite wave number is proposed as the
origin of the distortion along the [111] direction. The \Gamma_8 crystalline
electric field (CEF) level splits into three levels by a mean field with the
\Gamma_{5u} symmetry. The ground and highest singlets have the same quadrupole
moment, while the intermediate doublet has an opposite sign. It is shown that
any collinear order of \Gamma_{5u}-type octupole moment accompanies the
\Gamma_{5g}-type ferro-quadrupole order, and the coupling of the quadrupole
moment with the lattice induces the distortion. The cusp in the magnetization
at the phase transition is reproduced, but the internal magnetic field due to
the octupole moment is smaller than the observed one by an order of magnitude.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, submitted to J. Phys. Soc. Jp
Detection of Neutron Scattering from Phase IV of Ce0.7La0.3B6: A Confirmation of the Octupole Order
We have performed a single crystal neutron scattering experiment on
Ce0.7La0.3B6 to investigate the order parameter of phase IV microscopically.
Below the phase transition temperature 1.5 K of phase IV, weak but distinct
superlattice reflections at the scattering vector (h/2,h/2,l/2) (h, l = odd
number) have been observed by neutron scattering for the first time. The
intensity of the superlattice reflections is stronger for high scattering
vectors, which is quite different from the usual magnetic form factor of
magnetic dipoles. This result directly evidences that the order parameter of
phase IV has a complex magnetization density, consistent with the recent
experimental and theoretical prediction in which the order parameter is the
magnetic octupoles Tbeta with Gamma5 symmetry of point group Oh. Neutron
scattering experiments using short wavelength neutrons, as done in this study,
could become a general method to study the high-rank multipoles in f electron
systems.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Invariant Form of Hyperfine Interaction with Multipolar Moments - Observation of Octupolar Moments in NpO and CeB by NMR -
The invariant form of the hyperfine interaction between multipolar moments
and the nuclear spin is derived, and applied to discuss possibilities to
identify the antiferro-octupolar (AFO) moments by NMR experiments. The ordered
phase of NpO and the phase IV of CeLaB are studied in
detail. Recent O NMR for polycrystalline samples of NpO are
discussed theoretically from our formulation. The observed feature of the
splitting of O NMR spectrum into a sharp line and a broad line, their
intensity ratio, and the magnetic field dependence of the shift and of the
width can be consistently explained on the basis of the triple \bq AFO
ordering model proposed by Paix\~{a}o {\it et. al.} Thus, the present theory
shows that the O NMR spectrum gives a strong support to the model. The 4
O sites in the fcc NpO become inequivalent due to the secondary triple
\bq ordering of AF-quadrupoles: one cubic and three non-cubic sites. It turns
out that the hyperfine field due to the antiferro-dipole and AFO moments
induced by the magnetic field, and the quadrupolar field at non-cubic sites are
key ingredients to understand the observed spectrum. The controversial problem
of the nature of phase IV in CeLaB is also studied. It is
pointed out that there is a unique feature in the NMR spectra, if the
() AFO ordering is
realized in CeLaB. Namely, the hyperfine splitting of a B
atom pair on the sites crosses zero on the
plane when the magnetic field is rotated around the axis.Comment: 22 pages, 2 figure
Elastic Properties and Magnetic Phase Diagrams of Dense Kondo Compound Ce0.75La0.25B6
We have investigated the elastic properties of the cubic dense Kondo compound
Ce0.75La0.25B6 by means of ultrasonic measurements. We have obtained magnetic
fields vs temperatures (H-T) phase diagrams under magnetic fields along the
crystallographic [001], [110] and [111] axes. An ordered phase IV showing the
elastic softening of c44 locates in low temperature region between 1.6 and 1.1
K below 0.7 T in all field directions. The phase IV shows an isotropic nature
with regard to the field directions, while the antiferro-magnetic phase III
shows an anisotropic character. A remarkable softening of c44 and a spontaneous
trigonal distortion εyz+εzx+εxy recently reported by Akatsu et
al. [J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 72 (2003) 205] in the phase IV favor a ferro-quadrupole
(FQ) moment of Oyz+Ozx+Oxy induced by an octupole ordering.Comment: 9 figures, Strongly Correlated Electron
Evidence for High-frequency Phonon Mediated S-wave Superconductivity : 11B-NMR Study of Al-doped MgB2
We report B-NMR study on Al-doped MgB that addresses a possible
mechanism for a high superconducting (SC) transition temperature () of
K in recently discovered MgB. The result of nuclear spin lattice
relaxation rate in the SC state revealed that the size in the SC gap is
not changed by substituting Al for Mg. The reduction on by Al-doping is
shown to be due to the decrease of . According to the McMillan
equation, the experimental relation between and the relative change in
allowed us to estimate a characteristic phonon frequency K and an electron-phonon coupling constant . These
results suggest that the high- superconductivity in MgB is mediated by
the strong electron-phonon coupling with high-frequency phonons.Comment: 6pages, 3figure
Spin Glass Behavior in RuSr2Gd1.5Ce0.5Cu2O10
The dynamics of the magnetic properties of polycrystalline
RuSr2Gd1.5Ce0.5Cu2O10 (Ru-1222) have been studied by ac susceptibility and dc
magnetization measurements, including relaxation and ageing studies. Ru-1222 is
a reported magneto-superconductor with Ru spins magnetic ordering at
temperatures near 100 K and superconductivity in Cu-O2 planes below Tc ~ 40 K.
The exact nature of Ru spins magnetic ordering is still debated and no
conclusion has been reached yet. In this work, a frequency-dependent cusp was
observed in ac susceptibility vs. T measurements, which is interpreted as a
spin glass transition. The change in the cusp position with frequency follows
the Vogel-Fulcher law, which is commonly accepted to describe a spin glass with
magnetically interacting clusters. Such interpretation is supported by
themoremanaent magnetization (TRM) measurements at T = 60 K. TRM relaxations
are well described by a stretched exponential relation, and present significant
ageing effects.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.
Superconducting properties of RuSr2GdCu2O8 studied by SQUID magnetometry
For polycrystalline RuSr2GdCu2O8 (Ru-1212), distinct peaks have been reported
in d.c. magnetization in the superconducting state of the sample. Sr2GdRuO6
(Sr-2116), the precursor for the preparation of Ru-1212, shows similar peaks in
the same temperature regime. Based on measurements performed on both bulk and
powdered samples of Ru-1212 and Sr-2116, we exclude the possibility, that the
observed behavior of the magnetization of Ru-1212 is due to Sr-2116 impurities.
The effect is related to the superconductivity of Ru-1212, but it is not an
intrinsic property of this compound. We provide evidence that the observation
of magnetization peaks in the superconducting state of Ru-1212 is due to flux
motion generated by the movement of the sample in an inhomogeneous field,
during the measurement in the SQUID magnetometer. We propose several tests,
that help to decide, whether the features observed in a SQUID magnetization
measurement of Ru-1212 represent a property of the compound or not.Comment: 22 pages, 9 figure