The results of a comprehensive study of the structural, magnetic, and magnetotransport properties of the Heusler compounds Ru2−xFexCrSi are presented. The Fe-rich compounds (x≥1.5) exhibit a usual ferromagnetic trans...
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The results of a comprehensive study of the structural, magnetic, and magnetotransport properties of the Heusler compounds Ru2−xFexCrSi are presented. The Fe-rich compounds (x≥1.5) exhibit a usual ferromagnetic transition. The Ru-rich compound (x=0.1) does not show ferromagnetism but exhibits a peak in magnetic susceptibility at TN∗=30 K. Nevertheless, specific-heat measurements show that there is no antiferromagnetic transition at TN∗ nor at any other temperatures. With further decreasing temperature strong irreversible behavior occurs below a temperature Tg. It is proposed that these results can be interpreted as successive spin-glass transitions at TN∗ and Tg. The compounds with intermediate x (=0.3 and 0.5) are found to be ferromagnetic. Both the saturation magnetization and the Curie temperature TC increase with increasing x. However, being different from the Fe-rich compounds, hysteresis of the magnetization is observed and this suggests that the ferromagnetism has glassy character. In lower-temperature range fairly large negative magnetoresistance are observed. These results are suggestive of a magnetically inhomogeneous ferromagnetic state, that is, the formation of ferromagnetic clusters.
Using single crystal inelastic neutron scattering with and without the application of an external magnetic field and powder neutron diffraction, we have characterized magnetic interactions in Ba3Cr2O8. Even without a ...
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Using single crystal inelastic neutron scattering with and without the application of an external magnetic field and powder neutron diffraction, we have characterized magnetic interactions in Ba3Cr2O8. Even without a field, we found that there exist three singlet-to-triplet excitation modes in the (h, h, l) scattering plane. Our complete analysis shows that the three modes are due to spatially anisotropic interdimer interactions that are induced by lattice distortions of the tetrahedron of oxygens surrounding the Jahn-Teller active Cr5+(3d1). The strong intradimer coupling of J0=2.38(2) meV and weak interdimer interactions (|Jinter|≤0.52(2) meV) makes Ba3Cr2O8 a good model system for weakly coupled s=1/2 quantum spin dimers.
We report lattice-dynamical measurements, made using neutron inelastic-scattering methods, of the relaxor perovskite PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3 (PMN) at momentum transfers near the edge of the Brillouin zone. Unusual “columns” ...
We report lattice-dynamical measurements, made using neutron inelastic-scattering methods, of the relaxor perovskite PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3 (PMN) at momentum transfers near the edge of the Brillouin zone. Unusual “columns” of phonon scattering that are localized in momentum, but extended in energy, are seen at both high-symmetry points along the zone edge: Q⃗R={12,12,12} and Q⃗M={12,12,0}. These columns soften at ∼400 K which is similar to the onset temperature of the zone-center diffuse scattering, indicating a competition between ferroelectric and antiferroelectric distortions. We propose a model for the atomic displacements associated with these phonon modes that is based on a combination of structure factors and group theoretical analysis. This analysis suggests that the scattering is not from tilt modes (rotational modes of oxygen octahedra), but from zone-boundary optic modes that are associated with the displacement of Pb2+ and O2− ions. Whereas similar columns of scattering have been reported in metallic and (less commonly) molecular systems, they are unusual in insulating materials, particularly in ferroelectrics; therefore, the physical origin of this inelastic feature in PMN is unknown. We speculate that the underlying disorder contributes to this unique anomaly.
Superconductivity in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is attracting considerable attention. Recently, we have reported successful boron doping into single-walled CNTs (SWNTs) and also revealed its correlation with superconduct...
Inelastic neutron measurements of the high-temperature lattice excitations in NaI show that in thermal equilibrium at 555 K an intrinsic mode, localized in three dimensions, occurs at a single frequency near the cente...
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Inelastic neutron measurements of the high-temperature lattice excitations in NaI show that in thermal equilibrium at 555 K an intrinsic mode, localized in three dimensions, occurs at a single frequency near the center of the spectral phonon gap, polarized along [111]. At higher temperatures the intrinsic localized mode gains intensity. Higher energy inelastic neutron and x-ray scattering measurements on a room-temperature NaI crystal indicate that the creation energy of the ground state of the intrinsic localized mode is 299 meV.
Using in situ ultrahigh environmental transmission electron microscopy (UHV-TEM) and atomic force microscopy, we have observed a linear decay behavior of Cu20 nanoislands on Cu(100) surfaces under vacuum annealing. Th...
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The porous Fe2O3 was synthesized chemically. The average size of the particle was ∼85.0 nm, which was observed by scanning electron microscopy. The signature of porous structure was confirmed by a N 2 adsorption/deso...
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We report an unanticipated transformation from a non-Fermi- to a Fermi-liquid state driven by magnetic field in a highly overdoped Tl2Ba2CuOe+x with Tc ~ 15 K. From the c-axis resistivity measured up to 45 T, we show ...
We report an unanticipated transformation from a non-Fermi- to a Fermi-liquid state driven by magnetic field in a highly overdoped Tl2Ba2CuOe+x with Tc ~ 15 K. From the c-axis resistivity measured up to 45 T, we show that the Fermi-liquid ρc = ρc(0) + AT2 features, accompanied by a field-linear magnetoresistance, appear above a temperature-dependent field HFL, which decreases linearly with decreasing temperature and points to a quantum critical point near the upper critical field HC2(0). The observed field-induced quantum criticality with a power-law diverging A(H) bears a striking resemblance to that of heavy-fermion superconductor CeCoIn5, suggesting a common underlying physics in these strongly correlated electron systems.
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