Neutron diffraction study of the magnetic structure of the superconducting Ru-1222-type ruthenocuprate RuSr2 Y1.5 Ce0.5 Cu2 O10-δ: Evidence for long-range antiferromagnetic order

A. C. McLaughlin, I. Felner, V. P.S. Awana

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Abstract

A neutron diffraction study on the superconducting Ru-1222 ruthenocuprate RuSr2 Y1.5 Ce0.5 Cu2 O10-δ (Tc =35 K) prepared by the high-pressure high-temperature technique reveals long-range antiferromagnetic order below 140 K. Neighboring spins are antiparallel on the ab plane but both antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic alignments along c are observed. The refined low-temperature moment is 1.5 (3) μB. The observation of a ferromagnetic moment from magnetic measurements suggests that the Ru spins are canted below 91 K with a zero-field moment of <0.3 μB.

Original languageEnglish
Article number094501
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume78
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Sep 2008

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