Ruthenocuprates RuSr2(Eu,Ce)2Cu2O10-y: Intrinsic magnetic multilayers

I. Živković, Y. Hirai, B. H. Frazer, M. Prester*, D. Drobac, D. Ariosa, H. Berger, D. Pavuna, G. Margaritondo, I. Felner, M. Onellion

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Abstract

We report ac susceptibility data on RuSr2(Eu,Ce)2Cu2O10-y (Ru-1222, Ce content x=0.5 and 1.0), RuSr2GdCu2O8 (Ru-1212), and SrRuO3. Both Ru-1222 (x=0.5, 1.0) sample types exhibit unexpected magnetic dynamics in low magnetic fields: logarithmic time relaxation, switching behavior, and "inverted" hysteresis loops. Neither Ru-1212 nor SrRuO3 exhibit such magnetic dynamics. The results are interpreted as evidence of the complex magnetic order in Ru-1222. We propose a specific multilayer model to explain the data, and note that superconductivity in the ruthenocuprate is compatible with both the presence and absence of the magnetic dynamics.

Original languageEnglish
Article number144420
Pages (from-to)1444201-1444208
Number of pages8
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume65
Issue number14
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2002
Externally publishedYes

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