Magnetic-superconducting phase diagram of Eu 2 − x Ce x RuSr 2 Cu 2 O 10 − δ
Magnetic-superconducting phase diagram of Eu 2 − x Ce x RuSr 2 Cu 2 O 10 − δ
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Eu 2 − x Ce x RuSr 2 Cu 2 O 10 − δ 的磁超导相图
DOI:
10.1103/physrevb.66.024503
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发表时间:
2001
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
E. Galstyan
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文献类型:
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作者:
I. Felner;U. Asaf;E. Galstyan
${\mathrm{Eu}}_{2\ensuremath{-}x}{\mathrm{Ce}}_{x}{\mathrm{RuSr}}_{2}{\mathrm{Cu}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{10\ensuremath{-}\ensuremath{\delta}}$ (Ru-2122) is the first Cu-O-based system in which superconductivity (SC) in the ${\mathrm{CuO}}_{2}$ planes and weak ferromagnetism (WFM) in the Ru sublattice coexist. The hole doping in the ${\mathrm{CuO}}_{2}$ planes is controlled by appropriate variation of the Ce concentration. SC occurs for Ce contents of 0.4\char21{}0.8, with the highest ${T}_{C}=35\mathrm{K}$ for $\mathrm{Ce}=0.6.$ The as-prepared non-SC ${\mathrm{EuCeRuSr}}_{2}{\mathrm{Cu}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{10}$ $(x=1)$ sample exhibits magnetic irreversibility below ${T}_{\mathrm{irr}}=125\mathrm{K}$ and orders antiferromagnetically (AFM) at ${T}_{M}=165\mathrm{K}.$ The saturation moment at 5 K is ${M}_{\mathrm{sat}}=0.89{\ensuremath{\mu}}_{B}/\mathrm{Ru}$ close to the expected $1{\ensuremath{\mu}}_{B}$ for the low-spin state of ${\mathrm{Ru}}^{5+}.$ Annealing under oxygen pressures does not affect these parameters, whereas depletion of oxygen shifts both ${T}_{\mathrm{irr}}$ and ${T}_{M}$ up to 169 and 215 K, respectively. Systematic magnetic studies of ${\mathrm{Eu}}_{2\ensuremath{-}x}{\mathrm{Ce}}_{x}{\mathrm{RuSr}}_{2}{\mathrm{Cu}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{10\ensuremath{-}\ensuremath{\delta}}$ show that ${T}_{M},$ ${T}_{\mathrm{irr}},$ and ${M}_{\mathrm{sat}}$ decrease with x, and the full Ce-dependent magnetic-SC phase diagram is presented. A simple model for the SC state is proposed. We interpret the magnetic behavior in the framework of our ac and dc magnetic studies, and argue that (i) the system becomes AFM ordered at ${T}_{M};$ (b) at ${T}_{\mathrm{irr}}l{T}_{M},$ WFM is induced by the canting of the Ru moments: and (c) at lower temperatures, the appropriate samples become SC at ${T}_{C}.$ The magnetic features are not affected by the SC state, and the two states coexist.