Published July 27, 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

Origin of the cluster-glass-like magnetic properties of the ferromagnetic system La0.5Sr0.5CoO3

  • 1. Centre for Advanced Studies in Materials Science and Solid State Physics, Department of Physics, University of Pune, Pune 411007 (India)
  • 2. Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411008 (India)

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The magnetic behaviour of La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 at low magnetic fields has been studied by ac susceptibility, and field cooled (FC) and zero field cooled (ZFC) magnetization measurements. The cluster-glass-like magnetic behaviour of the compound is found to originate from its magnetocrystalline anisotropy as similar properties are observed for ferromagnetic systems also. The cluster glass freezing temperature and its magnetic field dependence, the irreversibility between the FC and ZFC magnetization curves, the shape of the low-field susceptibility curves, etc are related to the magnitude and temperature variation of the coercivity (HC) which is a measure of the anisotropy, and the ratio HA/HC where HA is the applied magnetic field. (author). Letter-to-the-editor

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Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
29
Journal Page Range
p. L487-L493
ISSN
0953-8984

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