Published July 1, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Observation of magnetic order in a superconducting YBa2Cu3O6.6

Description

Polarized beam neutron-scattering measurements on a highly perfect crystal of YBa2Cu3O6.6 show a distinct magnetic transition to a different phase with an onset at about 235 K, the temperature expected for the pseudogap transition. The moment is found to be about 0.1(micro)B for each sublattice and has a correlation length of at least 75 (angstrom). We found the critical exponent for the magnetic neutron intensity to be 2=0.37 ± 0.12. This is the proper range for the class of transition that has no specific-heat divergence possibly explaining why none is found at the pseudogap transition

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Journal Volume
78
Journal Page Range
p. 020506.1-020506.4
ISSN
1098-0121

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
39115975
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
CRYSTALS; NEUTRONS; POLARIZED BEAMS; SCATTERING; SPECIFIC HEAT
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; BEAMS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; NUCLEONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
KC0202010; ERKCS01; AC05-00OR22725
Notes
doi 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.020506
Funding organization
SC USDOE - Office of Science (United States)
Secondary number(s)
ORNL/PTS--12727