Published January 1, 2007 | Version v1
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Sr2CrOsO6: End point of a spin-polarized metal-insulator transition by 5d band filling

  • 1. Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstrasse 1, 70569 Stuttgart (Germany)
  • 2. Darmstadt University of Technology, Petersenstrasse 23, 64287 Darmstadt (Germany)
  • 3. Hahn-Meitner-Institut (HMI), 14109 Berlin (Germany)
  • 4. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), 10044 Stockholm (Sweden)
  • 5. Department of Physics, University of Uppsala, Box 530, 75121 Uppsala (Sweden)
  • 6. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, Boite Postale 220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9 (France)

Description

In the search for new spintronic materials with high spin polarization at room temperature, we have synthesized an osmium-based double perovskite with a Curie temperature of 725 K. Our combined experimental results confirm the existence of a sizable induced magnetic moment at the Os site, supported by band-structure calculations, in agreement with a proposed kinetic-energy-driven mechanism of ferrimagnetism in these compounds. The intriguing property of Sr2CrOsO6 is that it is at the end point of a metal-insulator transition due to 5d band filling and at the same time ferrimagnetism and high-spin polarization are preserved

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Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Journal Volume
75
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 020404-020404.4
ISSN
1098-0121

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(c) 2007 The American Physical Society