Published November 6, 1989
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Journal article
Muon-spin-rotation study of magnetism in La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 and YBa2Cu3Ox below 90 mK
Creators
- 1. TRIUMF, Department of Physics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 2A3 (Canada)
- 2. Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 (USA)
- 3. Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185 (USA)
- 4. Department of Physics, College of William
- 5. Physics Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada S7N 0W0 (Canada)
Description
Internal magnetic fields in YBa2Cu3Ox and La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 have been investigated below 90 mK using muon spin rotation. In YBa2Cu3Ox the static internal magnetic field at the muon site due to magnetic ordering remains constant with increasing x up until x=6.30 and then rapidly approaches zero just above x=6.44. In heavily doped samples of YBa2Cu3Ox (x≥6.54, Tc≥52 K) and La2-ySryCuO4 (y=0.15, Tc=37 K) we find little evidence for static or slowly fluctuating electronic moments. These results clearly establish that static magnetic order is destroyed in regions of high carrier concentration
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 63
- Journal Issue
- 19
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 2136-2139
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 21031024
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BARIUM OXIDES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COPPER OXIDES; CRYSTAL DOPING; FLUCTUATIONS; GROUND STATES; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MUON SPIN RELAXATION; STABILITY; STRONTIUM OXIDES; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; SUPERCONDUCTORS; TIME DEPENDENCE; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE; VERY LOW TEMPERATURE; YTTRIUM OXIDES
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ENERGY LEVELS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RELAXATION; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; VARIATIONS; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS