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Thermally induced variable-range-hopping crossover and ferromagnetism in the layered cobalt oxide Sr{sub 2}Y{sub 0.5}Ca{sub 0.5}Co{sub 2}O{sub 7}

Journal Article · · Physical Review B
Temperature-dependent transport and magnetic measurements on Sr{sub 2}Y{sub 0.5}Ca{sub 0.5}Co{sub 2}O{sub 7} indicate that ferromagnetism appears along with a crossover between two forms of variable-range-hopping (VRH) conductivity on cooling. Efros-Shklovskii (ES)-type VRH conduction was found below approximately 30 K, transformed from Mott-type VRH at higher temperature. The magnitude of the Coulomb gap and the Mott-ES VRH crossover temperature are {approx}57 K and {approx}170 K, respectively. These are unusually large compared to those of nonmagnetic disordered materials. The peculiar electronic state for the ferromagnetic Coulomb gap is probably due to Coulomb correlations among d electrons in the disordered system.
Sponsoring Organization:
(US)
OSTI ID:
40205552
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 63; ISSN 0163-1829
Publisher:
The American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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