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Slow antiferromagnetic dynamics in the low-temperature tetragonal phase of La{sub 2{minus}x}Sr{sub x}CuO{sub 4} as revealed by ESR of Gd spin probes

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
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  1. Kazan Institute for Technical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 420029 Kazan (Russia)
  2. II. Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet zu Koeln, Zuelpicher Strasse 77, D-50937 Koeln (Germany)
Measuring the electron spin resonance of Gd spin probes we have studied the magnetic properties of the copper oxide planes in the low-temperature tetragonal (LTT) phase of Eu-doped La{sub 2{minus}x}Sr{sub x}CuO{sub 4}. The data give evidence that at particular levels of Sr and Eu doping the frequency of the antiferromagnetic fluctuations {omega}{sub sf} in the LTT phase dramatically decreases at low temperatures by almost three orders of magnitude. However, no static magnetic order has been found for T{ge}8 K, in contrast to the observation by neutron scattering of stripe ordering of spins below 50 K in a Nd-doped La{sub 2{minus}x}Sr{sub x}CuO{sub 4} single crystal. In our opinion, static order in the Nd-doped compound is induced due to the interaction between the Cu spins with the rare-earth magnetic moments. Therefore, a characteristic property of the magnetism in the LTT structural phase may not be static magnetic order at elevated temperatures but rather extremely slow antiferromagnetic dynamics. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}
OSTI ID:
450405
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 55; ISSN PRBMDO; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English