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Magnetic ordering of Gd and Cu in superconducting and nonsuperconducting GdBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-//sub delta/

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)
An investigation of the magnetic properties of superconducting and nonsuperconducting samples of GdBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-//sub delta/ has been carried out. The antiferromagnetic transition temperature for the Gd ions in the material is the same for both compounds (2.2 K) although the superconducting compound shows metallic behavior and the nonsuperconducting compound shows semiconducting behavior. This provides direct evidence for the lack of magnetic interactions mediated by conduction electrons in these materials. In the nonsuperconducting material, evidence is obtained for the presence of antiferrromagnetic ordering in the Cu sublattice at a temperature of 18 K.
Research Organization:
Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
5741264
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 37:1; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English