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Antiferromagnetism in NdBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 6. 1/

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OSTI ID:6844955

Neutron scattering experiments performed on single crystals of NdBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 6.1/ reveal antiferromagnetic order for T < T/sub N/ = 385 +- 2K in which the structure is characterized by the magnetic wave vector (1/2 1/2 1/2). The magnetic intensities are accounted for the Cu/sup + +/ spins coupled antiferromagnetically in the CuO/sub 2/ planes. The oxygen deficient layers exhibit a small staggered magnetization epsilonS which induces the spin ordering /minus/S, /minus/epsilonS, /minus/S, +S, +epsilonS, +S, along the tetragonal axis. The average staggered magnetization evaluated at room temperature is about 0.40 ..mu..BETA in the CuO/sub 2/ planes and about 0.04 ..mu..BETA in the oxygen deficient layers. 8 refs., 2 figs., 1 tab.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
6844955
Report Number(s):
BNL-41514; CONF-880715-7; ON: DE88016577
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English