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Magnetic defects in La/sub 2-//sub x/Sr/sub x/CuO/sub 4-//sub delta/

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)
We report the magnetization as a function of magnetic field and temperature for as-grown and doped La/sub 2/CuO/sub 4/. Two samples of La/sub 2/CuO/sub 4/ with differing oxygen treatment and a sample of La/sub 1.995/Sr/sub 0.005/CuO/sub 4/ exhibited T/sub N/ of 225, 240, and 215 K, respectively. An anomalous magnetic field dependence of the magnetization was observed above and below T/sub N/ for each of these samples, suggestive of the presence of small ferromagnetically coupled domains present within each of these samples. Below T/sub N/ these ferromagnetic regions appear antiferromagnetic until application of a critical field switches them to a ferromagnetic domain. Samples of La/sub 2-//sub x/Sr/sub x/CuO/sub 4/ with x = 0.05 and 0.15 show no antiferromagnetic ordering and no anomalous ferromagnetic domains. These anomalous magnetic effects give credence to models of formation of unusual magnetic domains within these antiferromagnetically coupled materials.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1106
OSTI ID:
7004803
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 38:1; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English