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Copper and oxygen NMR studies on the magnetic properties of YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7-y

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OSTI ID:7021334
Microscopic magnetic properties of the CuO{sub 2} layers in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-y} have been investigated from Cu and O NMR experiments on the y{approx equal}0 (T{sub c}=92K) and y=0.37 (T{sub c}=62K) materials. The Knight shift at the planar Cu and the planar oxygen sites are found to be proportional to a common spin susceptibility {chi}{sub s} which depends on temperature and oxygen-content, strongly supporting a single component spin model for the CuO{sub 2} planes. In the y=0.37 material, {chi}{sub s} shows a significant reduction with decreasing temperature in the normal state. The nuclear relaxation rate (1/T{sub 1}) in the y{approx equal}0 material, particularly different behaviors at Cu and O sites, can be accounted for by the hyperfine coupling of Cu and O nuclei to an antiferromagnetically correlated single spin system. Quite different behaviors of 1/T{sub 1} were observed in the y=0.37 material, which might be due to combined effects of antiferromagnetic correlations and a temperature-dependent spin susceptibility. 38 refs., 7 figs.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/ER
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
7021334
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-90-112; CONF-8910350--2; ON: DE90007889
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English