Spin-glass behavior in KxRu4-yNiyO8 hollandite materials
Vera Stimpson, L. (2018) Spin-glass behavior in KxRu4-yNiyO8 hollandite materials. Physical Review B (PRB), 98 (17).
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Abstract
We report the synthesis and comprehensive ac and dc susceptibility measurements of KxRu4−yNiyO8 hollandite. The value of the relative frequency shift, δTf , has been determined as 0.025 which is within the range expected for spin-glass systems (0.005–0.06). Additionally, the characteristic flipping time of a single spin flip, τ0, and the dynamical critical exponent, −zv, were determined to have values of 5.82×10−8 s and 6.1(3), respectively from the power law. While the value of τ0 is comparatively very large, −zv is consistent with what is expected for spin-glass systems. Field-cooled hysteresis behavior demonstrates a small increase in the remnant magnetization (at 2 K) on increasing the strength of the cooling field, suggesting that the degree of short-range correlations increases consistent with the formation of larger spin clusters. Thermoremnant magnetization data indicate an exponential-like decay of the magnetization as a function of time with the remnant magnetization remaining nonzero. However, it is clear from these data that multiple components contribute to the decay behavior. Collectively, these data confirm spin-glass character for K0.73(3)Ni1.9(5)Ru2.1(5)O8 and clearly demonstrate that the magnetic behavior of this material is far from simplistic.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics Q Science > QD Chemistry > QD0146 Inorganic chemistry Q Science > QD Chemistry > QD0450 Physical and theoretical chemistry Q Science > QD Chemistry > QD0901 Crystallography |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences > School of Law, Criminal Justice and Computing |
Depositing User: | Laura Vera-Stimpson |
Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2018 16:19 |
Last Modified: | 13 Dec 2018 08:00 |
URI: | https://create.canterbury.ac.uk/id/eprint/17829 |
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