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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• R. Ruiz-Bustos
• M. H. Aguirre
• E. Mor？n
• R. Saez-Puche
• M. ？. Alario-Franco

Titel

Substitutions at the gadolinium and the strontium sites in the RuSr2GdCu2O8 magnetic superconductor

Ist Teil von

• Current Applied Physics, 2002, 2(6), , pp.461-463

Ort / Verlag

한국물리학회

Erscheinungsjahr

2002

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Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The coexistence of superconductivity and magnetic order seems to take place in the so called ruthenate-cuprates. Previous workhas mainly focused on RuSr2GdCu 2O8 where a magnetic transition is observed at 133 K and superconductivity has been claimedbelow Tc . 46 K.At room pressure, Sm, Eu and Gd seem to be the only RE elements that accept to enter into the structure of RuSr2GdCu 2O8.However high pressures and temperatures allows one to replace gadolinium by other lanthanide cations, although it is dicult to getpure samples.In order to better understand this, rather unusual behaviour, we have performed some substitutions in the title compound.The synthesis at high pressures (. 60 kbar) and high temperatures (. 1100 .C) of the title new ruthenates has been achieved andthe materials compared to the gadolinium analogue. The structure remains tetragonal (Space group: P 4/mmmrameters linearly decrease following the lanthanide contraction.We have succeeded in replacing Gd by Tb, Dy, Y, Ho and Er, magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal the existence ofinteresting phenomena. The microstructure of these compounds has been studied by high-resolution electron microscopy.Also, at room pressure, we have replaced up to 10% calcium for strontium and observed that, in consonance with the dierence inionic radii, the unit cell contracts. On the other hand, the calcium-doped sample shows a positive magnetic susceptibility at 5 K.. 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. KCI Citation Count: 1