Competing ground states in triple-layered Sr4Ru3O10: Verging on itinerant ferromagnetism with critical fluctuations

G. Cao, L. Balicas, H. Song, P. Sun, Y. Xin, A. Bondarenko, W. Brill, S. Parkin, N. Lin

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Abstract

The triple-layered Sr4Ru3O10 is characterized by an unexpectedly strong quasi-two dimensional characteristic, and a sharp metamagnetic transition and ferromagnetic behavior occurring within the basal plane and along the c axis, respectively. The interplane resistivity at magnetic field B, up to 32 T, exhibits very low-frequency quantum oscillations associated with the spin polarized state when B is parallel to the c axis, and a large magnetoresistivity accompanied by critical fluctuations governed by the metamagnetic transition when B is perpendicular to the c axis. The complex behavior evidenced in magnetization, specific heat, and resistivity presented is not characteristic of any obvious ground states, and points to a unusual state that shows a delicate balance between fluctuations and order. Implications of these results are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume68
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 7 2003

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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