Observation of a pressure-induced transition from interlayer ferromagnetism to intralayer antiferromagnetism in Sr4Ru3 O10

H. Zheng, W. H. Song, J. Terzic, H. D. Zhao, Y. Zhang, Y. F. Ni, L. E. Delong, P. Schlottmann, G. Cao

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Abstract

Sr4Ru3O10 is a Ruddlesden-Popper compound with triple Ru-O perovskite layers separated by Sr-O rock-salt layers. This compound presents a rare coexistence of interlayer (c-axis) ferromagnetism and intralayer (basal-plane) metamagnetism at ambient pressure. Here we report the observation of pressure-induced, intralayer itinerant antiferromagnetism arising from the interlayer ferromagnetism. The application of modest hydrostatic pressure generates an anisotropy that may cause a flattening and a tilting of RuO6 octahedra. All magnetic and transport results from this study indicate these lattice distortions diminish the c-axis ferromagnetism and basal-plane metamagnetism, and induce a basal-plane antiferromagnetic state. The unusually large magnetoelastic coupling and pressure tunability of Sr4Ru3O10 makes it a model system for studies of itinerant magnetism.

Original languageEnglish
Article number064418
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume98
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 21 2018

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
G.C. is thankful to Dr. Mingliang Tian for useful discussions and to the High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, for the hospitality during which part of this paper was drafted. This work was supported by NSF Grant No. DMR-1712101, and the research of L.E.D. is supported by NSF Grant No. DMR-1506979.

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© 2018 American Physical Society.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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