2003/04/17 by Gang Cao, G. Cao, L. Balicas +12 · 1 citation
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Condensed Matter Physics #Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #cond-mat.str-el
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevb.68.174409
18 pages, 4 figures
arxiv created 2003/04/17 · openalex publication_date 2003/11/07 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
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.