Mesoscopic Magnetic States in Metallic Alloys with Strong Electronic Correlations: A Percolative Scenario for CeNi1-xCux
We present evidence for the existence of magnetic clusters of approximately 20 Å in the strongly correlated alloy system CeNi1−Cu (0.7≤≤0.2) based on small angle neutron scattering experiments as well as the occurrence of staircaselike hysteresis cycles at very low temperature (100 mK). An unusual...
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| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Estado: | Accepted version |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2007 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Zaragoza |
| Repositorio: | Zaguán. Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Zaragoza |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:zaguan.unizar.es:145172 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/145172 |
| Nivel de acceso: | Acceso abierto |
| Sumario: | We present evidence for the existence of magnetic clusters of approximately 20 Å in the strongly correlated alloy system CeNi1−Cu (0.7≤≤0.2) based on small angle neutron scattering experiments as well as the occurrence of staircaselike hysteresis cycles at very low temperature (100 mK). An unusual feature is the observation of long-range ferromagnetic order below the cluster-glass transition without any indication of a sharp transition at a Curie temperature. These observations strongly support a phenomenological model where a percolative process connects both magnetic states. The model can account for all the puzzling data previously obtained in this system, providing a new perspective with regard to the magnetic ground state of other alloyed compounds with small magnetic moments or weak ferromagnetism with intrinsic disorder effects. |
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