In-depth study of the H−T phase diagram of Sr4Ru3O10 by magnetization experiments

F. Weickert, L. Civale, B. Maiorov, M. Jaime, M. B. Salamon, E. Carleschi, A. M. Strydom, R. Fittipaldi, V. Granata, A. Vecchione

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Abstract

We present magnetization measurements on Sr4Ru3O10 as a function of temperature and magnetic field applied perpendicular to the magnetic easy c-axis inside the ferromagnetic phase. Peculiar metamagnetism evolves in Sr4Ru3O10 below the ferromagnetic transition TC as a double step in the magnetization at two critical fields Hc1 and Hc2. We map the H−T phase diagram with special focus on the temperature range 50 K ≤T≤TC. We find that the critical field Hc1(T) connects the field and temperature axes of the phase diagram, whereas the Hc2 boundary starts at 2.8 T for the lowest temperatures and ends in a critical endpoint at (1 T; 80 K). We conclude from the temperature dependence of the ratio [Formula presented](T) that the double metamagnetic transition is an intrinsic effect of the material and it is not caused by sample stacking faults such as twinning or partial in-plane rotation between layers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)634-636
Number of pages3
JournalPhysica B: Condensed Matter
Volume536
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2018

Keywords

  • Ferromagnetism
  • Magnetic anisotropy
  • Metamagnetic transition
  • Phase diagram
  • Strontiumruthenate

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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