Anomalous Antiferromagnetism in Metallic RuO2 Determined by Resonant X-ray Scattering
Abstract
We studied the magnetic ordering of thin films and bulk crystals of rutile RuO2 using resonant X-ray scattering across the Ru L2 absorption edge. Combining polarization analysis and azimuthal-angle dependence of the magnetic Bragg signal, we have established the presence of G-type antiferromagnetism in RuO2 with TN > 300 K. In addition to revealing a spin-ordered ground state in the simplest ruthenium oxide compound, the persistence of magnetic order even in nanometer-thick films lays the ground for potential applications of RuO2 in antiferromagnetic spintronics.
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