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Ruthenocuprates RuSr2(Eu,Ce)2Cu2O10: Intrinsic magnetic multilayers

I. Zivkovic, Y. Hirai, B. H. Frazer, M. Prester, D. Drobac, D. Ariosa, H. Berger, D. Pavuna, G. Margaritondo, I. Felner, M. Onellion

cond-mat.supr-conarXiv:cond-mat/0110181

Abstract

We report ac susceptibility data on RuSr2(Eu,Ce)2Cu2O(10-y) (Ru-1222, Ce content x=0.5 and 1.0), RuSr2GdCu2O8 (Ru-1212) and SrRuO3. Both Ru-1222 (x=0.5, 1.0) sample types exhibit unexpected magnetic dynamics in low magnetic fields: logarithmic time relaxation, switching behavior, and `inverted' hysteresis loops. Neither Ru-1212 nor SrRuO3 exhibit such magnetic dynamics. The results are interpreted as evidence of the complex magnetic order in Ru-1222. We propose a specific multilayer model to explain the data, and note that superconductivity in the ruthenocuprate is compatible with both the presence and absence of the magnetic dynamics.

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