Muon spin rotation study of field-induced magnetism in heavily overdoped La2-xSrxCuO4

G. J. MacDougall, R. J. Birgeneau, H. Kim, S. J. Kim, J. Rodriguez, P. L. Russo, A. T. Savici, Y. J. Uemura, S. Wakimoto, C. R. Wiebe, G. M. Luke

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Abstract

In the huge volume of research on the cuprates, there is very little that investigates the properties of the highly overdoped area of the phase diagram, where superconductivity disappears with increased carrier concentration. In the spirit of further exploring this region, we have performed the first known μSR measurements of heavily overdoped single-crystalline La2-xSrxCuO4. We discovered an anomalous field-induced broadening of the internal magnetic field distribution. The broadening is linear in applied field and has a Curie-Weiss temperature dependence. Furthermore, the effect increases with doping above x=0.12 and is maximal at our highest doping (x=0.3). Possible relaxation mechanisms are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)211-214
Number of pages4
JournalPhysica B: Condensed Matter
Volume374-375
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 31 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Muon Spin Rotation, Relaxation and Resonance -
Duration: Aug 8 2005Aug 12 2005

Keywords

  • Cuprate
  • Field induced
  • Line broadening
  • Magnetism
  • Muon spin rotation
  • Superconductivity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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