Lattice effects on ferromagnetism in perovskite ruthenates.

ABSTRACT: Ferromagnetism and its evolution in the orthorhombic perovskite system Sr(1-x)Ca(x)RuO3 have been widely believed to correlate with structural distortion. The recent development of high-pressure synthesis of the Ba-substituted Sr(1-y)Ba(y)RuO3 makes it possible to study ferromagnetism over a broader phase diagram, which includes the orthorhombic Imma and the cubic phases. However, the chemical substitutions introduce the A-site disorder effect on Tc, which complicates determination of the relationship between ferromagnetism and structural distortion. By clarifying the site disorder effect on Tc in several unique series of ruthenates in which the average bond length remains the same but the bond-length variance varies, we are able to demonstrate a parabolic curve of Tc versus mean bon

SUBMITTER: Cheng JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3746897 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature