Abstract
Copper weak ferromagnetic or canted-antiferromagnetic order in distorted T′-phase (orthorhombic O′-phase) Gd2CuO4 and related Gd2-xRxCuO4 (R = rare earth, Bi, or Bi/Ce) cuprates is reported. The weak ferromagnetism is the result of the small oxygen distortion in otherwise square CuO2 plane. Powder X-ray Rietveld refinement analysis shows that the oxygen distortion angle α(Cu-O-Cu) is directly related to the ionic size in Gd2CuO4-type cuprates. The correlation between the crystal symmetry, antiferromagnetism and weak ferromagnetism in T′-phase cuprates is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 91-96 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Unknown Journal |
| Volume | 351 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 Mar 15 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering