An exploration of some magnetic fundamentals in EuSe using μSR

Terry, I.; Adams, P.W.; Bykovetz, N.; Giblin, S.R.; Guguchi, Z.; Khasanov, R.; Klein, J.; Lin, C.L.; Liu, T.J.

doi:10.1063/1.4943235

An exploration of some magnetic fundamentals in EuSe using μSR

Terry, I.; Adams, P.W.; Bykovetz, N.; Giblin, S.R.; Guguchi, Z.; Khasanov, R.; Klein, J.; Lin, C.L.; Liu, T.J.

Authors

Dr Ian Terry ian.terry@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

P.W. Adams

N. Bykovetz

S.R. Giblin

Z. Guguchi

R. Khasanov

J. Klein

C.L. Lin

T.J. Liu

Abstract

EuSe is a simple magnetic system that appears to show many complicated features. Under applied pressure it undergoes a transition from an antiferromagnet (AF) to a ferromagnet(FM). This transition provides a means of testing certain basic fundamentals of magnetic theory and an opportunity to explore the complexities of EuSe. Using the muon-spin rotation and relaxation technique (μSR), EuSe was measured at pressures ranging from ambient to 11 kbar. In ambient-pressure EuSe, muon data reveal two local fields, but show only a single field in the FM state formed under pressure. The μSR measurements appear to show a continuous transition at Tc, contrary to previous Mössbauer results that were interpreted as being evidence of a first-order transition. Values determined for the critical exponent, β, in AF and FM EuSe, differ and therefore appear to be a clear counterexample to the Universality Hypothesis. The values of β also are indicative of EuSe’s being a 2D magnet for pressures up to 11 kbar. The nature and values of the local fields seen by the muons is discussed and analyzed.

Citation

Terry, I., Adams, P., Bykovetz, N., Giblin, S., Guguchi, Z., Khasanov, R., …Liu, T. (2016). An exploration of some magnetic fundamentals in EuSe using μSR. AIP Advances, 6(5), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4943235

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Dec 14, 2015
Online Publication Date	Mar 1, 2016
Publication Date	May 1, 2016
Deposit Date	Mar 2, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Mar 2, 2016
Journal	AIP Advances
Publisher	American Institute of Physics
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	6
Issue	5
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4943235

Files

Accepted Journal Article (222 Kb)
PDF

Copyright Statement
© 2016 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.