Lattice location of Mn in the spin glass CuMn

The lattice location of Mn in a Cu10 at.% Mn single crystal has been determined using ⁴He ion channeling and ion-induced X-rays. It is found that the Mn atoms are 100% in substitutional sites.     

Magnetic relaxation phenomena in a CuMn spin glass

Experiments on the temperature and time dependence of the response function and the field cooled magnetisation of a Cu(Mn) spin glass at temperatures below the zero field spin glass temperature are used to explore the non-equilibrium nature of the underlying spin configuration. The results imply that a certain spin configuration is imprinted on the system as the temperature is decreased at a constant cooling rate. The cooling rate governs the magnitude of the FC magnetisation ((H,T)). Any intermittent halt at a constant temperature, , imprints an extended spin configuration, a process that is reflected e.g. in a downward relaxation of . On continued cooling at the same rate, the magnitude of (T) remains at a lower level than that of a continuous cooling curve. These results are put into the context of the corresponding behaviour of the response function as observed in measurements of the relaxation of the zero field cooled magnetisation. Received 27 October 1998 and Received in final form 30 November 1998     

Raman scattering from antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations

A microscopic theory for the scattering of light from spin fluctuation pair modes in the two-dimensional Hubbard model is presented. Two-spin fluctuation processes with opposite momenta near the antiferromagnetic wave vectorQ=(, ) are shown to contribute in particular to the low energy part of the Raman cross section. We explicitly investigate the influence of the Raman vertex function that describes the coupling of the Raman vertex function that describes the coupling of the light to the electrons and distinguishes between the different scattering geometries. In addition we explore the dependence on the correlation strength and on the temperature.     

Susceptibility,hysteresis and magnetization states in the CuMn spin glass

AC susceptibilities have been measured at T ⪡ T_f on a quenched Cu-8.25 at% Mn sample along the hysteresis curve and especially in remanent magnetization states. Along the M(H)-curve _ϰ∥ starts to decrease already below the S-point field H_w, when dM/dM is still increasing. After reduction of the external field from H ⪢ H_w to zero ϰ_⊥ by far exceeds ϰ _∥, which itself is a little increased above its starting (ZFC) value. Reversing the external field ϰ_∥ develops distinct maxima at the step fields H_st. A model is developed considering the spin glass at M_r to consist of magnetic moments bound by different anisotropies to preferential directions which are oriented partly at random (anisotropy field H¹_w), partly along M_r (anisotropy field H H¹_st ⪡ H¹_w). The model connects both susceptibilities with characteristic parameters of the hysteresis and quantitatively explains the data.     

Investigation of the NMR enhancement factor in CuMn spin glasses

The NMR enhancement factor of a frozenCuMn spin glass has been measured at a temperatureT?T _g /5. The measurements were performed as function of static magnetic fields of different directions. A two component model of a spin glass has been outlined. One component being a “system of single spins” and the other one being a “subsystem of clusters”. Both components were attributed to different kinds of interaction being RKKY and dipole interaction respectively. The effective anisotropy field of the single spin system consists of two unidirectional contributionsH _a ^s andH _a ^c , which have been measured for different conditions. A second anisotropy fieldH _d binds the cluster system to the system of single spins. All anisotropy fields depend on the annealing temperature of the alloys.     

超导与自旋涨落

在常规超导体中,库珀对是由于电子与声子之间的相互作用而形成的. 在此过程中,人们可以只考虑电子的电荷性质与声子之间的关联. 然而在所谓的非常规超导体中,人们意识到一些其他类型的元激发也可能导致超导现象,而自旋涨落则可能是其中最重要的一种. 在大多数非常规超导体中,都可以发现自旋涨落的身影. 而在一些重要的体系中,包括铜基超导体、铁基超导体以及一些重费米子超导体体系等,可以确切地说,自旋涨落起到了关键的作用,尽管其相对应的超导机制仍然还不清楚. 文章简单介绍了自旋涨落与超导电性之间的关联.     

超导与自旋涨落

在常规超导体中,库珀对是由于电子与声子之间的相互作用而形成的.在此过程中,人们可以只考虑电子的电荷性质与声子之间的关联.然而在所谓的非常规超导体中,人们意识到一些其他类型的元激发也可能导致超导现象,而自旋涨落则可能是其中最重要的一种.在大多数非常规超导体中,都可以发现自旋涨落的身影.而在一些重要的体系中,包括铜基超导体、铁基超导体以及一些重费米子超导体体系等,可以确切地说,自旋涨落起到了关键的作用,尽管其相对应的超导机制仍然还不清楚.文章简单介绍了自旋涨落与超导电性之间的关联.     

Superconductivity and spin fluctuations

In the conventional superconductors, the Cooper pairs are mediated by phonons, which is a process where only the correlations between the phonons and the charge properties of the electrons are needed. However, superconductivity can also be derived from other types of elementary excitations. The spin fluctuations are arguably the most promising candidate that can mediate such unconventional superconductivity. In some of the important systems such as cuprates, Fe-based superconductors and heavy-fermion superconductors, spin fluctuations play a key role in the mechanism of their superconductivity although there are still many debates. In this paper, we will give a brief review on the correlation between the spin fluctuations and superconductivity.     

Localized spin fluctuations in superconducting alloys

The effects due to localized spin fluctuations (LSF) in dilute superconducting alloys are investigated. Expressions for the critical temperature T_c as function of impurity concentration n_I and the specific heat jump at the transition ΔC(T_c) are obtained, both in the weak and strong magnetic limits. The results are discussed in the light of available experimental data.     

Magnetodielectric effects from spin fluctuations in isostructural ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic systems

We report on the effects of spin fluctuations, magnetic ordering, and external magnetic field on the dielectric constant of the ferromagnet SeCuO3, and the antiferromagnet TeCuO3. A model based on the coupling between uniform polarization and the q-dependent spin-spin correlation function is presented to explain the different behaviors for these isostructural compounds. The large magnetocapacitance near the transition temperature in the ferromagnet SeCuO3 suggests routes to enhancing the magnetodielectric response for practical applications.     

Production of spin 3/2 particles from vacuum fluctuations

We study the production of spin 3/2 particles in homogeneous scalar and gravitational backgrounds using the mode-mixing Bogolyubov method. Considering only the helicity +/-3/2 states, we can reduce the problem to a standard Dirac fermion calculation and apply the standard techniques in a straightforward way. As an example we consider a specific supergravity inflationary model and calculate the spectrum of gravitinos created during preheating at the end of inflation.     

Free energy fluctuations in Ising spin glasses

The sample-to-sample fluctuations of the free energy in finite-dimensional Ising spin glasses are calculated, using the replica method, from higher order terms in the replica number n. It is shown that the Parisi symmetry breaking scheme does not give the correct answers for these higher order terms. A modified symmetry breaking scheme with the same stability is shown to resolve the problem.     

Quantum fluctuations in low-dimensional easy-plane spin models

A self-consistent harmonic approximation is used to treat the low temperature limit of the one and two dimensional S=1 easy plane magnets. For the one dimensional (1D) model, we calculate the gap caused by the presence of an external magnetic field applied in the easy-plane. The quantum phase transition of the one-dimensional model at T=0 is also studied. For the two-dimensional case, the Kosterlitz-Thouless (KT) transition temperature as a function of a single-ion anisotropy term is calculated. The line ends at a quantum critical point, where the KT temperature goes to zero.