Anomalous resistivity in structural phase transition of IV–VI

The contribution of a carrier-soft optical phonon interaction to the electrical resistivity of IV–VI compounds is discussed. The calculated resistivity based on a soft mode theory shows a large increase near the transition temperature T_c. It is foound that the observed increase of resistivity of p-SnTe is reproduced by the carrier-soft TO phonon interaction.     

Anomalous electrical resistivity in HfTe5

The group IVB transition-metal pentachalcogenide, HfTe₅, exhibits a peak of the electrical resistivity in the vicinity of 76 K.     

Anomalous behavior of the electrical resistivity of MnSi near the ferromagnetic phase transition

The results of measuring the electrical resistivity of a MnSi single crystal near the ferromagnetic phase transition at atmospheric and high pressures are reported. In contrast to the previous works, compressed helium is used as a pressure-transferring medium. It is shown that the temperature derivative of the electrical resistivity has the form of sharp maximum on the phase-transition line over the entire its length. Moreover, the observed maxima have a fine structure exhibiting a pronounced shoulder at temperatures slightly higher (by approximately 0.5 K) than the peak temperature, which indicates the existence of nontrivial fluctuations in the paramagnetic phase of MnSi. This feature disappears at a pressure of about 0.35 GPa, which corresponds to the tricritical-point coordinate.     

Anomalous resistivity of iodine-free 2H-NbSe2

Resistance ratios of crystals of 2H-NbSe₂ grown with and without iodine were measured over the temperature range 6K–40K. Iodine-free crystals had higher ratios than any NbSe₂ previously reported and exhibited an abrupt anomaly at the onset of the charge density wave phase. All crystals displayed a cubic temperature dependence of their resistivities below 18K.     

Anomalous temperature behavior of the resistivity in lightly doped manganites around a metal-insulator phase transition

An unusual temperature and concentration behavior of the resistivity ρ(T, x) in La_0.7Ca_0.3Mn_1−2x Cu_xO₃ is observed at slight Cu doping (0≤x≤0.05). Namely, the introduction of copper results in a splitting of the resistivity maximum around the metal-insulator transition temperature T ₀(x) into two differently evolving peaks. Unlike the original Cu-free maximum, which steadily increases with doping, the second (satellite) peak remains virtually unchanged for x<x _c , increases for x≥x _c , and finally disappears at x _m ≃2x _c , with x _c ≃ 0.03. The observed phenomenon is thought to arise from a competition between substitution-induced strengthening of the potential barriers (which hinder the charge hopping between neighboring Mn sites) and weakening of the kinetic energy of the carriers. The data are well fitted by assuming a nonthermal tunneling conductivity theory with randomly distributed hopping sites. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 70, No. 7, 473–478 (10 October 1999) Published in English in the original Russian journal. Edited by Steve Torstveit.     

Enhanced magnetization in Co and Ta-substituted BiFeO3 ceramics

Cobalt (Co) and tantalum (Ta) co-substituted BiFeO₃ polycrystalline ceramics were prepared by a solid-state reaction and their magnetic and dielectric properties were investigated. Magnetic hysteresis loops were clearly observed in co-substituted specimens and magnetization was greatly improved. The co-substitution decreased the electrical conductivity by six orders of magnitude along with the reduction of grain size. The magnetoelectric coupling was estimated in co-substituted BiFeO₃ by determining the changes of the dielectric constant with an external magnetic field.     

Anomalous behaviour of electrical resistivity in FeMnAl alloys

The anomalous behaviour of resistivity in bulk polycrystalline FeMnAl alloys is presented. The minimum in the ?(T) curve at low temperature is due to the Kondo-like behaviour induced by sufficient Al. The minimum at high temperature is due to the magnetic phase transition, that is, from paramagnetism to antiferromagnetism of gap type.     

Anomalous dependence of resistivity on Li content in LixMn1−xSe

Resistivity measurements on the Li_xMn_1?xSe system revealed that an anomalous dependence of resistivity on Li content occurs between x=0.031 and 0.053 in the impurity conduction region; the resistivity for x=0.053 is 3 × 10³ times as large as that for x=0.031.     

Anomalous temperature dependence of magnetization in polycrystalline Fe65Ni35 alloy

Magnetization at 0.3 and 140 Hz (0–10 Oe) and magnetic relaxation measurements were carried out in detail in the temperature range between 4.2 and 300 K for a polycrystalline Fe₆₅Ni₃₅ alloy. The typical temperature T_g and the magnetic field H_g which correspond to the anomalous temperature in χ-T curves and inflection field in σ-H curves, respectively, are summarized and a H-T diagram is obtained. A strong magnetic relaxation is observed along the H_g-T line. The temperature dependence of H_g is discussed by the thermal activation of 180° domain wall which is pinned strongly by the antiferromagnetic-like clusters below T_g. It is find that H _g is a linear function of T .     

Anomalous temperature dependence of magnetization in single-crystal Fe65Ni35 alloy

Magnetization (0–10 Oe) and magnetic relaxation measurements were carried out in the temperature range between 4.2 and 300 K for three picture-frame samples of Fe₆₅Ni₃₅ alloy whose edges were parallel to 100, 110 and 111, respectively. The typical temperature T_g and the magnetic field H_g which correspond to the anomalous temperature in the χ-T curve and inflection field in the σ-H curve, respectively are summarized and H-T_g and H_g-T diagrams are obtained. A strong magnetic relaxation is observed along the H_g-T line. The dependence of H_g on the crystallographic direction and on the temperature are discussed by the thermal activation process of the 180° domain wall which is pinned strongly by the antiferromagnetic clusters below T_g. The anomaly of magnetization of Fe₆₅Ni₃₅ alloy can be interpreted by the macroscopic picture of the coexistence of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic-like regions which may be caused by a statistical fluctuation of alloy composition.     

Anomalous phonon thermal resistivity in superconducting Ti55Nb45 alloys

The thermal conductivity of cold-worked and heat-treated Ti₅₅Nb₄₅ alloys has been measured in the temperature range between 0.6 and 1.5 K. Anomalously strong scattering of phonons for every sample and the remarkable enhancement in the thermal resistivity caused by the annealing at 500°C on cold-worked alloys have been found. These behaviors indicate the existence of an anomalous phonon scattering mechanism besides dislocation scattering in Ti₅₅Nb₄₅ alloys. Electron diffraction patterns show the circular diffuse streaks characteristic of the precursory lattice distortion for the ω atomic configuration. Two kinds of models which correlate the anomalies in the phonon scattering with the lattice instability of the β phase of Ti-Nb matrix are described.     

Comparative studies of the NMR of thulium in Tm123 and Tm124 compounds: Evidence for structural and electronic phase separation

The nuclear magnetic relaxation of ¹⁶⁹Tm in TmBa₂Cu₃O_6+x (x=0.1–1.0, Δ x=0.1) and TmBa₂Cu₄O₈ is studied at temperatures below 5 K. In all the samples, the Tm spin-lattice relaxation proceeds via intrinsic paramagnetic centers (PCs) like Cu²⁺ or copper-oxygen spin-polarized clusters. The experimental data for TmBa₂Cu₃O_6+x support the idea of the structural (chemical) micro-phase separation in oxygen-deficient 123 compounds. Apparently, the samples with x⩾0.4 contain hole-poor nonsuperconducting regions, enriched with PCs, and hole-rich (PC-poor) superconducting regions. The volume fraction f _n of the PC-rich phase reaches a maximum value of 0.85 at x=0.4 and decreases monotonically with increasing x (f _n=0.5, 0.3, and 0.25 at x=0.5, 0.6, and 0.7, respectively). The Tm spin-lattice relaxation in the underdoped TmBa₂Cu₄O₈ compound indicates that this sample, in contrast to oxygen-deficient TmBa₂Cu₃O_6+x , has a homogeneous composition. However, the Tm spin-spin relaxation measurements reveal two sorts of the Tm nuclear spins in Tm124, having different NMR spectra and different relaxation times T ₂. The latter result is evidence of electronic phase separation in CuO₂ phases. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 64, No. 5, 365–370 (10 September 1996) Published in English in the original Russian journal. Edited by Steve Torstveit.     

Influence of gadolinium on magnetization and DC resistivity of Ni-Zn nanoferrites

The study of gadolinium substitution in small amounts on the saturation magnetization and DC resistivity of nickel-zinc nanoferrite has led to the understanding of the degree of formation of a secondary orthoferrite GdFeO₃ phase, the generation of cationic and oxygen vacancies and the dilution of gadolinium in the lattice. The role of secondary phase in modifying the electromagnetic properties has been stressed by making further investigations on the Curie temperature and the activation energies.     

First-order phase transitions in magnetization of Fe/Cr/Fe three-layer films

The possibility of appearing jumps in the magnetization curves of Fe/Cr multilayers has been predicted under the assumption that magnetic ordering in chromium interlayers has the form of a linearly polarized spin-density wave. This possibility has been analyz ed for an Fe/Cr/Fe three4ayer film with a conventional quality of Fe/Cr interfaces, which does not ensure a change in the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic orientations of the magnetizations of neighboring iron layers with a variation in the thickness of the chromium interlayer by one atomic layer (short oscillation period). The model used suggests that the wave vector of the spin-density wave is responsible for the experime ntally observed long period of these oscillations. Relationships have been derived for the range of thicknesses of chromium interlayers in which the appearance of the predicted effect can be expected, and the magnitude of the effect has been evaluated.     

Synthesis, electrical resistivity, thermo-electric power and magnetization of cubic ZnMnO3

Cubic ZnMnO₃ powder in the form of well-crystalline nanoflakes have been synthesized at low temperatures from a nitrate precursor. The electrical properties of cubic ZnMnO₃ samples have been established by DC resistivity (ρ) and thermo-electric power (Seebeck coefficient) measurements on a pressed pellet. The material exhibits insulator behavior with 0.7 eV acceptor ionization energy in the measured temperature range of 170-300 K. The thermo-electric power indicates a positive sign of the charge carriers. The obtained material exhibits a superparamagnetic signature with a blocking temperature of 9 K and the ZFC-FC splitting temperature of 15 K.     

The permeability and remanent magnetization of a randomly inhomogeneous two-phase medium

A randomly inhomogeneous composite consisting of two, ferromagnetic and nonmagnetic (para-or diamagnetic), phases is considered. The dependence of the effective permeability of the composite on the concentration of the ferromagnetic phase and on the applied magnetic field is found for the case of the negligible hysteresis loop. When the hysteresis loop is appreciable, the remanent magnetization as a function of the ferromagnet concentration is calculated.     

Effect of magnetic annealing on magnetization of BiFeO3 ceramics

The effect of magnetic annealing treatment on the magnetization of multiferroic BiFeO₃ was studied systematically. A series of pelletized nano-sized BiFeO₃ powders were annealed at high temperature under different magnetic fields. Typical ferromagnetic hysteresis loops were obtained at room temperature of the ceramics which were derived from ferromagnetic BiFeO₃ precursors. On the other hand, antiferromagnetic behaviors were observed in other samples synthesized from nonmagnetic precursors. The enhanced magnetic properties were ascribed to the magnetic anisotropy which was induced by the strong magnetic fields. This work indicates that the strong magnetic annealing method is an alternative approach to tuning the magnetic properties of high performance multiferroic materials with canted antiferromagnetic ordering.     

纳米晶永磁Pr8Fe87B5反磁化机理研究

用熔体快淬法制备了Pr2Fe14B/α-Fe纳米复合永磁样品.测量了样品的起始磁化、反磁化过程、矫顽力和剩磁与外场的关系，以及样品的磁粘滞性.经分析认为材料的矫顽力主要由非均匀的钉扎机理决定，但由于交换硬化的软磁相的可逆转动使得这种反磁化机理不同于单相永磁材料的钉扎行为.磁粘滞性表明热激活主要源于硬磁相的不可逆磁化行为. 关键词： 纳米复合永磁 矫顽力 剩磁 磁粘滞