BARC/PUB/2002/0513

 
 

Magnetization study of mercurocuprate (Hg,Re)Sr2CuO4+δ

 
     
 
Author(s)

Balamurugan, S.; Gopalakrishnan, I. K.; Yakhmi, J. V.; Selvam, P.
(NM&SCD)

Source

Pramana - Journal of Physics, 2002. Vol. 58 (42891): pp. 839-841

ABSTRACT

The nominal (Hg1−xRex)Sr2CuO4+δ(x=0.10 and 0.20) samples were synthesized at ∼920°C in partial vacuum. The compound with x=0.10 exhibits superconductivity at ∼54K while the composition x=0.20 is non-superconducting down to 5K. On cooling below 10K in an applied field of 4kOe, the former causes a noticeable upturn in the field cooled (FC) magnetization signal.Such a change in magnetic response is also reflected in the magnetic hysteresis loop generated at 9 K. We attribute this effect to a paramagnetic contribution arising from Re in (Hg,Re)-1201 phase.

 
 
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