Low-temperature specific heat of Nd2-xCexCuO4-y single crystals (x=O and 0.15) in applied magnetic fields

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关键词: NEUTRON-SCATTERING;    SPIN CORRELATIONS;    ND2CUO4;    EXCITATIONS;    ND;    SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;    PR2CUO4;    COPPER;    ORDER;    COMPOUND;   

DOI  :  10.1103/PhysRevB.57.5906

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

Results are presented of low-temperature (0.3-6 K) specific-heat measurements on bulk single crystals of Nd2-xCexCuO4-y (x=0 and 0.15) in applied magnetic fields up to 8 T. The magnetic-field effect shows a highly anisotropic behavior: for both compounds only minor effects on the specific-heat curve have been found for fields applied parallel to the crystallographic c axis, whereas if the field is applied in the ab plane, a substantial broadening and shift of the zero-field maximum to higher temperatures is observed. A satisfactory quantitative description in terms of crystal-field and exchange interactions is given for the experimental data of the x=0 crystal. It is shown that application of the same description to the x=0.15 case is inadequate.

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