Half-metallic ferromagnetism in Sr3Ru2O7

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关键词: BILAYER RUTHENATE SR3RU2O7;    SINGLE-CRYSTAL;    MAGNETIC-PROPERTIES;    PEROVSKITE;    SR2RUO4;    STATE;    ORBITALS;    NEUTRON;   

DOI  :  10.1103/PhysRevB.95.195106

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

The bilayered member of the Ruddesden-Popper family of ruthenates, Sr3Ru2O7, has received increasing attention due to its interesting properties and phases. By using first principle calculations we find that the ground state is characterized by a ferromagnetic (FM) half-metallic state. This state strongly competes with an antiferromagnetic metallic phase, which indicates the possible presence of a particular state characterized by the existence of different magnetic domains. To drive the system towards a phase transition we studied the electronic and magnetic properties as a function of RuO6 octahedra rotations and found that the magnetic phase does not couple with the rotation angle. Our results provide accurate electronic, structure, and magnetic ground-state properties of Sr3Ru2O7 and stimulate the investigation of other types of octahedra rotations and distortions in the search of phase transitions.

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