Exchange bias and memory effect in Sr$_2$FeCoO$_6$

Autor:	Pradheesh, R., Harikrishnan, S. Nair, Sankaranarayanan, V., Sethupathy, K.
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons Condensed Matter - Materials Science
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
DOI:	10.1063/1.4756792
Popis:	We report on the observation of exchange bias and memory effect in double perovskite Sr$_2$FeCoO$_6$. Antiphase boundaries between the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic regions in the disordered glassy phase is assumed as responsible for the observed effect which reflects in the cooling field dependence and temperature evolution of exchange bias field and in training effect. The spin glass phase itself is characterized through memory, ageing and magnetic relaxation experiments. The spin glass transition temperature, $T_g$, versus $H_{dc}^{2/3}$ follows the Almeida-Thouless line yielding a freezing temperature, $T_f$ = 73 K. Time-dependent magnetic relaxation studies reveal the magnetization dynamics of the underlying glassy phase in this double perovskite. Comment: Accepted for publication in Applied Physics Letters
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/1209.3720 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv