Hellman F, Queen DR, Potok RM, Zink BL. Spin-glass freezing and RKKY interactions near the metal-insulator transition in amorphous Gd-Si alloys.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2000;
84:5411-5414. [PMID:
10990956 DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.84.5411]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/1999] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
Magnetization measurements of giant negative magnetoresistive amorphous GdxSi1-x ( 0.04<x<0.19) show strong mixed ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions and spin-glass freezing. The interactions appear to be an RKKY-like indirect exchange mediated by the conduction electrons, but are strikingly independent of their localization at the metal-insulator (MI) transition, presumably because the localization length exceeds the inter-Gd distance. The susceptibility per Gd atom in the paramagnetic state shows a nontrivial dependence on composition, with a maximum at the MI transition.
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