Physics Department, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom.
Phys Rev Lett. 2013 May 24;110(21):217208. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.217208. Epub 2013 May 23.
We have used low-energy implanted muons as a volume sensitive probe of the magnetic properties of EuO(1-x) thin films. We find that static and homogeneous magnetic order persists up to the elevated T(C) in the doped samples, and the muon signal displays the double dome feature also observed in the sample magnetization. Our results appear incompatible with either the magnetic phase separation or bound magnetic polaron descriptions previously suggested to explain the elevated T(C), but are compatible with an RKKY-like interaction mediating magnetic interactions above 69 K.
我们使用低能注入的μ子作为 EuO(1-x) 薄膜磁性质的一种体积敏感探针。我们发现,静态和均匀的磁有序一直持续到掺杂样品的升高的 T(C),而μ子信号显示出也在样品磁化中观察到的双穹顶特征。我们的结果与以前提出的解释升高的 T(C)的磁相分离或束缚磁极化子描述不兼容,但与介导高于 69 K 的磁相互作用的 RKKY 类似的相互作用兼容。