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Complex magnetic differentiation of cobalts in Na$_{x}$CoO$_{2}$ with 22K N\'eel temperature

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2014-07-07 v1

Abstract

Single crystals of sodium cobaltates Nax_{x}CoO2_{2} with x0.8x \approx 0.8 were grown by the floating zone technique. Using electrochemical Na de-intercalation method we reduced the sodium content in the as-grown crystals down to pure phase with 22 K N\'eel temperature and x0.77x \approx 0.77. The 59^{59}Co NMR study in the paramagnetic state of the TN=22T_{N}=22 K phase permitted us to evidence that at least 6 Co sites are differentiated. They could be separated by their magnetic behaviour into three types: a single site with cobalt close to non-magnetic Co3+^{3+}, two sites with the most magnetic cobalts in the system, and the remaining three sites displaying an intermediate behaviour. This unusual magnetic differentiation calls for more detailed NMR experiments on our well characterized samples.

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@article{arxiv.1403.4567,
  title  = {Complex magnetic differentiation of cobalts in Na$_{x}$CoO$_{2}$ with 22K N\'eel temperature},
  author = {I. R. Mukhamedshin and I. F. Gilmutdinov and M. A. Salosin and H. Alloul},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1403.4567},
  year   = {2014}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures, submitted to JETP Lett