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Multiple metamagnetic quantum criticality in Sr$_3$Ru$_2$O$_7$

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2016-06-02 v1

Abstract

Bilayer strontium ruthenate Sr3_3Ru2_2O7_7 displays pronounced non-Fermi liquid behavior at magnetic fields around 8 T, applied perpendicular to the ruthenate planes, which previously has been associated with an itinerant metamagnetic quantum critical end point (QCEP). We focus on the magnetic Gr\"uneisen parameter ΓH\Gamma_{\rm H}, which is the most direct probe to characterize field-induced quantum criticality. We confirm quantum critical scaling due to a putative two-dimensional QCEP near 7.845(5) T, which is masked by two ordered phases A and B, identified previously by neutron scattering. In addition we find evidence for a QCEP at 7.53(2) T and determine the quantum critical regimes of both instabilities and the effect of their superposition.

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@article{arxiv.1605.00369,
  title  = {Multiple metamagnetic quantum criticality in Sr$_3$Ru$_2$O$_7$},
  author = {Y. Tokiwa and M. Machalwat and R. S. Perry and P. Gegenwart},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.00369},
  year   = {2016}
}
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