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We present the results of muon-spin relaxation ($\mu^{+}$SR) measurements on antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic spin chains. In antiferromagnetic CuF$_{2}$(pyz) we identify a transition to long range magnetic order taking place at…

We present our results of a local probe study on EuFe$_{2}$(As$_{1-x}$P$_{x}$)$_{2}$ single crystals with $x$=0.13, 0.19 and 0.28 by means of muon spin rotation and ${}^{57}$Fe M\"ossbauer spectroscopy. We focus our discussion on the sample…

The internal field distribution in the vortex state of YBa2Cu3O6.60 is shown to be a sensitive measure of both the magnetic penetration depth and the vortex-core radius. The temperature dependence of the vortex core radius is found to be…

Muon spin rotation technique is used to study magnetic ordering in ultra-pure samples of SrCu$_{1-x}$Ni$_x$O$_2$, an archetypical $S=1/2$ antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chain system with a small amount of $S=1$ defects. The ordered state in…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-06-23 G. Simutis , M. Thede , R. Saint-Martin , A. Mohan , C. Baines , Z. Guguchia , R. Khasanov , C. Hess , A. Revcolevschi , B. Buchner , A. Zheludev

The magnetic properties of Fe$_3$O$_4$ nanoparticle assemblies have been investigated in detail through a combination of vibrating sample magnetometry and muon spin relaxation ($\mu$SR) techniques. Two samples with average particle sizes of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-05-26 Benjamin A. Frandsen , Charlotte Read , Jade Stevens , Colby Walker , Mason Christiansen , Roger G. Harrison , Karine Chesnel

We report a muon spin rotation ($\mu$SR) study of the cuprate-analog nickelate La$_4$Ni$_3$O$_8$, which undergoes a transition at 105 K to a low-temperature phase with charge-stripe and antiferromagnetic (AFM) order on square planar NiO$_2$…

We report $^{75}$As nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) studies on the superconductor Rb$_{2}$Cr$_{3}$As$_{3}$ with a quasi one-dimensional crystal structure. Below $T\sim$ 100 K, the spin-lattice…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-10-07 J. Yang , Z. T. Tang , G. H. Cao , Guo-qing Zheng

Muon spin relaxation measurements on Bi2Ir2O7 show that it undergoes a bulk magnetic transition at 1.84(3) K. This is accompanied by increases in the muon spin relaxation rate and the amplitude of the non-relaxing part of the signal. The…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2013-06-13 P. J. Baker , J. S. Moeller , F. L. Pratt , W. Hayes , S. J. Blundell , T. Lancaster , T. F. Qi , G. Cao

Pressure, together with temperature, electric and magnetic fields, alters the system and allows to investigate the fundamental properties of the matter. Under applied pressure the interatomic distances shrink, which modify interactions…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-05-19 Rustem Khasanov

The structure and magnetic properties of rare-earth ions Tm$^{3+}$ kagom\'{e} lattice Tm$_3$Sb$_3$Mg$_2$O$_{14}$ are studied by X-ray diffraction, magnetic susceptibility and muon spin relaxation ($\mu$SR) experiments. The existence of a…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-10-02 Yanxing Yang , Kaiwen Chen , Zhaofeng Ding , Adrian D. Hillier , Lei Shu

Frustration-induced strong quantum fluctuations accompanied by spin-orbit coupling and crystal electric field can give rise to rich and diverse magnetic phenomena associated with unconventional low-energy excitations in rare-earth based…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-02-13 J. Khatua , S. Bhattacharya , A. M. Strydom , A. Zorko , J. S. Lord , A. Ozarowski , E. Kermarrec , P. Khuntia

We have used inelastic neutron scattering and muon-spin rotation to compare the low energy magnetic excitations in single crystals of superconducting Fe1.01Se0.50Te0.50 and non-superconducting Fe1.10Se0.25Te0.75. We confirm the existence of…

We present a comprehensive study of spin relaxation dynamics at cryogenic temperatures in a rare-earth-doped crystal used for quantum memory applications: $^{171}$Yb:Y$_2$SiO$_5$. Spin relaxation is indeed a major limiting factor for both…

Muon-spin rotation has been used to probe vortex state in Sr$_2$RuO$_4$. At moderate fields and temperatures a lattice of triangular symmetry is observed, crossing over to a lattice of square symmetry with increasing field and temperature.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-03-10 S. J. Ray , A. S. Gibbs , S. J. Bending , P. J. Curran , E. Babaev , C. Baines , A. P. Mackenzie , S. L. Lee

Muon spin rotation measurements have been performed on a powder sample of a-RuCl3, a layered material which previously has been proposed to be a quantum magnet on a honeycomb lattice close to a quantum spin liquid ground state. Our data…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-07-20 F. Lang , P. J. Baker , A. A. Haghighirad , Y. Li , D. Prabhakaran , R. Valenti , S. J. Blundell

We have observed an electronic energy level crossing in a molecular nanomagnet (MNM) using muon-spin relaxation. This effect, not observed previously despite several muon studies of MNM systems, provides further evidence that the spin…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-05-27 T. Lancaster , J. S. Moeller , S. J. Blundell , F. L. Pratt , P. J. Baker , T. Guidi , G. A. Timco , R. E. P. Winpenny

We report a comprehensive muon spin rotation ($\mu$SR) study of the prototypical magnetoelectric antiferromagnet Cr$_2$O$_3$. We find the positively charged muon ($\mu^+$) occupies several distinct interstitial sites, and displays a rich…

The focus of this paper is on recent progress in muon spin rotation (muSR) studies of the vortex cores in type-II superconductors. By comparison of muSR measurements of the vortex core size in a variety of materials with results from…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-13 J. E. Sonier

Muon-spin-relaxation (muSR) measurements have been performed for the partially Zn-substituted electron-doped high-T_c_ superconductor Pr_0.86_LaCe_0.14_Cu_1-y_Zn_y_O_4+alpha-delta_ with y=0-0.05 and the reduced oxygen content delta=0-0.09,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2010-07-12 Risdiana , T. Adachi , N. Oki , Y. Koike , T. Suzuki , I. Watanabe

The temperature (T) dependence of the muon and $^{63}$Cu nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rates $1/T_1$ in YbCu4.4Au0.6 is reported over nearly four decades. It is shown that for $T\to 0$ $1/T_1$ diverges following the behaviour predicted by…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2010-11-01 P. Carretta , R. Pasero , M. Giovannini , C. Baines