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We report the magnetization and the susceptibility measurements of the RuSr_2GdCu_2O_y and RuSr_2NdCu_2O_x perovskite materials. We find that RuSr_2GdCu_2O_y compound exhibits a magnetic transition at Tn=135 K followed by a superconducting…
The superconducting ferromagnet RuSr2GdCu2O8 was investigated at high pressure. The intra-grain superconducting transition temperature, Tc, is resolved in ac-susceptibility as well as resistivity measurements. It is shown that the pressure…
Magnetic-field changes $<$ 0.2 Oe over the scan length in magnetometers that necessitate sample movement are enough to create artifacts in the dc magnetization measurements of the weakly ferromagnetic superconductor…
The RuSr2Gd1.5Ce0.5Cu2O10-d (Ru-1222) compounds, with varying oxygen content, crystallize in a tetragonal crystal structure (space group I4/mmm). Resistance (R) versus temperature (T) measurements show that the air-annealed samples exhibit…
A hydrostatic pressure study was made on pure and Rh-doped specimens of the superconducting ferromagnetic compounds Ru1-xRhxSr2GdCu2O8 (x = 0-0.15) by means of measurement of electrical resistivity vs temperature, in pressures up to 2 GPa.…
Resistivity, thermoelectric power, heat capacity and magnetization for samples of RuSr_2(Gd_{1.5}Ce_{0.5})Cu_{2}O_{10-\delta} were investigated in the temperature range 1.8-300 K with a magnetic field up to 8 T. The resistive transitions to…
Studied 100-atm O2-annealed RuSr2Gd1.5Ce0.5Cu2O10 (Ru-1222) compound crystallized in a tetragonal I4/mmm space group crystal structure. Thermo-gravemetric (TG) analysis of the compound showed the release of oxygen and breaking to metallic…
We reviewed our various results on rutheno-cuprate magneto-superconductors RuSr2GdCu2O8-d (Ru-1212) and RuSr2(Gd0.75Ce0.25)2Cu2O10-d (Ru-1222) synthesized by NPHT process. Also reviewed are the results for HPHT synthesized various…
An unusual thermal-magnetic hysteresis was observed between a minor magnetic transition around 120 K and the main one at 80 K in superconducting RuSr2(R,Ce)2Cu2O10-delta (Ru1222R) samples, where R = Gd or Eu, down to a submicron…
Recent reports of the detecting of ferromagnetism and superconductivity in ruthenium-cuprates have aroused great interest. Unfortunately, whether the two antagonistic phenomena coexist in the same space in the compounds remains unresolved.…
Inhomogeneities of the field in the superconducting magnet of a superconducting quantum intereference device (SQUID) magnetometer can create serious artefacts in the d.c. magnetization measurements of superconducting samples. We discuss the…
A characterization of the magnetic superconductors RuSr2GdCu2O8 [Ru-(1212)] and RuSr2(Gd1.5Ce0.5)Cu2O10 [Ru-(1222)] through resistance measurements as a function of temperature and magnetic field is presented. Two peaks in the derivative of…
Relying on the inhomogeneous (layered) crystal, electronic, and magnetic structure, we show how superconductivity can coexist with the ferromagnetic phase of RuSr2GdCu2O8 as observed by Tallon and coworkers. Since the Cu d_{x^2-y^2}…
The effects of Co substitution on structural and superconducting properties of RuSr2GdCu2O8 compound have been studied. Rietveld refinements of the X-ray diffraction patterns indicate that the cobalt ion progressively replaces ruthenium…
The magnetic properties of superconducting Ru1-xSr2GdCu2O8 (x=0, 0.02) and non-superconducting RuSr2Gd1-xCexCu2O8 (x=0.07, 0.1) were investigated by means of magnetocaloric experiments with complementary magnetoresistivity and ac…
High critical-temperature superconductivity and large (colossal) magnetoresistances are two important electronic conducting phenomena found in transition metal oxides. High-Tc materials have applications such as superconducting magnets for…
Magnetic susceptibility, M-H plot, magnetoresistance and thermoelectric power of the RuSr2Eu1.5Ce0.5Cu2O10 superconductor are measured. Values of the magnetic transition temperature Tmag, superconductivity transition temperature Tc, upper…
In this paper we address the question of coexistence of superconductivity and ferromagnetism in the high temperature superconductor RuSr$_2$GdCu$_2$O$_{8-\delta}$. Using a field theoretical approach we study a one-fermion effective model of…
We have systematically investigated the magnetic, electrical, and structural properties of RuSr2GdCu2O8, in which a long-range ferromagnetic order and superconductivity have been previously reported to coexist. Based on the reversible…
Samples of the Ru1-xFexSr2GdCu2O8 system with x = 0, 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1 and 0.2, were prepared and their structural, superconducting and magnetic properties were studied. Rietveld refinement of the X-ray diffraction patterns show that…