Related papers: Absence of a Bulk Meissner State in RuSr2GdCu2O8
We have measured the dc and ac electrical and magnetic properties in various magnetic fields of the recently reported superconducting ferromagnet RuSr2GdCu2O8. Our reversible magnetization measurements demonstrate the absence of a bulk…
From magnetisation measurements we provide evidence that the ferromagnetic superconductor RuSr$_{2}$GdCu$_{2}$O$_{8}$ with \QTR{it}{T}$_{c}$=45 K and \QTR{it}{T}$_{M}$=137 K exhibits a sizeable diamagnetic signal at low temperature…
The article discusses selected properties of the non- and superconducting polycrystalline samples of RuSr2GdCu2O8 and comments the consequences of introducing insignificant sub-stoichiometry of Ru into the nominal formula. The…
The Ru0.9Sr2YCu2.1O7.9 sample being synthesized by high-pressure high-temperature solid-state reaction underwent (weak) ferromagnetic transition at 150 K followed by superconducting transition at 30 K. It showed clear Meissner signal in the…
We report on structural, electrical and magnetic properties of RuSr2GdCu2O8 samples made by systematic synthesis work so that they differ from one onether in number of annealings and sintering temperature. Our aim is to highlight the…
We review the reasons that make superconductivity unlikely to arise in a ferromagnet. Then, in light of the report by Tallon and collaborators that RuSr2GdCu2O8 becomes superconducting at approximately 35 K which is well below the Curie…
We have investigated the magnetic and the superconducting properties of the hybrid ruthenate-cuprate compound RuSr_{2}GdCu_{2}O_{8} by means of zero-field muon spin rotation- (ZF-$\mu $SR) and DC magnetization measurements. The…
We report the magnetization and the susceptibility measurements of the RuSr_2GdCu_2O_y and RuSr_2NdCu_2O_x perovskite materials. We find that RuSr_2GdCu_2O_y compound exhibits a magnetic transition at Tn=135 K followed by a superconducting…
The coexistence of ferromagnetism and superconductivity in RuSr$_2$GdCu$_2$O$_8$ was reported both from experiments (by Tallon et. al.) and first-principles calculations (by Pickett et. al.). Here we report that our first-principles…
We carefully studied the nonsuperconducting sample of the magneto-superconducting RuSr2(Eu1-xCex)Cu2O10 series with composition RuSr2EuCeCu2O10. This compound seems to exhibit a complex magnetic state as revealed by host of techniques like…
Resistivity, thermoelectric power and heat capacity are investigated in the ferromagnetic superconductor RuSr2GdCu2O8 with and without Zn substitution. The thermodynamic signatures of the ordering of the Ru moments and the paramagnetic Gd…
We have performed susceptibility, thermopower, dc resistance and microwave measurements on RuSr2EuCu2O8. This compound has recently been shown to display the coexistence of both superconducting and magnetic order. We find clear evidence of…
Whereas resistivity and ac susceptibility measurements on the magnetic (Tm ~ 130 K) superconductor (Tc,onset ~ 50 K) RuSr2GdCu2O8 (Ru-1212Gd) reported by different research groups reveal a universal behavior in its superconducting state,…
For polycrystalline RuSr2GdCu2O8 (Ru-1212), distinct peaks have been reported in d.c. magnetization in the superconducting state of the sample. Sr2GdRuO6 (Sr-2116), the precursor for the preparation of Ru-1212, shows similar peaks in the…
In this paper we investigate the magnetic state and the role of the crystalline structure in RuSr2Eu1.5Ce0.5Cu2O10 (Ru-1222). Measurements were made in the isomorphic series (Nb1-xRux)Sr2Eu1.5Ce0.5Cu2O10 [(Nb,Ru)-1222], with x between 0 and…
Synthesis in 1% oxygen at 930C leads to non-superconducting RuSr2GdCu2O8 in which superconductivity subsequently can be induced with oxygen annealings without observable stoichiometric changes. Detailed ac susceptibility and zero-field muon…
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.…
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}…
We reviewed our various results on rutheno-cuprate magneto-superconductors RuSr2GdCu2O8(Ru-1212) and RuSr2(Gd0.75Ce0.25)2Cu2O10(Ru-1222). It is observed, that it is difficult to control the oxygen content of Ru-1212, though the same is…
The occurrence of bulk superconductivity at ~22 K is reported in polycrystalline samples of BaFe2-xRuxAs2 for nominal Ru content in the range of x=0.75 to 1.125. A systematic suppression of the spin density wave transition temperature…