Abstract
A sample of RuSr2GdCu2O8, in which ferromagnetism and superconductivity coexist at low temperatures, has bran studied by variable temperature synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction. The structure is found to be tetragonal, P4/mmm between 295 and 10 K, As RuSr2GdCu2O8 is cooled the in-plane CuO bond length decreases whilst the in-plane Ru-O bond remains constant, which results in the increase of the bond mismatch between the two in-plane bonds. This increases the rotation of the RuO6 octahedra around (c) under bar slightly as the temperature decreases. Surprisingly the only evidence for a structural anomaly accompanying the ferromagnetic ordering of the Ru moments at 132 K is a change in the atomic displacement factor of the oxygen atoms within the CuO2 planes. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 95-99 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | International Journal of Inorganic Materials |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2000 |
Keywords
- magnetic materials
- superconductors
- X-ray diffraction
- crystal structure
- RESOLUTION POWDER DIFFRACTION
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