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MAGNETISM ELECTRON TRANSPORT MAGNETORESISTIVE LANTHANUM CALCIUM MANGANITE

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Critical Behavior and Anisotropy in Single Crystal SrRuO 3<br />

directions. At low temperatures, the grease solidifies so the sample cannot<br />

rotate. The accuracy of the magnetization measurement was estimated by<br />

measuring a sphere of yttrium iron garnet described in section 3.2.1.1. For the<br />

measure-ments reported here, the sample holder was fixed at the rotation<br />

angle which gave the maximum magnetization. Several crystals were<br />

measured.<br />

Results<br />

Magnetic Moment (µ B /Ru)<br />

1.7<br />

1.6<br />

1.5<br />

1.4<br />

1.3<br />

M S<br />

√(2/3) M S<br />

SrRuO 3 Single Crystal<br />

[110]<br />

[1-10]<br />

[101]<br />

[111]<br />

[100]<br />

1.2<br />

1.1<br />

0<br />

M /√2<br />

S<br />

10 20 30<br />

-2<br />

-75<br />

40<br />

-50 -25 0 25 50<br />

H (kOe)<br />

50 60<br />

75<br />

70<br />

Magnetic Field (kOersted)<br />

Figure A- 1. Magnetization at 5 K of SrRuO 3 single crystal<br />

along several crystallographic directions showing strong cubic<br />

but not uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy. Inset shows<br />

the full hysteresis loop of the single crystal data along with<br />

that of a polycrystalline pellet for comparison.<br />

Figure A- 1 shows hysteresis loops at 5 K for SrRuO 3 single crystal i n<br />

various crystallographic directions and a polycrystalline pellet. The crystals<br />

have a low coercive field (≈ 10 Oe) compared to that of the polycrystalline<br />

pellet (3000 Oe). But more importantly, the crystals show very little hysteresis<br />

M (µ B /Ru)<br />

2<br />

1<br />

0<br />

-1<br />

Pellet<br />

155

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