Mesoscopic Magnetic States in Metallic Alloys with Strong Electronic Correlations: A Percolative Scenario for CeNi$_{1-x}$Cu$_{x}$

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dc.creatorMarcano, N.
dc.creatorSal, J. C. Gomez
dc.creatorEspeso, J. I.
dc.creatorDe Teresa, J. M.
dc.creatorAlgarabel, P. A.
dc.creatorPaulsen, C.
dc.creatorIglesias, J. R.
dc.date2007-03-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:52:00Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:52:00Z
dc.descriptionWe present evidence for the existence of magnetic clusters of approximately 20 Åin the strongly correlated alloy system CeNi$_{1-x}$Cu$_{x}$ (0.7 $\le$ x $\le$ 0.2) based on small angle neutron scattering experiments as well as the occurrence of staircase-like hysteresis cycles during very low temperature (100 mK) magnetization measurements. An unusual feature is the observation of long-range ferromagnetic order below the cluster-glass transition without any indication of a sharp transition at a Curie temperature. These observations strongly support a phenomenological model where a percolative process connects the cluster-glass state observed at high temperatures with the long-range ferromagnetic order observed by neutron diffraction experiments at very low temperatures. The model can account for all the puzzling macroscopic and microscopic data previously obtained in this system, providing a new perspective with regard to the magnetic ground state of other alloyed compounds with small magnetic moments or weak ferromagnetism with intrinsic disorder effects.
dc.description4 pages, 4 figures, to appear in PRL
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0703399
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0703399
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/125724
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.subjectMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
dc.titleMesoscopic Magnetic States in Metallic Alloys with Strong Electronic Correlations: A Percolative Scenario for CeNi$_{1-x}$Cu$_{x}$
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