Charge localization due to RKKY interaction in the spin-glass AuFe

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Beitragende

  • B. Gorshunov - , Universität Stuttgart, RAS - General Physics Institute (Autor:in)
  • A. S. Prokhorov - , RAS - General Physics Institute (Autor:in)
  • S. Kaiser - , Universität Stuttgart (Autor:in)
  • D. Faltermeier - , Universität Stuttgart (Autor:in)
  • S. Yasin - , Universität Stuttgart (Autor:in)
  • M. Dumm - , Universität Stuttgart (Autor:in)
  • N. Drichko - , Universität Stuttgart, RAS - Ioffe Physico Technical Institute (Autor:in)
  • E. S. Zhukova - , RAS - General Physics Institute (Autor:in)
  • I. E. Spektor - , RAS - General Physics Institute (Autor:in)
  • S. Vongtragool - , Leiden University, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) (Autor:in)
  • M. B.S. Hesselberth - , Leiden University (Autor:in)
  • J. Aarts - , Leiden University (Autor:in)
  • G. J. Nieuwenhuys - , Leiden University, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) (Autor:in)
  • M. Dressel - , Universität Stuttgart (Autor:in)

Abstract

Measurements of the electrodynamic response of spin-glass AuFe films in comparison with pure gold films are performed at frequencies from 0.3THz (10cm-1) up to 1000 THz (33000cm-1) using different spectroscopic methods. At room temperature the spectra of pure gold and of AuFe are typically metallic with the scattering rate of carriers in AuFe being significantly enlarged due to scattering on localized magnetic moments of Fe ions. In the spin-glass phase of AuFe at T = 5 K a pseudogap in the conductivity spectrum is detected with the magnitude close to the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya- Yosida (RKKY) energy for AuFe: ΔRKKY ≈ 2.2meV. The origin of the pseudogap is associated with partial localization of electrons which mediate the RKKY interaction between localized magnetic Fe centers.

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)938-944
Seitenumfang7
FachzeitschriftEurophysics letters
Jahrgang76
Ausgabenummer5
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Dez. 2006
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa

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ORCID /0000-0001-9862-2788/work/142255420

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