A bulk form Cu-based ferromagnetic semiconductor (La,Ba)(Cu,Mn)SO with the Curie temperature up to 170 K
Jinou Dong1, Cui Ding1, Xueqin Zhao1
1Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device and School of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Abstract:
We report the ferromagnetism in a new bulk form Cu-based magnetic semiconductor (La,Ba)(Cu,Mn)SO, which is iso-structural to the prototypical iron-based 1111-type superconductor LaFeAsO. Starting from the parent compound LaCuSO, carriers are introduced via the substitutions of La for Ba while spins are introduced via the substitutions of Cu for Mn. Spins are mediated by carriers, which develops into the long range ferromagnetic ordering. The maximum Curie temperature [Formula: see text] reaches up to [Formula: see text] 170 K with the doping levels of 10% Ba and 5% Mn. By comparing to the (La,Sr)(Cu,Mn)SO where Sr and Mn are co-doped into LaCuSO, we demonstrate that negative chemical pressure would suppress the ferromagnetic ordering.
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