Abstract
We investigated Pr2BaO4 and PrBaO3 by several complementary experimental techniques. PrBaO3 crystallize in an orthorhombic structure. dc and ac susceptibility measurements exhibit irreversibility phenomena below TN=11.7 K and reveal the magnetic structure of PrBaO3, which consists of an antiferromagnetic ordering together with a small canting of the spins which produces the ferromagnetic component. Both magnetic and specific-heat studies show that TN is not affected by the applied magnetic field up to 9 T. Pr2BaO4 crystallizes in an orthorhombic structure where a=10.56, b=12.43, and c=3.617 belongs to Pnam space group. dc and ac susceptibility and specific-heat measurements show that Pr2BaO4 is paramagnetic down to 2 K, with a vanishing electronic specific-heat coefficient γ. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy shows that Pr is mainly trivalent in Pr2BaO4 and close to being tetravalent in PrBaO3. The pronounced ferromagnetic-like behavior found below 11.7 K in the PrxR1-xBa2Cu3Oz system is due to the impurity of PrBaO3.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9132-9141 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Physical Review B |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1992 |