Electron localization and magnetism in SrRuO3 with non-magnetic cation substitution

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Tong, W.
Huang, F Q
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The destruction of the ferromagnetism of alloyed SrRuO3 can be caused by electron localization at the substitution sites. Among all the non-magnetic cations that enter the B site, Zr4+ is the least disruptive to conductivity and ferromagnetism. This is because Zr4+ does not cause any charge disorder, and its empty d electron states which are poorly matched in energy with the Ru t2g4 states cause the least resonance scattering of Ru’s d electrons. Conducting Sr(Ru, Zr)O3 may be used as an electrode for perovskite-based thin film devices, while its insulating counterpart provides unprecedented magnetoresistance, seldom seen in other non-manganite and non-cobaltite perovskites. (Some figures in this article are in colour only in the electronic version)

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2011-01-02
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This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The definitive publisher authenticated version is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/23/8/086005.
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