arXiv · 0705.0336
Sr2CrOsO6: Endpoint of a spin polarized metal-insulator transition by 5d band filling
Abstract
In the search for new spintronic materials with high spin-polarization at room-temperature, we have synthesized an osmium based double perovskite with a Curie-temperature of 725 K. Our combined experimental results confirm the existence of a sizable induced magnetic moment at the Os site, supported by band-structure calculations in agreement with a proposed kinetic energy driven mechanism of ferrimagnetism in these compounds. The intriguing property of Sr2CrOsO6 is that it is at the endpoint of a metal-insulator transition due to 5d band filling, and at the same time ferrimagnetism and high-spin polarization is preserved.
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Y. Krockenberger, K. Mogare, M. Reehuis, M. Tovar, M. Jansen, G. Vaitheeswaran, V. Kanchana, F. Bultmark, A. Delin, F. Wilhelm, A. Rogalev, A. Winkler, L. Alff. 2007-05-02. Sr2CrOsO6: Endpoint of a spin polarized metal-insulator transition by 5d band filling. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.75.179901
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