Prando, G. and Alfonsov, A. and Pal, A. and Awana, V. P. S. and Uchner, B. B and Kataev, V. (2016) Tuning the magnetocrystalline anisotropy in RCoPO by means of R substitution: A ferromagnetic resonance study. Physical Review B, 94 (2). ISSN 2469-9950

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Abstract

We report on broad-band electron-spin resonance measurements performed within the itinerant ferromagnetic phase of RCoPO (R = La, Pr, Nd, and Sm). We reveal that the R substitution is highly effective in gradually introducing a sizable easy-plane magnetocrystalline anisotropy within the Co sublattice. We explain our results in terms of a subtle interplay of structural effects and of indirect interactions between the f and d orbitals from R and Co, respectively. Our observations provide interesting information on the crucial role of R ions in affecting the electronic properties of the CoP layers, of possible interest also for the isostructural FeAs-based family of high-T-c superconductors.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Applied Physics/Condensed Matter
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Dr. Rajpal Walke
Date Deposited:	23 Apr 2018 12:06
Last Modified:	23 Apr 2018 12:06
URI:	http://npl.csircentral.net/id/eprint/2402

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