Manju, U. and Awana, V. P. S. and Kishan, H. and Sarma, D. D. (2006) X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of superconducting RuSr2Eu1.5Ce0.5Cu2O10 and nonsuperconducting RuSr2EuCeCu2O10. Physical Review B, 74 (24). 245106 -1. ISSN 2469-9950

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Abstract

We report x-ray photoelectron spectroscopic investigation of RuSr2Eu1.5Ce0.5Cu2O10 with ferromagnetic T-C similar to 100 K and a superconducting transition temperature of similar to 30 K compared with RuSr2EuCeCu2O10, which is a ferromagnetic (T-C similar to 150 K) insulator. Our results show that the rare earths, Eu and Ce, are in 3+ and 4+ states, respectively. Comparing the Ru core level spectra from these compounds to those from two Ru reference oxides, we also show that Ru in these ruthenocuprates is always in 5+ state, suggesting that the doped holes in the superconducting compound arising from the substitution of Ce4+ by Eu3+ are primarily in the Cu-O plane, in close analogy to all other doped high-T-C cuprates. Analysis of Cu 2p spectra in terms of a configuration interaction model provides a quantitative description of the gross electronic structures of these ruthenocuprates.

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Subjects: Applied Physics/Condensed Matter
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Date Deposited: 09 Aug 2018 07:41
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URI: http://npl.csircentral.net/id/eprint/2579

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