Publications (16)
Superconductivity and Cobalt Oxidation State in Metastable Na(x)CoO(2-delta)*yH2O (x ~ 1/3; y ~ 4x)
P. W. Barnes, M. Avdeev, J. D. Jorgensen +3
We report the synthesis and superconducting properties of a metastable form of the known superconductor NaxCoO2*yH2O (x ~ 1/3, y ~ 4x). Instead of using the conventional bromine-ac…
The effect of {11}^B substitution on the superconductivity in MgCNi3
T. Klimczuk, M. Avdeev, J. D. Jorgensen +1
The crystal structure of boron doped superconducting MgC_{1-x}{11}^B_{x}Ni_{3}, studied by powder neutron diffraction, is reported. The solubility limit of boron is determined to b…
Magnetic structure and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in the helical-honeycomb antiferromagnet -CuVO
G. Gitgeatpong, Y. Zhao, M. Avdeev +3
Magnetic properties of the antiferromagnet -CuVO have been studied using magnetization, Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) simulations, and neutron diffracti…
Structure and Superconductivity in Zr-Stabilized, Nonstoichiometric Molybdenum Diboride
L. E. Muzzy, M. Avdeev, G. Lawes +5
The structure and physical properties of the Zr-stabilized, nonstoichiometric molybdenum diboride superconductor are reported. Good quality material of the diboride structure type…
Robust paramagnetism in Bi2-xMxRu2O7 (M=Mn,Fe,Co,Ni,Cu) pyrochlore
M. K. Haas, R. J. Cava, M. Avdeev +1
We report physical property characterization of Bi2-xMxRu2O7 pyrochlores, including magnetic suseptibility, resistivity, and Seebeck coefficients. The solid solution exists up to x…
Magnetic properties and magnetic structure of the frustrated quasi-one-dimensional antiferromagnet SrCuTeO
P. Saeaun, Y. Zhao, P. Piyawongwatthana +5
Magnetization measurements on single-crystal cubic SrCuTeO with an applied magnetic field of along three inequivalent high symmetry directions , , and …
Antiferromagnetism weakening with Y-substitution in the TbRhIn intermetallic system
R. P. Amaral, R. Lora-Serrano, D. J. Garcia +8
We report measurements of the temperature dependence specific heat, magnetic susceptibility in single crystals of the series of intermetallic compounds TbYRhIn (nom…
Crystal Chemistry of Carbon-Substituted MgB2
M. Avdeev, J. D. Jorgensen, R. A. Ribeiro +2
Neutron powder diffraction has been used to characterize a sample of C-substituted MgB2 synthesized from Mg and B4C (with isotopically enriched 11B). The sample is multiphase, with…
Crystal Structure of the Sodium Cobaltate Deuterate Superconductor NaxCoO2o4xD2O (x=1/3)
J. D. Jorgensen, M. Avdeev, D. G. Hinks +2
Neutron and x-ray powder diffraction have been used to investigate the crystal structures of a sample of the newly-discovered superconducting sodium cobaltate deuterate compound wi…
FeCrS in magnetic fields: possible evidence for a multiferroic ground state
J. Bertinshaw, C. Ulrich, A. Günther +11
We report on neutron diffraction, thermal expansion, magnetostriction, dielectric, and specific heat measurements on polycrystalline FeCr2S4 in external magnetic fields. The ferrim…
Magnetic structure of the noncentrosymmetric magnet Sr2MnSi2O7 through irreducible representation and magnetic space group analyses
Y. Nambu, M. Kawamata, X. Pang +6
Magnetic structures of the noncentrosymmetric magnet SrMnSiO were examined through neutron diffraction for powder and single-crystalline samples, as well as magnetometr…
Retention of Two-Band Superconductivity in Highly Carbon-Doped MgB2
H. Schmidt, K. E. Gray, D. G. Hinks +4
Tunneling data on MgB_{1.8}C_{0.2} show a reduction in the energy gap of the pi-bands by a factor of two from undoped MgB2 that is consistent with the Tc reduction, but inconsisten…
Magnetic structure and Kondo lattice behavior in CeVGe: an NMR and neutron scattering study
C. Chaffey, H. C. Wu, Hanshang Jin +9
We present nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), neutron diffraction, magnetization, and transport measurements on a single crystal and powder of CeVGe. This material exhibits heav…
Controlling the stoichiometry of the triangular lattice antiferromagnet LiZnMoO
K. E. Sandvik, D. Okuyama, K. Nawa +2
The control of the stoichiometry of LiZnMoO was achieved by the solid-state-reaction. We found that the best sample that has the chemical composition Li$_{0…
Thermal Expansion and Compressibility in Superconducting NaxCoO2o4xD2O (x?1/3): Evidence for Pressure-Induced Charge Redistribution
J. D. Jorgensen, M. Avdeev, D. G. Hinks +2
We have performed thermal expansion and compressibility measurements on the recently discovered superconducting material NaxCoO2*4xD2O (x=1/3) using neutron powder diffraction over…
Sodium layer chiral distribution and spin structure of NaNiTeO with a honeycomb network
Sunil K. Karna, Y. Zhao, R. Sankar +7
The nature of Na ion distribution, diffusion path, and the spin structure of -type NaNiTeO with a Ni honeycomb network has been explored. The nuclear density distri…