Crystal growth of the non-magnetic Zn${}^{2+}$ and magnetic Co${}^{2+}$ doped quasi one-dimensional spin chain compound SrCuO${}_2$ using the travelling solvent floating zone method

Abstract

We report on the crystal growth of the quasi one-dimensional quantum spin chain compound SrCuO${}_2$ and its doped variants containing magnetic cobalt (0.25%, 0.5%, 1% and 2.5%) and non-magnetic zinc (0.5\% and 1\%) impurities. Crystals are grown using the travelling solvent floating zone (TSFZ) method in a four-mirror optical furnace. Some crucial factors, key to the stability of a TSFZ process, including the choice of solvent composition and its associated melting behavior, are discussed in detail. The grown crystals were characterized using x-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy, neutron single crystal diffraction and magnetic susceptibility measurements. Co-doping induces magnetic anisotropy and a corresponding change of magnetic behavior characterized by the presence of a sharp peak in the magnetic susceptibility at low-temperatures (T = 5 K), which is not seen for the pristine compound. The peak position is shown to scale linearly with Co-concentration for low doping levels upto 2.5%.

23 pages, 11 figures and 3 tables

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