Study of the electronic nematic phase of Sr3Ru2O7 with precise control of the applied magnetic field vector
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12/04/2013Grant ID
EP/F044704/1
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EP/I031014/1
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We report a study of the magnetoresistivity of high purity Sr3Ru2O7, in the vicinity of its electronic nematic phase. By employing a triple-axis (9/1/1 T) vector magnet, we were able to precisely tune both the magnitude and direction of the in-plane component of the magnetic field (H-parallel to). We report the dependence of the resistively determined anisotropy on H-parallel to in the phase, as well as across the wider temperature-field region. Our measurements reveal a high-temperature anisotropy which mimics the behavior of fluctuations from the underlying quantum critical point, and suggest the existence of a more complicated phase diagram. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.161106
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Bruin , J A N , Borzi , R A , Grigera , S A , Rost , A W , Perry , R S & Mackenzie , A P 2013 , ' Study of the electronic nematic phase of Sr 3 Ru 2 O 7 with precise control of the applied magnetic field vector ' , Physical Review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics , vol. 87 , no. 16 , 161106 . https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.87.161106
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Physical Review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics
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Peer reviewed
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1098-0121Type
Journal article
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©2013 American Physical Society.
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This work was supported by the EPSRC.Collections
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