Unusual magnetization and Hall effect in the spinel chalcogenide (Fe$_{0.5}$Cu$_{0.5}$)Cr$_2$S$_4$

ORAL

Abstract

We have measured the magnetization M and Hall resistivity $\rho_{xy}$ in single-crystal (Fe$_{0.5}$Cu$_{0.5}$)Cr$_2$S$_4$, a spinel chalcogenide compound. At the ferromagnetic transition (T$_c$ $\sim$ 280 K), M at weak field (at 100 gauss) displays an unusually abrupt onset vs. temperature T. Below $\sim$120 K, we observe the appearance of a second contribution to the magnetization, which appears as a kink in the field dependence of both $\rho_{xy}$ and M, characterized by a linearly rising segment and a final saturation in high field. We will discuss how these features relate to a possible second ordering arising from the two different sublattices (Fe,Cu) and Cr.

*Supported by NSF DMR 0213706

Authors

  • M. Lee

    • Princeton University
  • Wei-Li Lee

  • N.P. Ong

    • Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton NJ 08544
  • Satoshi Watauchi

  • V.L. Miller

  • R.J. Cava

    • Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton NJ 08544