Dependence of the magnetic ordering in HxYBa2Cu3Oy on the oxygen and hydrogen concentration

doi:10.1016/0921-4534(89)90961-1

Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications

Volumes 162–164, Part 1, December 1989, Pages 149-150

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Superconducting YBa₂Cu₃Oy samples were doped with hydrogen and investigated by the muon spin rotation technique. For a hydrogen concentration above a threshold x, which depends on the oxygen stoichiometry of the sample, we find a well defined precession signal in zero external field. This is a clear indication of magnetic ordering in these samples. The data are consistent with the assumption that hydrogen acts as an electron donor filling the hole states in YBa₂Cu₃O_y.

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Dependence of the magnetic ordering in HxYBa2Cu3Oy on the oxygen and hydrogen concentration

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Dependence of the magnetic ordering in H_xYBa₂Cu₃O_y on the oxygen and hydrogen concentration