Detection of Spin Canting Using Magnetic Field Modulated Microwave Spectroscopy.

Magnetic field modulated microwave spectroscopy (MFMMS) is the most sensitive technique for detecting superconducting transitions[1]. While superconducting transitions exhibit a reproducible peak behavior, magnetic transitions can have a range of responses including: slopes, steps and local minima in the temperature dependent MFMMS measurements. Other work has shown that a magnetic response in a similar microwave spectroscopy technique can be caused by spin canting[2]. One system of materials that provides an interesting test case for this is the Ruthenocuprates[3]. These compounds have a ferromagnetic response due to spin canting, above the onset of superconductivity. Here, we show that the temperature and field dependence of spin canting of the Ru-1212 system (RuSr₂GdCu₂O₈) can be determined by comparing the MFMMS to magnetometry and resistance measurements.

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