Structure, morphology and composition of natural junctions of Sr(2)RuO(4)-Sr(3)Ru(2)O(7) eutectic crystals

J Phys Condens Matter. 2009 Jun 24;21(25):254211. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/21/25/254211. Epub 2009 May 29.

Abstract

A detailed study of morphological, compositional and structural aspects of Sr(2)RuO(4)-Sr(3)Ru(2)O(7) eutectic crystals is reported. The stoichiometry of the phases that compose the crystals and how they are arranged in the crystals are studied. Understanding the behavior at the Sr(2)RuO(4)-Sr(3)Ru(2)O(7) interface represents a necessary prerequisite for the analysis of the experimental results on the transport properties recently reported in the literature.