Spatially homogeneous ferromagnetism below the enhanced Curie temperature in EuO(1-x) thin films

Phys Rev Lett. 2013 May 24;110(21):217208. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.217208. Epub 2013 May 23.

Abstract

We have used low-energy implanted muons as a volume sensitive probe of the magnetic properties of EuO(1-x) thin films. We find that static and homogeneous magnetic order persists up to the elevated T(C) in the doped samples, and the muon signal displays the double dome feature also observed in the sample magnetization. Our results appear incompatible with either the magnetic phase separation or bound magnetic polaron descriptions previously suggested to explain the elevated T(C), but are compatible with an RKKY-like interaction mediating magnetic interactions above 69 K.