Antiferromagnetic ordering in superconducting YBa2Cu3O6.5

Phys Rev Lett. 2001 Apr 30;86(18):4100-3. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.4100.

Abstract

Commensurate antiferromagnetic ordering has been observed in the superconducting high- Tc cuprate YBa2Cu3O6.5 ( Tc = 55 K) by polarized and unpolarized elastic neutron scattering. The magnetic peak intensity exhibits a marked enhancement at Tc. Zero-field muon-spin-resonance experiments demonstrate that the staggered magnetization is not truly static but fluctuates on a nanosecond time scale. These results point towards an unusual spin density wave state coexisting with superconductivity.