Incommensurate Magnetic Ordering inSr2Ru1−xTixO4

M. Braden, O. Friedt, Y. Sidis, P. Bourges, M. Minakata, Y. Maeno
2002 Physical Review Letters  
In Sr_2RuO_4 the spin excitation spectrum is dominated by incommensurate fluctuations at q=(0.3 0.3 q_z), which arise from Fermi-surface nesting. We show that upon Ti substitution, known to suppress superconductivity, a short range magnetic order develops with a propagation vector (0.307 0.307 1). This finding confirms that superconducting Sr_2RuO_4 is extremely close to an incommensurate spin density wave instability. In addition, the ordered moment in points along the c-direction, which
more » ... tes that the incommensurate spin fluctuations exhibit the anisotropy required to explain a p-wave spin triplet pairing.
doi:10.1103/physrevlett.88.197002 pmid:12005659 fatcat:uvl5synddrgkzpyqbkukzjtkpm