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Crystal structure inside calcium fluoride with an implanted muon
Credit: SJB

Professor Stephen Blundell

Professor of Physics

Research theme

  • Quantum materials

Sub department

  • Condensed Matter Physics

Research groups

  • Muons and magnets
Stephen.Blundell@physics.ox.ac.uk
Telephone: 01865 (2)72347
Clarendon Laboratory, room 108
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Relaxation of muon spins in molecular nanomagnets

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 81:14 (2010)

Authors:

T Lancaster, SJ Blundell, FL Pratt, I Franke, AJ Steele, PJ Baker, Z Salman, C Baines, I Watanabe, S Carretta, GA Timco, REP Winpenny

Abstract:

We address the cause of the unusual muon spin-relaxation (μ+ SR) results on molecular nanomagnets (MNMs). Through measurements on protonated and deuterated samples of the MNMs Cr7 Mn (S=1) and Cr8 (S=0), we show that the muon spin for S≠0 MNMs is relaxed via dynamic fluctuations of the electronic spins. A freezing out of dynamic processes occurs on cooling and at low temperatures the muon spins are relaxed by the electronic spins which themselves are dephased by incoherent nuclear-field fluctuations. We observe a transition to a state of static magnetic order of the MNM electronic spins in Cr7Mn below 2 K. © 2010 The American Physical Society.
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The statistical mechanics of community assembly and species distribution

(2010)

Authors:

Colleen K Kellya, Stephen J Blundell, Michael G Bowler, Gordon A Fox, Paul H Harvey, Mark R Lomas, F Ian Woodward
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Phase transition in the localized ferromagnet EuO probed by μsR

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 81:9 (2010)

Authors:

SJ Blundell, T Lancaster, FL Pratt, PJ Baker, W Hayes, JP Ansermet, A Comment

Abstract:

We report results of muon-spin-rotation measurements performed on the ferromagnetic semiconductor EuO, which is one of the best approximations to a localized ferromagnet. We argue that implanted muons are sensitive to the internal field primarily through a combination of hyperfine and Lorentz fields. The temperature dependences of the internal field and the relaxation rate have been measured and are compared with previous theoretical predictions. © 2010 The American Physical Society.
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20pPSB-17 111型鉄系超伝導体LiFeAsの高圧力下交流磁化率測定(20pPSB 領域8ポスターセッション(低温III(鉄系超伝導体)),領域8(強相関系:高温超伝導,強相関f電子系など))

(2010) 581

Authors:

美藤 正樹, 山口 宜大, 鶴田 英樹, 出口 博之, 高木 精志, M Pitcher, D Parker, P Baker, S Blundell, S Clarke
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Muon-spin relaxation and heat capacity measurements on the magnetoelectric and multiferroic pyroxenes LiFeSi2O6 and NaFeSi2O6

(2010)

Authors:

PJ Baker, HJ Lewtas, SJ Blundell, T Lancaster, I Franke, W Hayes, FL Pratt, L Bohaty, P Becker
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