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The problem of localized superconductivity has motivated the preparation of Mg1−x CuxO solid solutions with NaCl structure and 0.01≤x≤0.20, as well as a study of the magnetization and magnetic susceptibility χ in the 2–400 K temperature range and in magnetic fields of up to 5 T. The temperature dependence of χ is described for all compositions by the Curie-Weiss law, χ = C/(T − θ), where the constant C is close to the value calculated for each composition for μeff = 1.7–1.9µB, and θ is close to zero. For T < 30 K, χ(T) deviates for all compositions toward lower χ, which can be attributed to magnetic ordering of exchange-coupled clusters in the solid solution. At T∼320–330 K, an anomaly of a diamagnetic type, i.e., a decrease of χ by 6–30% of its paramagnetic value, has been observed for all compositions against the background of the generally paramagnetic χ(T). A discussion is presented of alternative reasons for this anomaly and of its possible connection with localized superconductivity.
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Translated from Fizika Tverdogo Tela, Vol. 42, No. 4, 2000, pp. 701–703.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2000 by Samokhvalov, Arbuzova, Viglin, Naumov, Smolyak, Korolev, Lobachevskaya.
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Samokhvalov, A.A., Arbuzova, T.I., Viglin, N.A. et al. An anomaly in the magnetic susceptibility of the Mg1−x CuxO solid solutions with 0.01≤x≤0.20. Phys. Solid State 42, 719–721 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1131278
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