Room temperature weak collinear ferrimagnet with symmetry driven, large intrinsic magneto-optic signatures
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Here we present a magnetic thin film with a weak ferrimagnetic (FIM) phase above the Néel temperature (TN=240K) and a noncollinear antiferromagnetic (AFM) phase below, exhibiting a small net magnetization due to strain-associated canting of the magnetic moments. A long-range ordered FIM phase has been predicted in related materials, but without symmetry analysis. We now perform this analysis and use it to calculate the magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) spectra in the AFM and FIM phases. From the good agreement between the form of the measured and predicted MOKE spectra, we propose the AFM and FIM phases share the magnetic space group C2′/m′ and that the symmetry-driven magneto-optic and magneto-transport properties are maximized at room temperature in the FIM phase due to the nonzero intrinsic Berry phase contribution present in these materials. A room temperature FIM with large optical and transport signatures, as well as sensitivity to lattice strain and magnetic field, has useful prospects for high-speed spintronic applications.
Date Issued
2023-01-09
Date Acceptance
2022-11-07
Citation
Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 2023, 107 (1)
ISSN
1098-0121
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume
107
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
©2023 American Physical Society.
Identifier
http://arxiv.org/abs/2111.13498v4
Subjects
cond-mat.str-el
cond-mat.str-el
cond-mat.mtrl-sci
Notes
21 pages 4 figures 1 table 4 supplementary figures 1 supplementary table Co-first author: F. Johnson and J. Z\'azvorka Corresponding authors: L. F. Cohen and M. Veis; Typos corrected and discussion of symmetry added; title changed to be concise; text on figures made larger
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 014404