YIG单晶铁磁共振(FMR)

本文介绍了三厘米波段测量极窄铁磁共振线宽△H的实验装置。采用磁场定向方法给待测样品YIG单晶小球定出(110)晶面,除测△H及g因子外,还能测定磁晶各向异性常数K_1,并对实验结果进行了讨论。     

YIG和BCVIG中铁磁共振线宽各向异性的可能起因

由于磁弹耦合,应力等效为各向异性场并对磁化强度分布发生影响。借助这一机制阐明了机械抛光的YIG和BCVIG单晶球铁磁共振线宽的各向异性行为,指明机械抛光造成的表面损伤层引起的应力通过磁致伸缩的各向异性使弛豫时间各方向不同,即产生了线宽的各向异性。若损伤层主要由位错组成,按微磁学理论和双磁振子散射模型可得到位错密度、磁致伸缩、磁化强度等与线宽的关系。从测量到的线宽各向异性估算了3μm抛光的YIG的表面层位错密度为5.4×10¹⁰/cm²。该弛豫机制表明,进一步降低多晶小线宽材料的线宽,减小磁致伸缩系数可能是有效途径。 关键词：     

铁磁和反铁磁双层膜中铁磁共振的研究

采用微磁学理论研究了铁磁/反铁磁双层膜中的铁磁共振现象.本模型将铁磁薄层抽象为一个单晶,具有立方磁晶各向异性和单轴磁晶各向异性,而反铁磁层视为厚度趋近于半无穷,且只有单轴磁晶各向异性.推导出了该系统的铁磁共振频率和频率谱宽度的解析式.数值计算表明,铁磁共振模式分两支,取决于立方磁晶各向异性.而界面的交换耦合,是磁易轴具有单向性的起因.     

掺铟的铋钙钒石榴石铁氧体单晶生长与磁性

用助熔剂法生长了石榴石型铁氧体(Bi_3-2xCa_2xFe_5-x-yIn_yV_xO₁₂)单晶,成分为x=1.35±0.02,y=0—0.388。采用本文所述工艺,对不同掺铟量的材料都长出了线度在10毫米以上的包容物很少的单晶。这个系列的单晶材料和Ga-YIG相比居里温度要高10—30℃;磁晶各向异性常数随非磁性离子铟的代入量的增加而很快下降;各向异性场随饱和磁化强度的降低开始略有下降,而后缓慢增加,饱和磁化强度在530—200高斯范围,各向异性场都在40奥以下;X波段共振线宽随饱和磁化强度的降低而增加,似乎存在着与偶极致窄相联系的损耗机构,在上述饱和磁化强度范围,线宽为1—4奥。目前获得的最好材料其磁晶各向异性场为16奥,线宽0.7奥。这些结果表明,这个系列的材料适用于低微波频率单晶器件。     

外应力场下铁磁/反铁磁双层膜系统的铁磁共振性质

从系统能量出发，采用Smith和Beljers理论方法研究了铁磁/反铁磁双层膜系统在外应力场下的铁磁共振现象.本模型中铁磁薄层具有单轴磁晶各向异性和立方磁晶各向异性，而反铁磁层非常薄因而其能量可忽略.推导出了该系统的铁磁共振频率和频谱宽度的解析式.结果表明：外应力场仅在低磁场下对具有立方磁晶各向异性系统的铁磁共振有影响，且区分弱磁场和强磁场的临界场依赖于外应力场的方向. 关键词： 铁磁/反铁磁双层膜 交换偏置 铁磁共振 应力场     

外应力场下铁磁/反铁磁双层膜系统中的自旋波

采用自由能极小的方法研究了铁磁/反铁磁双层膜系统在外应力场下的一致进动自旋波性质，即铁磁共振现象. 本模型中铁磁层很薄可看成单畴结构，但具有单轴磁晶各向异性和立方磁晶各向异性；而反铁磁层仅具有单轴磁晶各向异性，但其厚度趋于半无穷. 推导出了该系统的铁磁共振频率和频谱宽度的解析式. 结果表明，外应力场和界面交换耦合或反铁磁磁强度仅在弱磁场下对系统的铁磁共振有影响，且系统的铁磁共振行为按磁场强度可分为两支，其区分弱磁场和强磁场的临界场依赖于外应力场的方向. 另一方面，应力场方向的改变可借助于反铁磁层磁畴变化对铁磁层磁晶各向异性轴有影响. 关键词： 铁磁/反铁磁双层膜 界面耦合强度 铁磁共振 应力场     

Tb0.3Dy0.7Fe2单晶中巨磁致伸缩的逆效应

研究了Terfenol-D材料中巨磁致伸缩的逆效应,即磁机械效应.基于Stoner-Wohlfarth(SW)模型,考虑磁晶各向异性和应力各向异性能,依据自由能极小原理,获得了退磁态下Terfenol-D单晶中磁化强度方向和压应力的关系.采用数值方法求解了平衡条件下的非线性方程组.理论结果表明,Terfenol-D巨磁致伸缩单晶中的磁各向异性取决于磁晶各向异性和应力各向异性之间的竞争.在压应力的作用下,Terfenol-D单晶中的磁各向异性由立方向单轴转变.理论和实验结果的比较表明,存在一个临界压应力,使磁致伸缩效应达到极大值.该理论结果还解释了压应力使得Terfenol-D单晶材料难于磁化和磁致伸缩效应出现极大值的实验事实.理论计算不仅为研究这类问题提供了一个更准确的方法,而且其结果也有助于理解类似材料中的磁化过程. 关键词： Terfenol-D 磁机械效应 巨磁致伸缩效应 磁各向异性     

Tb0.3Dy0.7Fe2单晶中巨磁致伸缩的逆效应

研究了Terfenol-D材料中巨磁致伸缩的逆效应,即磁机械效应.基于Stoner-Wohlfarth(SW)模型,考虑磁晶各向异性和应力各向异性能,依据自由能极小原理,获得了退磁态下Terfenol-D单晶中磁化强度方向和压应力的关系.采用数值方法求解了平衡条件下的非线性方程组.理论结果表明,Terfenol-D巨磁致伸缩单晶中的磁各向异性取决于磁晶各向异性和应力各向异性之间的竞争.在压应力的作用下,Terfenol-D单晶中的磁各向异性由立方向单轴转变.理论和实验结果的比较表明,存在一个临界压应力,使磁致伸缩效应达到极大值.该理论结果还解释了压应力使得Terfenol-D单晶材料难于磁化和磁致伸缩效应出现极大值的实验事实.理论计算不仅为研究这类问题提供了一个更准确的方法,而且其结果也有助于理解类似材料中的磁化过程.     

掺镨石榴石顺磁Faraday转动研究

在77K温度下，计算了Pr：YIG晶体的晶场能谱和顺磁Faraday转动谱，当入射波长在1．05～1．3μm范围时，计算所得顺磁Faraday转动的倒数与实验符合较好。     

铁磁共振法测磁各向异性

采用铁磁共振方法,研究了铁磁/反铁磁双层膜系统中,因交换耦合以及磁晶各向异性而产生的有效各向异性场.结果表明:被测系统有无交换偏置场以及其正负号性质等均能在共振谱中得到辨析.结果还显示:沿着不同结晶方向施加外磁场,共振场的行为与磁晶各向异性以及铁磁/反铁磁交换耦合作用而诱发的单向各向异性等密切相关.将共振频率的变化看成外磁场(包括其方向和大小)的函数,研究得到了单向各向异性,立方各向异性等对共振频率的影响,并同实验结果做了很好的比较. 关键词： 铁磁/反铁磁双层膜 交换耦合 铁磁共振 单向各向异性     

Temperature and field dependences of photo-induced changes in the magnetization in yttrium iron garnet

The changes in the magnetization of yttrium iron garnet (YIG) when irradiated by a pulsed neodymium laser beam with wavelength λ=1.06 μm are investigated. Measurements are performed in the temperature range from 100 K to 600 K in various external magnetic fields. YIG single crystals grown along the crystallographic (100), (110), and (111) directions are chosen so that the external anisotropy of the indicated processes can be determined. Characteristic temperature intervals dominated by different mechanisms of variation of the magnetization under the influence of a laser pulse are discussed. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 39, 1263–1266 (July 1997)     

Magnetic properties of erbium iron garnet in high magnetic fields up to 150kOe

The magnetic properties of single crystals of erbium iron garnet (ErIG) were studied in applied fields up to 150kOe between 1.4 and 300K. At low temperature, the macroscopic easy direction of the bulk magnetization is [100]; below the compensation temperature (80±2K), the magnetization presents non-linear field evolution. On the assumption of an isolated ground doublet, the anisotropy constantsK _i (i=1,2) of ErIG are given byK _i (Er)+K _i (YIG); theK _i are calculated as a function of theG andg tensor components. It is worthwhile noting that theK _i (Er) are strongly temperature dependent; so at low temperature the anisotropy of the garnet is determined by the rare earth ions, while in the 50 K regionK ₁(Er) becomes comparable toK ₁(YIG) with the opposite sign which results in a very weak anisotropy of the garnet. Above 50 K,K ₁(YIG) is predominant and the Fe³⁺ ions determine the garnet anisotropy.     

Sense anisotropy of the kink dynamics in an evolutionary equation with broken space symmetry

A nonlinear diffusion-type evolutionary equation that describes the effect of sense anisotropy of velocity when the front of a solitary wave (kink) moves with unequal velocities in the forward and (when an external field reverses sign) backward directions is suggested. A prerequisite for such behavior is space symmetry breaking in the system. The equation is applied to describing the dynamics of 180° domain walls in ferromagnets with negative cubic crystalline anisotropy. The amount of the sense anisotropy effect in YIG may reach 20%.     

Magnetic properties of erbium iron garnet in high magnetic fields up to 150kOe

The magnetic properties of single crystals of erbium iron garnet (ErIG) were studied in applied fields up to 150kOe between 1.4 and 300K. At low temperature, the macroscopic easy direction of the bulk magnetization is [100]; below the compensation temperature (80±2K), the magnetization presents non-linear field evolution. On the assumption of an isolated ground doublet, the anisotropy constantsK _i (i=1,2) of ErIG are given byK _i (Er)+K _i (YIG); theK _i are calculated as a function of theG andg tensor components. It is worthwhile noting that theK _i (Er) are strongly temperature dependent; so at low temperature the anisotropy of the garnet is determined by the rare earth ions, while in the 50 K regionK ₁(Er) becomes comparable toK ₁(YIG) with the opposite sign which results in a very weak anisotropy of the garnet. Above 50 K,K ₁(YIG) is predominant and the Fe³⁺ ions determine the garnet anisotropy.     

The 50 nm-thick yttrium iron garnet films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

Yttrium iron garnet (YIG) films possessing both perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) and low damping would serve as ideal candidates for high-speed energy-efficient spintronic and magnonic devices. However, it is still challenging to achieve PMA in YIG films thicker than 20 nm, which is a major bottleneck for their development. In this work, we demonstrate that this problem can be solved by using substrates with moderate lattice mismatch with YIG so as to suppress the excessive strain-induced stress release as increasing the YIG thickness. After carefully optimizing the growth and annealing conditions, we have achieved out-of-plane spontaneous magnetization in YIG films grown on sGGG substrates, even when they are as thick as 50 nm. Furthermore, ferromagnetic resonance and spin pumping induced inverse spin Hall effect measurements further verify the good spin transparency at the surface of our YIG films.     

Microscopic model for the tensorial surface anisotropy field observed in thin yitrium-iron garnet film spin-wave resonance

A microscopic model for the surface parameter in thin YIG films is proposed to explain the observed properties of the non-propagating surface spin-wave. This theory proposes two surface interactions. The first is a temperature dependent molecular field coupling between the surface iron atoms and the gadolinium atoms at the film substrate interface. The second interaction is a single ion anisotropy due to Fe²⁺ ions present at the surface resulting from the migration of oxygen vacancies during annealing. Excellent agreement is observed between the experimental results and the prediction of the microscopic theory.     

垂直各向异性Ho3Fe5O12薄膜的外延生长与其异质结构的自旋输运

垂直磁各向异性稀土-铁-石榴石纳米薄膜在自旋电子学中具有重要应用前景.本文使用溅射方法在(111)取向掺杂钇钪的钆镓石榴石(Gd_0.63Y_2.37Sc₂Ga₃O₁₂,GYSGG)单晶衬底上外延生长了2—100 nm厚的钬铁石榴石(Ho₃Fe₅O₁₂,HoIG)薄膜,并进一步在HoIG上沉积了3 nm Pt薄膜.测量了室温下HoIG的磁各向异性和HoIG/Pt异质结构的自旋相关输运性质.结果显示,厚度薄至2 nm的HoIG薄膜(小于2个单胞层)在室温仍具有铁磁性,且由于外延应变,2—60 nm厚HoIG薄膜都具有很强的垂直磁各向异性,有效垂直各向异性场最大达350 mT;异质结构样品表现出非常可观的反常霍尔效应和“自旋霍尔/各向异性”磁电阻效应,前者在HoIG厚度小于4 nm时开始缓慢下降,而后者当HoIG厚度小于7 nm时急剧减小,说明相较于反常霍尔效应,磁电阻效应对HoIG的体磁性相对更加敏感;此外,自旋相关热电压随HoIG厚度减薄在整个厚度范围以指数方式下降,说明遵从热激化磁振子运动规律的自旋塞贝克效应是其主要贡献者.本文结果表明HoIG纳米薄膜具有可调控的垂直磁各向异性,厚度大于4 nm的HoIG/Pt异质结构具有高效的自旋界面交换作用,是自旋电子学应用发展的一个重要候选材料.     

希土离子对高功率铁磁共振的影响

本文利用关联函数方法(久保理论)来讨论高功率下铁磁共振中的非线性过程。对通常的铁磁晶体,目前的理论包含了由H.Suhl所发展起来的半经典理论的结果。对含希土离子的石榴石型铁氧体,给出了希土离子引起的自旋波的频率移动,附加的损耗,以及所谓纵向注入和横向注入的一级二级的非线性过程的临阈场。希土离子的存在使临阈场增大。一般而言,这一关系是很复杂的,但当希土离子含量很少的情形下,对临阈场的影响可归结为自旋波的损耗的增加,临阈场随温度的改变及各向异性完全与低功率下铁磁共振线宽的情况相似。对于现有的一些实验结果,理论作了定性的解释。     

Influence of induced uniaxial anisotropy on the domain structure and phase transitions of yttrium-iron garnet films

The effect of induced uniaxial anisotropy on the properties and parameters of the domain structure and phase transitions in yttrium-iron garnet (YIG) films is investigated. Based on the measurements and the derived formulas we determine the difference between the magnetization and the uniaxial anisotropy field for each of the films. We have also measured the parameters of the domain structures and phase transitions of the films for the magnetization parallel and perpendicular to the projections of the [111] crystallographic axes onto the plane of the film. We find that films of pure YIG films grown in (111) are characterized by the existence of some critical value of the uniaxial anisotropy field. It is found that for films in which the uniaxial anisotropy field is larger than this critical value and films in which it is less than this critical value, such parameters of the domain structures as the ratio of the width of the domains to the film thickness, the orientation of the magnetization of the domains, the orientation of the domain boundaries, and the magnitudes of the phase transition fields differ substantially. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 41, 2034–2041 (November 1999)