Tailoring-compensated ferrimagnetic state and anomalous Hall effect in quaternary Mn–Ru–V–Ga Heusler compounds

Cubic Mn_(2)Ru_(x)Ga Heusler compound is a typical example of compensated ferrimagnet with attractive potential for high-density,ultrafast,and low-power spintronic applications.In the form of epitaxial thin films,Mn_(2)Ru_(x)Ga exhibits high spin polarization and high tunability of compensation temperature by freely changing the Ru content x in a broad range(0.3<x<1.0).Herein Mn-Ru-Ga-based polycrystalline bulk buttons prepared by arc melting are systematically studied and it is found that in equilibrium bulk form,the cubic structure is unstable when x<0.75.To overcome this limitation,Mn-Ru-Ga is alloyed with a fourth element V.By adjusting the content of V in the By adjusting the content of V in the Mn_(2)Ru_(0.75)V_(y)Ga and Mn_(2.25-y)Ru_(0.75)V_(y)Ga quaternary systems the magnetic compensation temperature is tuned.Compensation is achieved near 300 K which is confirmed by both the magnetic measurement and anomalous Hall effect measurement.The analyses of the anomalous Hall effect scaling in quaternary Mn-Ru-V-Ga alloy reveal the dominant role of skew scattering,notably that contributed caused by the thermally excited phonons,in contrast to the dominant intrinsic mechanism found in many other 3d ferromagnets and Heusler compounds.It is further shown that the Ga antisites and V content can simultaneously control the residual resistivity ratio(RRR)as well as the relative contribution of phonon and defect to the anomalous Hall effect a"/a0'in Mn-Ru-V-Ga,resulting in a scaling relation a"/a0'∝RRR^(1.8).

Ultrafast antiferromagnet rearrangement in Co/IrMn/CoGd trilayers

Antiferromagnets offer great potential for high-speed data processing applications,as they can expend spintronic devices from a static storage and gigahertz frequency range to the terahertz range.However,their zero net magnetization makes them difficult to manipulate and detect.In recent years,there has been a lot of attention given to the ultrafast manipulation of magnetic order using ultra-short single laser pulses,but it remains unknown whether a similar scenario can be observed in antiferromagnets.In this work,we demonstrate the manipulation of antiferromagnets with a single femtosecond laser pulse in perpendicular exchange-biased Co/Ir Mn/Co Gd trilayers.We study the dual exchange bias interlayer interaction in quasi-static conditions and competition in ultrafast antiferromagnet rearrangement.Our results show that,compared to conventional ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic systems,the Ir Mn antiferromagnet can be ultrafast and efficiently manipulated by the coupled Co Gd ferrimagnetic layer,which paves the way for potential energy-efficient spintronic devices.

Anomalous Hall effect in ferromagnetic LaCo_(2)As_(2) and ferrimagnetic NdCo_(2)As_(2)

We conducted a comparative study of the magnetic and transport properties of single-crystalline LaCo_(2)As_(2) and NdCo_(2)As_(2).LaCo_(2)As_(2) is a soft metallic ferromagnet which exhibits purely intrinsic anomalous Hall effect(AHE) due to Co-3d electrons. With Nd-4f electronic magnetism, ferrimagnetic NdCo_(2)As_(2) manifests pronounced sign reversal and multiple hysteresis loops in temperature-and field-dependent magnetization, Hall resistivity, and magnetoresistance, due to complicated magnetic structural changes. We reveal that the AHE for NdCo_(2)As_(2) is stemming from the Co sub-lattice and deduce its phase diagram which includes magnetic compensation and two meta-magnetic phase transitions. The sensitivity of the Hall effect on the details of the magnetic structures in ferrimagnetic NdCo_(2)As_(2) provides a unique opportunity to explore the magnetic interaction between 4f and 3d electrons and its impact on the electronic structure.

Field-induced Néel vector bi-reorientation of a ferrimagnetic insulator in the vicinity of compensation temperature

The spin Hall magnetoresistance(SMR)effect in Pt/Gd_(3)Fe_(5)O_(12)(Gd IG)bilayers was systematically investigated.The sign of SMR changes twice with increasing magnetic field in the vicinity of the magnetization compensation point(TM)of Gd IG.However,conventional SMR theory predicts the invariant SMR sign in the heterostructure composed of a heavy metal film in contact with a ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic film.We conclude that this is because of the significant enhancement of the magnetic moment of the Gd sub-lattice and the unchanged moment of the Fe sub-lattice with a relatively large field,meaning that a small net magnetic moment is induced at TM.As a result,the Néel vector aligns with the field after the spin-flop transition,meaning that a bi-reorientation of the Néel vector is produced.Theoretical calculations based on the Néel’s theory and SMR theory also support our conclusions.Our findings indicate that the Néel-vector direction of a ferrimagnet can be tuned across a wide range by a relatively low external field around TM.

Magnetic Properties as Indicators of Cu and Zn Contamination in Soils

Concentrations of copper （Cu） and zinc （Zn） and various magnetic parameters in contaminated urban roadside soils were investigated using chemical analysis and magnetic measurements. The results revealed highly elevated Cu and Zn concentrations as well as magnetic susceptibility in the roadside soils. The mean concentrations of Cu and Zn in these roadside soils were almost twice those in average Chinese soils, with the mean magnetic susceptibility of the roadside soils reaching about 179 ×10^-8 m^3 kg^-1. This enhanced magnetic susceptibility was attributed to the presence of anthropogenic soft ferrimagnetic particles. A low frequency-dependent susceptibility （2.5%± 1.0%） observed in the roadside soils indicated the coarse multidomain （MD） ferrimagnetic grains to be the dominant contributor to magnetic susceptibility. The Cu and Zn concentration of the soils had highly significant linear correlations with magnetic susceptibility （P 〈 0.01）, anhysteretic remanent magnetization （P 〈 0.01）, and saturation isothermal remanent magnetization （P 〈 0.01）. This suggested that heavy metals were associated with ferrimagnetic particles in soils, which were attributed to input of traffic emissions and industrial activities. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectra of magnetic extracts of the roadside soils further suggested the llnk between the magnetic signal and concentrations of heavy metals. Thus, the magnetic parameters could provide a proxy measure for the level of heavy metal contamination and could be a potential tool for the detection and mapping of contaminated soils.

Magnetic Properties of a Mixed Spin-2 and Spin-5/2 Heisenberg Ferrimagnetic System on a Two-Dimensional Honeycomb Lattice： Green＇s Function Approach

The multisublattice Green＇s function technique is applied to study the magnetic properties of a mixed spin-2 and spin-5/2 Heisenberg ferrimagnetic system on a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice. The role of the different interactions in the Hamiltonian is explored. When only the nearest-neighbor interaction and the single-ion anisotropy are included, our results indicate that there are compensation points at finite temperatures. When the next-nearest-neighbor interaction exceeds a minimum value that depends on the other parameters in the Hamiltonian, the compensation point disappears. The next-nearest-neighbor interaction has the effect of changing the compensation temperature.

Synthesis and Ferrimagnetic Behaviour of Mn Doped Rare Earth Iron Garnets

Rare earth iron garnets R3Fe5-xMnxO12（R=Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu） were prepared through mild hydrothermal me- thod. The initial alkalinity of solutions was thought to play an important role in governing the content of Mn. The effect of substitution Fe^3＋ ions by Mn^3＋ ions on magnetic properties was investigated. The saturation magnetizations of Mn-doped samples are larger than that of corresponding parent compounds due to the moment of Mn^3＋ ion being smaller than that of Fe^3＋. It is clearly shown that incorporation of Mn^3＋ gives rise to significant variations in the Curie temperature. With increasing of Mn content x, Curie temperatures reduced sharply for the garnets, which could be explained by the exchange interaction between a-d Fe^3＋ being reduced in these compounds.

Dyson–Maleev theory of an X X Z ferrimagnetic spin chain with single-ion anisotropy

We use the mean-field approximation of Dyson–Maleev representation to study an XXZ Heisenberg ferrimagnetic spin chain with single-ion anisotropy. By solving the self-consistent equations with different anisotropies, λ and D respectively,the energy spectrums, internal energy, static susceptibility and specific heat are calculated. Especially, the quantum phase transition of the magnetization plateau induced by single-ion anisotropy D is obtained in the model of the ferrimagnetic spin chain by using Dyson–Maleev mean-field theory.

Effect of Zn Substitution on the Magnetic and Magnetocapacitance Properties of Nanosized Multiferroic GaFeO₃Ceramics

This article aims to investigate the possibility to turn the multiferroic orders and magnetocapacitance effect close to/above room temperature in nanosized GaFeO3 ceramics by a sol-gel preparation method and substitution with non-magnetic Zn atoms. Therefore, in this work, we have synthesized a series of nanocrystalline Ga1-xZnxFeO3(GZFO, x = 0, 0.01, 0.05 and 0.1) ceramic samples and study the effect of Zn substitution on their structural, magnetic, and electric properties. All the GZFO samples have an orthorhombic structure with Pc21n space group and the value of lattice parameters increase systematically with increasing Zn concentration. Interestingly, it shows that magnetic and electric properties are strongly dependent on the Zn substitution concentration. Based on the results of temperature-dependent magnetizations, M(T), it is observed that with increasing Zn-content up to 0.10, the ferrimagnetic transition temperature (TC) increases from 306 to 320 K. It is also found that the nanocrystalline Zn-doped GaFeO3 (GFO) samples exhibit the characteristics of ferroelectricity at room temperature. Furthermore, the?magnetization, ferroelectric polarization and magnetocapacitance of Zn-doped GFO nanosized ceramics are enhanced compared to those of the pristine sample of GFO ferrite. These results open wide perspectives for the applications of room temperature multiferroic devices.

First-Principles Investigation on the Fully Compensated Ferrimagnetic Behavior in Ti_2NbSb and TiZrNbSb

The electronic structures of Ti_2NbSb with Hg_2CuTi structure and TiZrNbSb with LiMgPdSn structure are investigated using first-principles calculations.The results indicate that Ti_2NbSb is a fully compensated ferrimagnetic spin-gapless semiconductor with an energy gap of 0.13 e V,and TiZrNbSb is a half-metallic fully compensated ferrimagnet with a half-metallic gap of 0.17 e V.For Ti_2NbSb,the total energy of the Hg_2CuTi structure is0.62 e V/f.u.higher than that of the L2_(1) structure,which is the ground state,and for TiZrNbSb,the total energy of the structure considered in this work is only 0.15 e V/f.u.larger than that of the ground state.Thus both of them may be good candidates for spintronic applications.

Field-induced Magnetic Phase Transitions in FerrimagnetGdMn_2Ge_2: H-T Magnetic Phase Diagrams

Magnetic properties of a two sublattice ferrimagnet with antiferromagnetic exchange interaction inside one of the sublattices are calculated within the framework of the molecular field theory taking into account the anisotropy of unstable sublattice. The magnetization curves of single crystal GdMn 2Ge 2 for the magnetic field parallel and perpendicular to the c axis at different temperatures are calculated. Field induced magnetic phase transitions in GdMn 2Ge 2 are discussed. Calculated H T magnetic phase diagrams are in fair agreement with experimental data.

Magnetizations and magneto-transport properties of Ni-doped PrFeO_3 thin films

The present study reports the magnetizations and magneto-transport properties of PrFel_xNixO3 thin films grown by pulsed laser ablation technique on LaA103 snbstrates. From DC M/H plots of these films, weak ferromagnetism or ferrimagnetism behaviors are observed. With Ni substitution, reduction in saturation magnetization is also seen. With Ni doping, variations in saturation field （Hs）, coercive field （Hc）, Weiss temperature （0）, and effective magnetic moment （Pelf） are seen. A small change of magnetoresitance with application of higher field is observed. Various essential parameters like density of state （Nf） at Fermi level, Mott＇s characteristic temperature （To）, and activation energy （Ea） in the presence of and in the absence of magnetic field are calculated. The present observed magnetic properties are related to the change of Fe-O bond length （causing an overlap between the oxygen p orbital and iron d orbital） and the deviation of the Fe-O-Fe angle from 180~. Reduction of magnetic domain after Ni doping is also explored to explain the present observed magnetic behavior of the system. The influence of doping on various transport properties in these thin films indicates a distortion in the lattice structure and single particle band width, owing to stress-induced reduction in unit cell volume.

Critical properties of mixed spin-1 and spin-5/2 with equal and unequal crystal fields

The effects of assuming equal or unequal crystal fields （CF） on the phase diagrams of a mixed spin-1 and spin-5/2 system are investigated in terms of the recursion relations on the Bethe lattice （BL）. The equal CF case was considered for the coordination numbers q = 3,4, and 6, while for q = 3 the unequal CF case was also studied. It was found that for the equal CF case, the model exhibits second-order phase transitions and two compensation temperatures for all q, the reentrant behavior for q = 4 and first-order phase transitions and tricritical point （TCP） for q = 6. In the unequal CF case for q = 3, the system yields first- and second-order phase transitions, TCP＇s, and three compensation temperatures. In addition, the TCP＇s in a very short range are classified as the stable and unstable ones depending on their free energies.

Bovine Serum Albumin-Conjugated Ferrimagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles to Enhance the Biocompatibility and Magnetic Hyperthermia Performance

Magnetic hyperthermia is a fast emerging, non-invasive cancer treatment method which is used synergistically with the existing cancer therapeutics. We have attempted to address the current challenges in clinical magnetic hyperthermia-improved biocompatibility and enhanced heating characteristics, through a single combinatorial approach. Both superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles(SPIONs) of size 10 nm and ferrimagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles(FIONs) of size 30 nm were synthesized by thermal decomposition method for comparison studies. Two different surface modifying agents, viz, Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide and 3-Aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, were used to conjugate Bovine Serum Albumin(BSA) over the iron oxide nanoparticles via two different methods—surface charge adsorption and covalent amide bonding, respectively. The preliminary haemolysis and cell viability experiments show that BSA conjugation mitigates the haemolytic effect of the iron oxide nanoparticles on erythrocytes and is non-cytotoxic to the healthy Baby Hamster Kidney cells. It was observed from the results that due to better colloidal stability, the SAR value of the BSA-iron oxide nanoparticles is higher than the iron oxide nanoparticles without BSA, irrespective of the size of the iron oxide nanoparticles and method of conjugation. The BSA-FIONs seem to show improved biocompatibility, as the haemolytic index is less than 2 % and cell viability is up to 120 %, when normalized with the control. The SAR value of BSAFIONs is 2300 Wg^(-1) when compared to 1700 Wg^(-1) of FIONs without BSA conjugation. Thus, we report here that BSA conjugation over FIONs(with a high saturation magnetization of 87 emug^(-1)) provide a single combinatorial approach to improve the biocompatibility and enhance the SAR value for magnetic hyperthermia, thus addressing both the current challenges of the same.

Competition between Band Filling and Steric Effect in Ordered Double Perovskites Sr_(2-x)La_xMnMoO_6

The ordered double perovskites, Sr2-xLaxMnMoO6, were prepared by sol-gel reaction. Structural, magnetic, and electrical properties were investigated for a series of ordered double perovskites Sr2- x Lax MnMoO6 （0 ≤ x ≤ 1 ）. The compounds have a monoclinic structure （space group P21/n） and the cell volume expands monotonically with La doping. The Tc and the magnetic moment rise and the cusp-like transition temperature below which the magnetic frustration occurs shifts to high temperature as x increases. With La doping, electrical resistivity of Sr2-x LaxMnMoO6 decreases only at low doping levels （x ≤0.2）; while at high doping levels （0.8≤x ≤1）, electrical resistivity tends to increase greatly. The resuits suggest that the competition between band filling effect and steric effect coexists in the whole doping range, and the formation of ferrimagnetic interactions is not simply at the expense of antiferromagnetic interactions.

Ferrimagnetism and abnormal spin lattice coupling in dilute magnetic ferroelectric (Bi_(0.46) Na_(0.46) Ba_(0.08))TiO_3:Co

We have investigated the low-temperature magnetism and spin-lattice coupling in （Bio.46Nao.46Bao.os）TiO3 ：Co in order to understand the magnetoelectric effect in such artificially synthesized dilute magnetic ferroelectrics. It is revealed that the as-prepared （Bio.46Nao.46Bao.os）TiO3：Co at Co content of 20%~30% exhibits fascinating ferrimagnetism which is robust against magnetic field, the abnormal spin lattice coupling characterized by a negative magnetostriction effect; and the suppressed magnetic moment within the temperature range of 30 K-50 K is identified. These magnetic behaviours at low temperatures can be explained by the competition between the ferrimagnetic response and the magnetic moment suppression induced by the abnormal spin lattice coupling effect. Finally, the ferroelectric and magnetodielectric properties are also discussed.

Random crystal field effect on hysteresis loops and compensation behavior of mixed spin-(1,3/2) Ising system

Magnetic hysteresis and compensation behavior of a mixed spin-（1, 3/2） Ising model on a square lattice are investigated in the framework of effective field theory based on a probability distribution technique. The effect of random crystal field, ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic exchange interaction on hysteresis loops and compensation phenomenon are discussed. A number of characteristic phenomena have been reported such as the observation of triple hysteresis loops at low temperatures and for negative values of random crystal field. Critical and double compensation temperatures have been also found. The obtained results are also compared to some previous works.

Schwinger-boson approach to anisotropy ferrimagnetic chain with bond alternation

We use the Schwinger-boson approach to study the anisotropy ferrimagnetic spin-（1/2,1） chain with bond alternation.Based on the effect of bond alternation δ,we obtain energy gap,free energy,and specific heat,respectively.The specific heat with larger bond alternation（δ 〉 0.7） displays a peak at low temperature.Based on the effect of XXZ anisotropy parameter Δ,we present excited spectrums,free energy,and specific heat,respectively.

Magnetic Properties of Ferromagnetic Double Layers with Ferrimagnetic Interlayer Coupling at Zero Temperature

Spin-wave theory is used to study magnetic properties of ferromagnetic double layers with a ferrimagnetic interlayer coupling at zero temperature. The spin-wave spectra and four sublattices magnetizations and internal energy are calculated by employing retarded Green function technique. The sublattice magnetizations at ground state are smaller than their classical values, owing to the zero-point quantum fluctuations of the spins.

Optimized growth of compensated ferrimagnetic insulator Gd_(3)Fe_(5)O_(12)with a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

Compensated ferrimagnetic insulators are particularly interesting for enabling functional spintronic,optical,and microwave devices.Among many different garnets,Gd_(3)Fe_(5)O_(12)(GdIG)is a representative compensated ferrimagnetic insulator.In this paper,we will study the evolution of the surface morphology,the magnetic properties,and the magnetization compensation through changing the following parameters:the annealing temperature,the growth temperature,the annealing duration,and the choice of different single crystalline garnet substrates.Our objective is to find the optimized growth condition of the GdIG films,for the purpose of achieving a strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy(PMA)and a flat surface,together with a small effective damping parameter.Through our experiments,we have found that the surface roughness approaching 0.15 nm can be obtained by choosing the growth temperature around 700℃,together with an enhanced PMA.We have also found the modulation of magnetic anisotropy by choosing different single crystalline garnet substrates which change the tensile strain to the compressive strain.A measure of the effective magnetic damping parameter(α_(eff)=0.04±0.01)through a spin pumping experiment in a GdIG/Pt bilayer is also made.Through optimizing the growth dynamics of GdIG films,our results could be useful for synthesizing garnet films with a PMA,which could be beneficial for the future development of ferrimagnetic spintronics.