Magnetic films with low Gilbert damping are crucial for magnonic devices,which provide a promising platform forrealizing ultralow-energy devices.In this study,low Gilbert damping and coercive field were observed in Bi...Magnetic films with low Gilbert damping are crucial for magnonic devices,which provide a promising platform forrealizing ultralow-energy devices.In this study,low Gilbert damping and coercive field were observed in Bi/In-dopedyttrium iron garnet(BiIn:YIG)thin films.The BiIn:YIG(444)films were deposited onto different substrates using pulsedlaser deposition.Low coercivity(<1 Oe)with saturation magnetization of 125.09 emu/cc was achieved along the in-planedirection of BiIn:YIG film.The values of Gilbert damping and inhomogeneous broadening of ferromagnetic resonance inBiIn:YIG films were obtained to be as low as 4.05×10^(-4)and 5.62 Oe,respectively.In addition to low damping,the giantFaraday rotation angles(up to 2.9×10^(4)deg/cm)were also observed in the BiIn:YIG film.By modifying the magneticstructure and coupling effect between Bi^(3+)and Fe^(3+)of Bi:YIG,doped In^(3+)plays a key role on variation of the magneticproperties.The low damping and giant Faraday effect made the BiIn:YIG film an appealing candidate for magnonic andmagneto-optical devices.展开更多
Ce:YIG thin films are taken as an ideal candidate for magneto-optical devices with giant Faraday effect in the near-infrared range,but it is hindered by a limited Ce^(3+)/Ce^(4+)ratio and a high saturation driving fie...Ce:YIG thin films are taken as an ideal candidate for magneto-optical devices with giant Faraday effect in the near-infrared range,but it is hindered by a limited Ce^(3+)/Ce^(4+)ratio and a high saturation driving field.To address this issue,Eu doping can increase the Faraday rotation angle by ~40% to 1.315×10^(4)deg/cm and decrease the saturation driving field by ~38%to 1.17 kOe in Eu_(0.75)Ce_(1)Y_(1.25)Fe_(5)O_(12 )compared to Ce_(1)Y_(2)Fe_(5)O_(12)pristine.The mechanism is attributed to the conversion of Ce^(4+)to Ce^(3+)and the weakening of ferrimagnetism by Eu doping.This work not only provides strategies for improving Ce^(3+)/Ce^(4+) ratio in Ce:YIG,but also develops(Eu,Ce):YIG with a promising Faraday rotation angle for magneto-optical devices.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2023YFE0201000)the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(Grant No.52225201)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52372004 and 52072085)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant Nos.2023FRFK06001 and HIT.BRET.2022001)Heilongjiang Touyan Innovation Team Program.
文摘Magnetic films with low Gilbert damping are crucial for magnonic devices,which provide a promising platform forrealizing ultralow-energy devices.In this study,low Gilbert damping and coercive field were observed in Bi/In-dopedyttrium iron garnet(BiIn:YIG)thin films.The BiIn:YIG(444)films were deposited onto different substrates using pulsedlaser deposition.Low coercivity(<1 Oe)with saturation magnetization of 125.09 emu/cc was achieved along the in-planedirection of BiIn:YIG film.The values of Gilbert damping and inhomogeneous broadening of ferromagnetic resonance inBiIn:YIG films were obtained to be as low as 4.05×10^(-4)and 5.62 Oe,respectively.In addition to low damping,the giantFaraday rotation angles(up to 2.9×10^(4)deg/cm)were also observed in the BiIn:YIG film.By modifying the magneticstructure and coupling effect between Bi^(3+)and Fe^(3+)of Bi:YIG,doped In^(3+)plays a key role on variation of the magneticproperties.The low damping and giant Faraday effect made the BiIn:YIG film an appealing candidate for magnonic andmagneto-optical devices.
基金supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 52225201)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52072085 and 52271207)+3 种基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2023YFE0201000)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. HIT.BRET.2022001)the Heilongjiang Touyan Innovation Team Programthe Science Foundation of National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments。
文摘Ce:YIG thin films are taken as an ideal candidate for magneto-optical devices with giant Faraday effect in the near-infrared range,but it is hindered by a limited Ce^(3+)/Ce^(4+)ratio and a high saturation driving field.To address this issue,Eu doping can increase the Faraday rotation angle by ~40% to 1.315×10^(4)deg/cm and decrease the saturation driving field by ~38%to 1.17 kOe in Eu_(0.75)Ce_(1)Y_(1.25)Fe_(5)O_(12 )compared to Ce_(1)Y_(2)Fe_(5)O_(12)pristine.The mechanism is attributed to the conversion of Ce^(4+)to Ce^(3+)and the weakening of ferrimagnetism by Eu doping.This work not only provides strategies for improving Ce^(3+)/Ce^(4+) ratio in Ce:YIG,but also develops(Eu,Ce):YIG with a promising Faraday rotation angle for magneto-optical devices.
