Magnetic triangular bubble lattices in bismuth-doped yttrium iron garnet

Magnetic bubbles have again become a subject of significant attention following the experimental observation of topologically nontrivial magnetic skyrmions. In recent work, tailoring the shape of the bubbles is considered a key factor for their dynamics in spintronic devices. In addition to the reported circular, elliptical, and square bubbles, here we observe triangular bubble domains in bismuth-doped yttrium iron garnet(Bi-YIG) using Kerr microscopy. The bubble domains evolve from discrete circular to latticed triangular and hexagonal shapes. Further, the orientation of the triangular bubbles in the hexagonal lattices can be flipped by decreasing the magnetic field. The sixfold in-plane magnetic anisotropy of Bi-YIG(111) crystal, which is presumably the mechanism underlying the triangular shape of the bubbles, is measured as1179 erg/cm~3. The study of the morphologies of topologically trivial bubbles in YIG offers insight into nontrivial spin textures, which is appealing for future spintronic applications.

Valence Control of Ce Ions in Cerium-substituted Yttrium Iron Garnet

Cerium-substituted yttrium iron garnet(Ce x Y 3-xFe 5O 12, Ce∶YIG) was prepared via coprecipitation. The structu re, morphology, valence state and constituent of Ce ions were investigated respe ctively. X-ray powder diffraction(XRD) analysis shows that Ce∶YIG was of singl e cubic YIG phase. The result of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) indicate s the Ce ions in Ce∶YIG were in the state of trivalence. Scanning electron micr oscope(SEM) demonstrates the conglobation of Ce∶YIG particles about 0.2μm scal e.The magnetic properties were studied by a vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM) a nd the result exhibits that substitution of Ce 3+ changes the magnetic para meters of YIG. The effects of doping content of Ce ions and synthesis temperatu re on valence control were discussed in detail.

Highly Sensitive Fiber-Optic Faraday-Effect Magnetic Field Sensor Based on Yttrium Iron Garnet

The principle and performance of a fiber-optic Faraday-effect magnetic-field sensor based on an yttrium iron garnet (YIG) and two flux concentrations are described. A single polarization-maintaining optical fiber links the sensor head to the source and detection system, in which the technique of phase shift cancellation is used to cancel the phase shift that accumulatein the optical fiber. Flux concentrators were exploited to enhance the YIG crystal magneto-optic sensitivity .The sensor system exhibited a noise-equivalent field of 8 pT/√Hz and a 3 dB bandwidth of ～10 MHz.

Growth,optical dispersion and magnetic behavior of Dy^(3+) doped yttrium iron garnet crystals

Y_(3)Fe_(5)O_(12)(YIG)crystals are highly desirable for the fabrication of mid-infrared isolators with the rapid growth of optical communications,although it is rather challenging to grow large size and high-quality single crystals.Dy^(3+)doping is expected to improve the optical and magneto-optical prope rties.However,high quality Dy:YIG crystals and the adjustment of Dy^(3+)on the structure and optical behavior of YIG crystal remain unclear,impeding its practical applications.Herein,a series of Y_(3-x)Dy_(x)Fe_(5)O_(12)(x=0,0.5,1.0,1.5,3)solid solution crystals was grown by the flux-Bridgman method and single crystals up to 25 mm were obtained.With the introduction of Dy^(3+),lattice parameters are gradually enlarged from 1.2379 nm(YIG)to 1.2420 nm(DyIG).Typical Dy^(3+)absorption peaks are observed around 1070,1265 and 1670 nm.The refractive index decreases from 2.37(500 nm)to 2.10(2500 nm)for YIG crystal,and it reduces from 2.47(500 nm)to 2.16(2500 nm)for DyIG crystal.The optical bandgaps remain almost unchanged for Dy:YIG crystals.The optical dispersion of the refractive indices was finely fitted by the Wemple and DiDomenico(WDD)and the Sellmeier models,respectively.With the increase of Dy^(3+)content,the saturation magnetization(Ms)decreases significantly from 23.62 emu/g(YIG)to 5.33 emu/g(DyIG).Small coercive field is persisted for this system,endowing small external magnetic field.These results provide valuable references for the manipulation of rare earths on the properties of magnetooptical crystals,which is beneficial to the design of high-performance garnet crystals for the application of optical switching and non-reciprocal related devices.

Effect of La^(3+)substitution on structural,microstructure,magnetic properties,and microwave absorbing ability of yttrium iron garnet

Synthesis and characterization of lanthanum-doped yttrium iro n garnet(YIG)in the compositional se ries of Y_(3-x)La_(x)Fe_(5)O_(12)(x=0.0,0.1,0.3,and 0.5)were carried out.All compositions were made by using solid state reaction method with ball-milling technique.The phase formation,surface morphology,magnetic properties,and microwave absorbing ability of all compositions were characterized by using an X-ray diffractometer,a scanning electron microscope,a vibrating sample magnetometer,and a Vector network analyzer.The results reveal that all compositions are crystallized into Y_(3)Fe_(5)O_(12)phase(space group la-3d(230).It was observed that the lattice constant is increased from 1.2373 to 1.2421 nm with the increase of lanthanum substitution level from x=0.0-0.5.The crystallite size of Y_(3-x)La_(x)Fe_(5)O_(12)series calculated by Scherrer method is found to decrease from 78 nm in x=0.0-63 nm in x=0.5.The particle size distribution from the surface morphology image analysis is shifted to lower-range number with the increase of lanthanum substitution level from x=0.0 to 0.5.The substitution process also affects the lattice distortion in La-doped samples and changes the bond angles and bond lengths of the YIG structure.As the results,a linear correlation between the Fe'-O-Fe bond angle with magnetic properties parameters of saturation magnetization(M_(s))and remanence magnetization(M_(r))was studied.Due to the lanthanum substitution process,all La^(3+)-doped samples possess higher M_(s)and M_(r)values compared to the original composition.The results of Vector network analyzer show that the improvement of the M_(s)and M_(r)plays an important role in enhancing the microwave absorbing ability of the materials.The minimum RL changes from-8.22 dB(~85.22%microwave absorption)in x=0.0 to-14.21 dB(~96.25%microwave absorption)in x=0.5.The enhancement is mainly ascribed to the natural magnetic resonance loss and dipoIe-polarization loss due to the substitution process.The decreasing particle size also enhances the microwave absorbing ability of the La-doped samples via multiple-reflections mechanism.

Bismuth doping enhanced tunability of strain-controlled magnetic anisotropy in epitaxial Y_(3)Fe_(5)O_(12)(111) films

Y_(3)Fe_(5)O_(12)(YIG) and Bi Y_(3)Fe_(5)O_(12)(Bi:YIG) films were epitaxially grown on a series of(111)-oriented garnet substrates using pulsed laser deposition. Structural and ferromagnetic resonance characterizations demonstrated the high epitaxial quality, extremely low magnetic loss and coherent strain state in these films. Using these epitaxial films as model systems, we systematically investigated the evolution of magnetic anisotropy(MA) with epitaxial strain and chemical doping. For both the YIG and Bi:YIG films, the compressive strain tends to align the magnetic moment in the film plane while the tensile strain can compete with the demagnetization effect and stabilize perpendicular MA. We found that the strain-induced lattice elongation/compression along the out-of-plane [111] axis is the key parameter that determines the MA. More importantly, the strain-induced tunability of MA can be enhanced significantly by Bi doping;meanwhile, the ultralow damping feature persists. We clarified that the cooperation between strain and chemical doping could realize an effective control of MA in garnet-type ferrites, which is essential for spintronic applications.

Influence of Forming Pressure on Properties of Yttrium Iron Garnet Ferrite

The Ca-Sn co-substituted yttrium iron garnet(YIG)ferrite materials were prepared by the traditional oxide solid-state reaction method,and the influence of forming pressure on the density,morphology and magnetic properties of YIG ferrite was systematically studied.The results show that the density of YIG ferrite green body increases with the increase of the forming pressure,while the density of its sintered body shows a trend of first increasing and then decreasing.At the same time,the ferromagnetic resonance(FMR)linewidth of YIG sample first decreases and then increases.Meanwhile,the effects of forming pressure on the saturation magnetization,remanence and coercivity of the sample can be ignored.This study proves that the density and FMR linewidth of YIG materials can be controlled by regulating the forming pressure and the best performance is obtained for the sample prepared under a forming pressure of 5 MPa.

Effect of interface magnetization depinning on the frequency shift of ferromagnetic and spin wave resonance in YIG/GGG films

Nowadays the yttrium iron garnet(Y3Fe5O12, YIG) films are widely used in the microwave and spin wave devices due to their low damping constant and long propagation distance for spin waves. However, the performances, especially the frequency stability, are seriously affected by the relaxation of the interface magnetic moments. In this study, the effect of out-of-plane magnetization depinning on the resonance frequency shift(△ fr) was investigated for 3-μm YIG films grown on Gd3Ga5O12(GGG)(111) substrates by liquid-phase epitaxy. It is revealed that the ferromagnetic resonance(FMR) and spin wave propagation exhibit a very slow relaxation with relaxation time τ even longer than one hour under an out-of-plane external magnetic bias field. The △ fr span of 15.15–24.70 MHz is observed in out-of-plane FMR and forward volume spin waves. Moreover, the △ fr and τ depend on the magnetic field. The △ fr can be attributed to that the magnetic moments break away from the pinning layer at the YIG/GGG interface. The thickness of the pinning layer is estimated to be about9.48 nm to 15.46 nm according to the frequency shifting. These results indicate that △ fr caused by the pinning layer should be addressed in the design of microwave and spin wave devices, especially in the transverse magnetic components.

Magnetization reorientation induced by spin-orbit torque in YIG/Pt bilayers

In this work,we report the reorientation of magnetization by spin-orbit torque(SOT)in YIG/Pt bilayers.The SOT is investigated by measuring the spin Hall magnetoresistance(SMR),which is highly sensitive to the direction of magnetic moment of YIG.An external in-plane rotating magnetic field which is applied to the YIG/Pt bilayers,and the evolutions of SMR under different injected currents in the Pt layer,result in deviation of SMR curve from the standard shape.We conclude that the SOT caused by spin accumulation near the interface between YIG and Pt can effectively reorient the inplane magnetic moment of YIG.This discovery provides an effective way to modulate YIG magnetic moments by electrical methods.

Spin Seebeck effect and spin Hall magnetoresistance in the Pt/Y_3Fe_5O_(12) heterostructure under laser-heating

In the previous study of longitudinal spin Seebeck effect（LSSE）, the thermal gradient was often generated by inserting the sample between the cool bath and the hot bath. For practical use, this method is too cumbersome to be easily integrated into modern electrical circuits. Since the laser can be easily focused into a small region, it will be more convenient and friendly to the integrated circuit. In this paper, we systematically investigate the LSSE and spin Hall magnetoresistance（SMR） of the Pt/Y_3 Fe_5 O_（12） heterostructure under focused laser-heating. We find that the extremely large voltage of inverse spin Hall effect（VISHE） can be obtained by reducing the diameter of laser or increasing the number of light spots.Meanwhile, even under the illumination of the ultraviolet light which will excite the electron from the valence band to the conduction band in yttrium iron garnet（YIG）, the magnitude of SMR is nearly constant. It indicates that the spin transport behavior of the adjacent Pt is independent of the electron configuration of YIG. The laser-heating method to generate LSSE will be very promising for modern integrated electronic circuits and will promote the application of spin caloritronics in practice.

YIG陶瓷太赫兹介电谱的光调制特性

The tunability of the terahertz dielectric spectra of Y3Fe5O12(YIG) ceramics under external optical field were investigated at room temperature by using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. The Y3Fe5O12 ceramics annealed at 1 100 and 1 300 ℃ were successfully synthesized by a modified Pechini process. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction and no impurity phase has been detected. The crystallite sizes of the YIG ceramics are calculated to be about 50 nm for TS=1 100 ℃ and 77 nm for TS=1 300 ℃, respectively. And Scanning Electron Microscope(SEM) images show that the grain size is positively correlated with the sintering temperature. Application of the optical field leads to an appreciable tuning of the dielectric constant of the sample sintered at 1 100 ℃, which reaches up to 17.3% at 0.6 THz. Meanwhile the dielectric loss tangent of the sample sintered at 1 100 ℃ changes about 123.9%. On the contrast, both the dielectric constant and the loss tangent for the sample sintered at 1 300 ℃ keep invariable with the light excitation. These findings are attributed to space charges hopping among the grain boundaries excited by the external optical field.

Synthesis of coral-like structures of Pr-Yb co-doped YIG: Structural,optical, magnetic and antimicrobial properties

Coral-like structures of the Y_(3-x)Pr_(x)Fe_(5-y)Yb_(y)O_(12),(0.00 ≤ x ≤ 0.04, 0.00 ≤ y ≤ 0.02) compound were synthesized using the sol-gel method. Structural investigation certified the YIG cubic crystal structure formation, without any secondary phase. It is shown that, the relatively large ionic radius of the dopant cations results in an expansion of the lattice parameter, variations in the Iona-O-Iondangle, Iona-O,Iond-O and Ionc-O bond distances and decrease in the average crystallite size. Fourier transform infrared(FTIR) and Raman measurements are essential to testify the single-phase formation of YIG crystal structure and are observed changes in the stretching and vibrational modes, respectively. The morphological study, energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS) spectra and textural properties show corallike structures, peaks associated with Pr^(3+) and Yb^(3+) atoms and the effect of dopants on surface area,diameter, and pore volume, respectively. The optical analysis from diffuse reflectance spectra witnessed an increase in the optical gap band, a decrease in Urbach energy and blue shift in the charge transfer,correlated with the expansion of the unit cell due to the dopant's insertion in the YIG structure. A typical ferrimagnetic behavior is exhibited by the Y_(3-x)Pr_(x)Fe_(5-y)Yb_(y)O_(12)compound. The saturation magnetization(M_(s)), cubic anisotropy constant(K_(1)) and coercive field(H_(c)) increase with the Pr^(3+)cations content, as consequence of their magnetic nature and distribution around of Fe^(3+)ions due to the coexistence with the Yb^(3+). Finally, for the first time, antibacterial tests by mean of the direct contact method were performed for YIG co-doped with Pr^(3+)and Yb^(3+)and it is shown that, relatively high dosages of Pr^(3+) cations favored the activity against S. aureus, therefore, a new biological property for YIG doped with rare earths is presented.