Magnetic behavior and phase diagram of epitaxial Er3Fe5O12 thin films across the compensation temperature

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Main Authors: Pandey, Satakshi, Barbier, Antoine, Forget, Anne, Sarpi, Brice, Maccherozzi, Francesco, Sant, Roberto, Brookes, Nicholas B., Moussy, Jean-Baptiste, Pinho, Pamella Vasconcelos Borges
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author Pandey, Satakshi
Barbier, Antoine
Forget, Anne
Sarpi, Brice
Maccherozzi, Francesco
Sant, Roberto
Brookes, Nicholas B.
Moussy, Jean-Baptiste
Pinho, Pamella Vasconcelos Borges
author_facet Pandey, Satakshi
Barbier, Antoine
Forget, Anne
Sarpi, Brice
Maccherozzi, Francesco
Sant, Roberto
Brookes, Nicholas B.
Moussy, Jean-Baptiste
Pinho, Pamella Vasconcelos Borges
contents Rare-earth iron garnet (RE3Fe5O12) films are promising insulating ferrimagnets. They can show low magnetic damping, perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, and ultrafast spin dynamics, which makes them ideal for spin transport applications. In this work, we investigate the interaction between the magnetic sublattices in Er3Fe5O12 thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition on a Gd3Ga5O12 substrate. Structural and magnetic characterization reveals high-quality single-crystal growth, with compensation temperature close to the reported bulk value (~80 K). Magnetic phase diagrams based on element-specific measurements map out the regions where ferrimagnetic, canted, and aligned phases are stable across the compensation temperature. The micromagnetic dynamics resulting from perpendicular magnetic pulse perturbation of an in-plane magnetized layer was investigated at room temperature and reveals complex configurations. These results are a key feature for modulating magnetization dynamics through the compensation phenomenon, which is essential for spin-based devices operating in a low-temperature regime.
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spellingShingle Magnetic behavior and phase diagram of epitaxial Er3Fe5O12 thin films across the compensation temperature
Pandey, Satakshi
Barbier, Antoine
Forget, Anne
Sarpi, Brice
Maccherozzi, Francesco
Sant, Roberto
Brookes, Nicholas B.
Moussy, Jean-Baptiste
Pinho, Pamella Vasconcelos Borges
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Rare-earth iron garnet (RE3Fe5O12) films are promising insulating ferrimagnets. They can show low magnetic damping, perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, and ultrafast spin dynamics, which makes them ideal for spin transport applications. In this work, we investigate the interaction between the magnetic sublattices in Er3Fe5O12 thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition on a Gd3Ga5O12 substrate. Structural and magnetic characterization reveals high-quality single-crystal growth, with compensation temperature close to the reported bulk value (~80 K). Magnetic phase diagrams based on element-specific measurements map out the regions where ferrimagnetic, canted, and aligned phases are stable across the compensation temperature. The micromagnetic dynamics resulting from perpendicular magnetic pulse perturbation of an in-plane magnetized layer was investigated at room temperature and reveals complex configurations. These results are a key feature for modulating magnetization dynamics through the compensation phenomenon, which is essential for spin-based devices operating in a low-temperature regime.
title Magnetic behavior and phase diagram of epitaxial Er3Fe5O12 thin films across the compensation temperature
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16382