Field-induced spin-flip and spin-flop transitions in NdFeO3
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| author | Gomes, Mariana M. Vilarinho, Rui Miranda, E. Silva, Ana S. Kadlec, Christelle Kadlec, Filip Lebeda, Miroslav Proschek, Petr Mihalik jr., Matus Mihalik, Marian Jana, Diparkan Choueikani, Fadi Faugeras, Clement Paixão, José Antonio de Prado, Ester Kamba, Stanislav Moreira, Joaquim Agostinho |
| author_facet | Gomes, Mariana M. Vilarinho, Rui Miranda, E. Silva, Ana S. Kadlec, Christelle Kadlec, Filip Lebeda, Miroslav Proschek, Petr Mihalik jr., Matus Mihalik, Marian Jana, Diparkan Choueikani, Fadi Faugeras, Clement Paixão, José Antonio de Prado, Ester Kamba, Stanislav Moreira, Joaquim Agostinho |
| contents | Magnetic control of correlated spin systems is central to the development of next-generation spin-based technologies. Rare-earth orthoferrites provide an interesting platform in which exchange coupling between rare-earth 4f and transition-metal 3d moments generates competing magnetic interactions and multiple metastable states. Here, we show that the orientation of the applied magnetic field drives different magnetic phase transition sequences in NdFeO3 across a broad temperature range. Using Raman and polarized terahertz spectroscopies, supported by magnetization and specific-heat measurements, we track the temperature- and field-dependent evolution of the different magnetic phases and the successive spin rearrangements, driven by 4f - 3d magnetic anisotropic interactions. For fields applied along the crystallographic c-axis, a spin-reorientation transition is followed by spin-flop and spin-flip processes, producing an unexpectedly complex magnetic phase sequence at low temperatures. Below 8 K, precursor effects associated with ordering of the Nd-sublattice strongly modify the transition pathway. Our results demonstrate how anisotropic 4f-3d coupling enables magnetic-field control of coupled spin excitations and provide a route to accessing novel spin configurations in rare-earth orthoferrites. |
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| spellingShingle | Field-induced spin-flip and spin-flop transitions in NdFeO3 Gomes, Mariana M. Vilarinho, Rui Miranda, E. Silva, Ana S. Kadlec, Christelle Kadlec, Filip Lebeda, Miroslav Proschek, Petr Mihalik jr., Matus Mihalik, Marian Jana, Diparkan Choueikani, Fadi Faugeras, Clement Paixão, José Antonio de Prado, Ester Kamba, Stanislav Moreira, Joaquim Agostinho Materials Science Magnetic control of correlated spin systems is central to the development of next-generation spin-based technologies. Rare-earth orthoferrites provide an interesting platform in which exchange coupling between rare-earth 4f and transition-metal 3d moments generates competing magnetic interactions and multiple metastable states. Here, we show that the orientation of the applied magnetic field drives different magnetic phase transition sequences in NdFeO3 across a broad temperature range. Using Raman and polarized terahertz spectroscopies, supported by magnetization and specific-heat measurements, we track the temperature- and field-dependent evolution of the different magnetic phases and the successive spin rearrangements, driven by 4f - 3d magnetic anisotropic interactions. For fields applied along the crystallographic c-axis, a spin-reorientation transition is followed by spin-flop and spin-flip processes, producing an unexpectedly complex magnetic phase sequence at low temperatures. Below 8 K, precursor effects associated with ordering of the Nd-sublattice strongly modify the transition pathway. Our results demonstrate how anisotropic 4f-3d coupling enables magnetic-field control of coupled spin excitations and provide a route to accessing novel spin configurations in rare-earth orthoferrites. |
| title | Field-induced spin-flip and spin-flop transitions in NdFeO3 |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.23165 |