Effects of strain on the dynamic magnetic properties of europium iron garnet

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Abstract

Ferrimagnetic insulators (FMI) have attracted the interest of the spintronic community as a source of pure spin currents and as a medium for long-range magnon spin transport. Among FMI, rare earth iron garnet (REIG) have a plethora of attributes desirable for practical applications. Epitaxial growth of REIG thin films offers an opportunity to control the magnetic properties; in the case of europium iron garnet (EuIG), the role of Eu for tuning magnetic properties remains elusive. In this work, we present an experimental study on the effect of strain in EuIG thin films on the dynamic magnetic properties. EuIG films of varying thickness (10-100 nm) were grown on various (111) garnet substrates by pulsed laser deposition. The strain was controlled by film thickness and substrate used, as characterized by X-ray diffraction. We performed angular and frequency dependent ferromagnetic resonance measurements on the samples and found a systematic increase in the values of Gilbert damping α and inhomogeneous linewidth ΔHo and the appearance of higher order anisotropies when a large strain is exerted in the films.

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Presenters

  • Victor Ortiz

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA, Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, University of California, Riverside, Physics and Astronomy, UC riverside

Authors

  • Victor Ortiz

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA, Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, University of California, Riverside, Physics and Astronomy, UC riverside

  • Bassim Arkook

    Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside

  • Junxue Li

    University of California, Riverside, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA, Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, Physics and Astronomy, UC riverside

  • Wei Yuan

    International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics , Peking University, Beijing, Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, University of California, Riverside, Physics and Astronomy, UC riverside

  • Tang Su

    Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University, International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, School of Physics, Peking University

  • Igor Barsukov

    Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside

  • Jing Shi

    University of California, Riverside, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA, Physics, UCR, Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, Physics and Astronomy, UC riverside