Sublattice-Selective Inverse Faraday Effect in Ferrimagnetic Rare-Earth Iron Garnet

We performed time-resolved pump–probe measurements using rare-earth iron garnet Gd3/2Yb1/2BiFe5O12 as a two-sublattice ferrimagnet. We measured the initial phases of the magnetic resonance modes below and above the magnetization compensation temperature to clarify the sublattice selectivity of the i...

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Published in:Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 2024-02, Vol.93 (2), p.1
Main Authors: Hiraoka, Toshiki, Kainuma, Ryo, Matsumoto, Keita, Yamada, Kihiro T., Satoh, Takuya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiferromagnetism
Compensation
Equations of motion
Faraday effect
Ferrimagnetic materials
Ferrimagnets
Garnets
Iron
Magnetic resonance
Magnetization
Rare earth elements
Selectivity
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Summary:We performed time-resolved pump–probe measurements using rare-earth iron garnet Gd3/2Yb1/2BiFe5O12 as a two-sublattice ferrimagnet. We measured the initial phases of the magnetic resonance modes below and above the magnetization compensation temperature to clarify the sublattice selectivity of the inverse Faraday effect in ferrimagnets. A comparison of the time evolution of magnetization estimated using the equations of motion revealed that the inverse Faraday effect occurring in ferrimagnetic materials has sublattice selectivity. This is in striking contrast to antiferromagnets, in which the inverse Faraday effect acts on each sublattice identically. The initial phase analysis can be applied to other ferrimagnets with compensation temperatures.
ISSN:0031-9015
1347-4073
DOI:10.7566/JPSJ.93.023702