The remarkable magnetic properties of yttrium iron garnets (YIGs) underpin the use of these materials in a broad scope of spintronic and photonic applications. In particular, the addition of rare earth metals in the structure enhances to a great extent the magneto-optical activity, which is beneficial for the development of nonreciprocal optical devices. Exploiting the wavelength selectivity of magneto-optics, we have identified a range of frequencies at which one can unravel the individual contributions to the magnetism and gyrotropic response arising from cerium and iron. We envision that this outcome may pave the way to further experiments to assess quantitatively the effect on the optical properties of rare earth incorporation into YIG.
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7 March 2016
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March 10 2016
Untangling the contributions of cerium and iron to the magnetism of Ce-doped yttrium iron garnet
Blai Casals
;
Blai Casals
1
Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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Marina Espínola;
Marina Espínola
1
Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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Rafael Cichelero;
Rafael Cichelero
1
Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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Stephan Geprägs;
Stephan Geprägs
2
Walther-Meißner-Institut
, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Matthias Opel;
Matthias Opel
2
Walther-Meißner-Institut
, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Rudolf Gross;
Rudolf Gross
2
Walther-Meißner-Institut
, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748 Garching, Germany
3Physik Department,
Technische Universität München
, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Gervasi Herranz;
Gervasi Herranz
1
Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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Josep Fontcuberta
Josep Fontcuberta
1
Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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Blai Casals
1
Marina Espínola
1
Rafael Cichelero
1
Stephan Geprägs
2
Matthias Opel
2
Rudolf Gross
2,3
Gervasi Herranz
1
Josep Fontcuberta
1
1
Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
2
Walther-Meißner-Institut
, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748 Garching, Germany
3Physik Department,
Technische Universität München
, 85748 Garching, Germany
Appl. Phys. Lett. 108, 102407 (2016)
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Received:
October 26 2015
Accepted:
February 25 2016
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Blai Casals, Marina Espínola, Rafael Cichelero, Stephan Geprägs, Matthias Opel, Rudolf Gross, Gervasi Herranz, Josep Fontcuberta; Untangling the contributions of cerium and iron to the magnetism of Ce-doped yttrium iron garnet. Appl. Phys. Lett. 7 March 2016; 108 (10): 102407. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4943515
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