Terahertz magnon and crystal-field transition manipulated by R³⁺-Fe³⁺interaction in Sm0.5Pr0.5FeO3

Authors

Xiumei Liu, Shanghai University
Tao Xie, Chinese Academy Of Sciences
Jiajia Guo, Shanghai University
Senmiao Yang, Shanghai University
Yuna Song, Shanghai University
Xian Lin, Shanghai University
Shixun Cao, Shanghai University
Zhenxiang Cheng, University of Wollongong, Shanghai UniversityFollow
Zuanming Jin, Shanghai University
Anhua Wu, Chinese Academy Of Sciences
Guohong Ma, Shanghai UniversityFollow
Jianquan Yao, Tianjin University

RIS ID

129082

Publication Details

Liu, X., Xie, T., Guo, J., Yang, S., Song, Y., Lin, X., Cao, S., Cheng, Z., Jin, Z., Wu, A., Ma, G. & Yao, J. (2018). Terahertz magnon and crystal-field transition manipulated by R³⁺-Fe³⁺interaction in Sm0.5Pr0.5FeO3. Applied Physics Letters, 113 (2), 022401-1-022401-5.

Abstract

We use terahertz (THz) magnetic and electric fields to investigate the magnetic and optoelectronic responses of the Sm0.5Pr0.5FeO3(SPFO) crystal, respectively, by THz time-domain spectroscopy. It is found that the spin reorientation transition (SRT) in SPFO occurs in the temperature range of 175-210 K. The SRT is not observed in PrFeO3. The quasi-antiferromagnetic magnon frequency has a blue-shift from 0.42 THz (PrFeO3) to 0.46 THz (SPFO) at room temperature, due to the enhanced anisotropy constant. The refractive index of SPFO in the THz frequency decreases around 3% compared with that of the PrFeO3crystal. In addition, it can be found that the energy scale of crystal-field transitions has a red-shift for the doped single crystal. We expect our results to make rare-earth orthoferrites accessible to potential applications in THz spintronic devices.