The temperature dependent anisotropic fields along two principal crystallographic axes (Ax and Az) is calculated for the canted antiferromagnet neodymium iron oxide in the temperature range 300 - 470 K. The calculation is performed using the experimentally determined temperature dispersion of two orthogonal antiferromagnetic magnons, obtained via time-domain terahertz spectroscopy. The experiment demonstrates the potential use of THz spectroscopy for characterising magnetic materials and offers a complementary technique to traditional neutron and magnetic methods.
Funding
High field magnet for materials processing and characterisation
Constable, E., Horvat, J., Cortie, D. L., Cheng, Z., Yuan, S., Cao, S. & Lewis, R. A. (2013). High temperature anisotropy of NdFeO3 determined using time-domain THz spectroscopy. 38th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz) (pp. 1-2). Germany: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Parent title
International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz