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Observation of Enhanced Faraday Effect in Eu-Doped Ce:YIG Thin Films |
| Han-Xu Zhang1, Sen-Yin Zhu1, Jin Zhan1, Xian-Jie Wang1, Yi Wang1, Tai Yao2, N. I. Mezin3, and Bo Song1,2,4,5* |
1School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
2National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
3A.A. Galkin Donetsk Institute for Physics and Engineering, Rosa Luxemburg Str. 72, 83114 Donetsk, Ukraine
4Zhengzhou Research Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Zhengzhou 450046, China
5Frontiers Science Center for Matter Behave in Space Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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Han-Xu Zhang, Sen-Yin Zhu, Jin Zhan et al 2023 Chin. Phys. Lett. 40 127801 |
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Abstract Ce:YIG thin films are taken as an ideal candidate for magneto-optical devices with giant Faraday effect in the near-infrared range, but it is hindered by a limited Ce$^{3+}$/Ce$^{4+}$ ratio and a high saturation driving field. To address this issue, Eu doping can increase the Faraday rotation angle by $\sim$ 40% to $1.315\times 10^{4}$ deg/cm and decrease the saturation driving field by $\sim$ 38% to 1.17 kOe in Eu$_{0.75}$Ce$_{1}$Y$_{1.25}$Fe$_{5}$O$_{12}$ compared to Ce$_{1}$Y$_{2}$Fe$_{5}$O$_{12}$ pristine. The mechanism is attributed to the conversion of Ce$^{4+}$ to Ce$^{3+}$ and the weakening of ferrimagnetism by Eu doping. This work not only provides strategies for improving Ce$^{3+}$/Ce$^{4+}$ ratio in Ce:YIG, but also develops (Eu,Ce):YIG with a promising Faraday rotation angle for magneto-optical devices.
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Received: 05 September 2023
Published: 22 November 2023
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78.20.Ls
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(Magneto-optical effects)
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75.70.Ak
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(Magnetic properties of monolayers and thin films)
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