Coupling between magnon and ligand-field excitations in magnetoelectric Tb3Fe5 O12 garnet

T. D. Kang, E. Standard, K. H. Ahn, A. A. Sirenko, G. L. Carr, S. Park, Y. J. Choi, M. Ramazanoglu, V. Kiryukhin, S. W. Cheong

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Abstract

The spectra of far-infrared transmission in Tb3 Fe5 O12 magnetoelectric single crystals have been studied in the range between 15 and 100 cm-1, in magnetic fields up to 10 T, and for temperatures between 5 and 150 K. We attribute some of the observed infrared-active excitations to electric dipole transitions between ligand-field split states of Tb3+ ions. Anticrossing between the magnetic exchange excitation and the ligand-field transition occurs at the temperature between 60 and 80 K. The corresponding coupling energy for this interaction is 6cm -1. Temperature-induced softening of the hybrid IR excitation correlates with the increase in the static dielectric constant. We discuss the possibility for hybrid excitations of magnons and ligand-field states and their possible connection to the magnetoelectric effect in Tb3 Fe 5 O12.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number014414
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume82
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 15 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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