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Observation of spin-glass-like characteristics in ferrimagnetic TbCo through energy-level-selective approach

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  • Ji-Ho Park

    (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))

  • Won Tae Kim

    (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))

  • Woonjae Won

    (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))

  • Jun-Ho Kang

    (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))

  • Soogil Lee

    (KAIST)

  • Byong-Guk Park

    (KAIST)

  • Byoung S. Ham

    (School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, GIST)

  • Younghun Jo

    (Center for Scientific Instrumentation, KBSI)

  • Fabian Rotermund

    (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))

  • Kab-Jin Kim

    (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))

Abstract

Rare earth (RE)–transition metal (TM) ferrimagnetic alloys are gaining increasing attention because of their potential use in the field of antiferromagnetic spintronics. The moment from RE sub-lattice primarily originates from the 4f-electrons located far below the Fermi level (EF), and the moment from TM sub-lattice arises from the 3d-electrons across the EF. Therefore, the individual magnetic moment configurations at different energy levels must be explored to clarify the microscopic mechanism of antiferromagnetic spin dynamics. Considering these issues, here we investigate the energy-level-selective magnetic moment configuration in ferrimagnetic TbCo alloy. We reveal that magnetic moments at deeper energy levels are more easily altered by the external magnetic field than those near the EF. More importantly, we find that the magnetic moments at deeper energy levels exhibit a spin-glass-like characteristics such as slow dynamics and magnetic moment freezing whereas those at EF do not. These unique energy-level-dependent characteristics of RE-TM ferrimagnet may provide a better understanding of ferrimagnet, which could be useful in spintronic applications as well as in spin-glass studies.

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  • Ji-Ho Park & Won Tae Kim & Woonjae Won & Jun-Ho Kang & Soogil Lee & Byong-Guk Park & Byoung S. Ham & Younghun Jo & Fabian Rotermund & Kab-Jin Kim, 2022. "Observation of spin-glass-like characteristics in ferrimagnetic TbCo through energy-level-selective approach," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-33195-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33195-y
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