Magnetic Anisotropy and Spin Reorientation in Antiferromagnetic alpha-Fe2O3

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We propose to investigate the uniaxial magnetic anisotropy and its temperature-dependent sign change (Morin transition) in epitaxial thin films of the prototypical antiferromagnet alpha-Fe2O3. The scenario is well established in bulk with a Morin transition temperature of 263 K, in thin films it is still a matter of debate. However, a deeper understanding is mandatory because of its interplay with the Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction (DMI) between the Fe3+ moments, important for correctly describing the spin-Hall magnetoresistance (SMR) and its unexpected large amplitude as well as the magnon Hanle effect and its nonreciprocal behavior. The DMI breaks the inversion symmetry and leads to a finite canting of the antiferromagnetic sublattices, resulting in a tiny macroscopic magnetic moment in the (0001) plane. We will record the XMCD of this moment and the XMLD of the Néel order to quantify the DMI, to determine the Fe3+ canting angle, and to pinpoint the Morin transition temperature.

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.15151/ESRF-ES-2064081197
Metadata Access https://icatplus.esrf.fr/oaipmh/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:icatplus.esrf.fr:inv/2064081197
Provenance
Creator Nathan YUTRONKIE ORCID logo; Matthias OPEL ORCID logo; Monika SCHEUFELE ORCID logo; Benedikt EGGERT ORCID logo; Johanna FISCHER ORCID logo; BAPTISTE VALLET-SIMOND; Miina LEIVISKÄ; Stephan GEPRAEGS; Katharina OLLEFS ORCID logo
Publisher ESRF (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility)
Publication Year 2028
Rights CC-BY-4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Resource Type Data from large facility measurement; Collection
Discipline Particles, Nuclei and Fields