Angular momentum compensation manipulation to room temperature of the ferrimagnet HoDyFeO detected by the Barnett effect
Imai, Masaki ; Chudo, Hiroyuki ; Ono, Masao ; Harii, Kazuya; Matsuo, Mamoru; Onuma, Yuichi*; Maekawa, Sadamichi; Saito, Eiji
We demonstrate that the angular momentum compensation temperature , at which the net angular momentum in the sample disappears, can be controlled in HoFeO by partially substituting Dy for Ho. The can be detected using the Barnett effect, by which mechanical rotation magnetizes an object due to spin-rotation coupling. We found that increases with the Dy content and clarified that the of HoDyFeO coincides with room temperature. The Barnett effect enables us to explore materials applicable to magnetic devices utilizing the angular momentum compensation only by rotating the powder sample at room temperature.