Magnon dynamics in a Skyrmion-textured domain wall of antiferromagnets

Lee, S.*; Nakata, Koki; Tchernyshyov, O.*; Kim, S. K.*

Physical Review B, 107(18), p.184432_1 - 184432_12, 2023/05

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.107.184432

We theoretically investigate the interaction between magnons and a Skyrmion-textured domain wall in a two-dimensional antiferromagnet and elucidate the resultant properties of magnon transport. Using supersymmetric quantum mechanics, we solve the scattering problem of magnons on top of the domain wall and obtain the exact solutions of propagating and bound magnon modes. Then, we find their properties of reflection and refraction in the Skyrmion-textured domain wall, where magnons experience an emergent magnetic field due to its non-trivial spin texture-induced effective gauge field. Finally, we show that the thermal transport decreases as the domain wall's chirality increases. Our results suggest that the thermal transport of an antiferromagnet is tunable by modulating the Skyrmion charge density of the domain wall.

Large antisymmetric interlayer exchange coupling enabling perpendicular magnetization switching by an in-plane magnetic field

Masuda, Hiroto*; Seki, Takeshi*; Yamane, Yuta*; Modak, R.*; Uchida, Kenichi*; Ieda, Junichi; Lau, Y.-C.*; Fukami, Shunsuke*; Takanashi, Koki

Physical Review Applied (Internet), 17(5), p.054036_1 - 054036_9, 2022/05

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.17.054036

The antisymmetric interlayer exchange coupling (AIEC) was recently discovered, playing pivotal roles in magnetization switching of a synthetic antiferromagnet (SAF) through inducing magnetization canting. Large AIEC is reported for perpendicularly magnetized Pt/Co/Ir/Co/Pt with wedge-shaped layers. The effective field of the AIEC is related with symmetric interlayer exchange coupling, providing guides to enhance the AIEC. We develop an extended Stoner-Wohlfarth model for a SAF, revealing key factors in its magnetization switching. Combining the theoretical knowledge and the experimental results, perpendicular magnetization switching is achieved solely by an in-plane magnetic field.

Magnetic sensitivity distribution of Hall devices in antiferromagnetic switching experiments

Schreiber, F.*; Meer, H.*; Schmitt, C.*; Ramos, R.*; Saito, Eiji; Baldrati, L.*; Klui, M.*

Physical Review Applied (Internet), 16(6), p.064023_1 - 064023_9, 2021/12

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.16.064023

Spin Hall magnetoresistance in Pt/CrO/YIG structure

Qi, J.*; Hou, D.*; Chen, Y.*; Saito, Eiji; Jin, X.*

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 534, p.167980_1 - 167980_6, 2021/09

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2021.167980

Nanoscale heterogeneity induced by nonmagnetic Zn dopants in the quantum critical metal CeCoIn; In NQR/NMR and Co NMR study

Sakai, Hironori; Tokunaga, Yo; Kambe, Shinsaku; Zhu, J.-X.*; Ronning, F.*; Thompson, J. D.*; Ramakrishna, S. K.*; Reyes, A. P.*; Suzuki, Kohei*; Oshima, Yoshiki*; et al.

Physical Review B, 104(8), p.085106_1 - 085106_12, 2021/08

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.085106

Antiferromagnetism in a prototypical quantum critical metal CeCoIn is known to be induced by slight substitutions of non-magnetic Zn atoms for In. In nominally 7% Zn substituted CeCoIn, an antiferromagnetic (AFM) state coexists with heavy fermion superconductivity. Heterogeneity of the electronic states is investigated in Zn doped CeCoIn by means of nuclear quadrupole and magnetic resonances (NQR and NMR). Site-dependent NQR relaxation rates indicate that the AFM state is locally nucleated around Zn substituents in the matrix of a heavy fermion state, and percolates through the bulk at the AFM transition temperature . At lower temperatures, an anisotropic superconducting (SC) gap below the SC transition temperature , and the SC state permeates through the AFM regions via a SC proximity effect. Applying an external magnetic field induces a spin-flop transition near 5 T, reducing the volume of the AFM regions. Consequently, a short ranged inhomogeneous AFM state survives and coexists with a paramagnetic Fermi liquid state at high fields.

Spin wave excitations in honeycomb antiferromagnet MnTiO

Hwang, I. Y.*; Lee, K. H.*; Chung, J.-H.*; Ikeuchi, Kazuhiko*; Garlea, V. O.*; Yamauchi, Hiroki; Akatsu, Mitsuhiro*; Shamoto, Shinichi

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 90(6), p.064708_1 - 064708_6, 2021/06

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSJ.90.064708

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Broken C symmetry in the tetragonal state of uniaxial strained BaCoNiS

Shamoto, Shinichi; Yamauchi, Hiroki; Ikeuchi, Kazuhiko*; Kajimoto, Ryoichi; Ieda, Junichi

Physical Review Research (Internet), 3(1), p.013169_1 - 013169_9, 2021/02

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.013169

Concurrent magneto-optical imaging and magneto-transport readout of electrical switching of insulating antiferromagnetic thin films

Schreiber, F.*; Baldrati, L.*; Schmitt, C.*; Ramos, R.*; Saito, Eiji; Lebrun, R.*; Klui, M.*

Applied Physics Letters, 117(8), p.082401_1 - 082401_5, 2020/08

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0011852

Gapless spin liquid in a square-kagome lattice antiferromagnet

Fujihara, Masayoshi*; Morita, Katsuhiro*; Mole, R.*; Mitsuda, Setsuo*; Toyama, Takami*; Yano, Shinichiro*; Yu, D.*; Sota, Shigetoshi*; Kuwai, Tomohiko*; Koda, Akihiro*; et al.

Nature Communications (Internet), 11, p.3429_1 - 3429_7, 2020/07

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17235-z

Crystal structure and magnetism of MnO under pressure

Klotz, S.*; Komatsu, Kazuki*; Polian, A.*; Machida, Shinichi*; Sano, Asami; Iti, J.-P.*; Hattori, Takanori

Physical Review B, 101(6), p.064105_1 - 064105_6, 2020/02

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.101.064105

Manganese oxide (MnO) is a prototype of an antiferromagnetic Mott-insulator. Here we investigate the interplay of magnetic ordering and lattice distortion across the Nel temperature under pressure using neutron and X-ray diffraction. We find an increase of with a rate of = +4.5(5) K/GPa, an increase of the rhombohedral distortion by = +0.018/GPa, as well as a volume striction which is insensitive to pressure. These results allow to retrieve the dependence of the coupling constants and on interatomic distances and compare it to first-principles predictions. Antiferromagnetic diffuse scattering was observed up to 1.2 , and long-range magnetic order appears at room temperature at 42 GPa.