Low-Frequency Raman Detection of Antiferromagnetic Spin Waves in Cr2O3

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  • National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China

Received date: 2023-07-29

  Revised date: 2023-08-10

  Accepted date: 2023-08-11

  Online published: 2023-10-23

Supported by

 National Key Research, Development Program of China (2020YFA0309200) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (52025012)

Abstract

The antiferromagnetic (AFM) spin waves are promising for being utilized in highspeed and energy-efficient information processing. However, the excitation and detection of terahertz spin waves in AFM systems is challenging. Here, we demonstrate low-frequency Raman spectroscopy as a powerful tool for spin-wave detection in AFM systems. We present a systematic study of AFM magnons in Cr2O3, a prototypical uniaxial antiferromagnet, via Raman measurements down to 2.3 cm−1 (69 GHz). We resolved the magnon Zeeman splitting and the spin-flop transition. We further determined the sign of angular momentum of the magnon branches via polarization-resolved Raman processes. We also obtained the anisotropy energy, the g-factor, and the spin-flop field of Cr2O3 as a function of temperatures and magnetic fields. A spin-wave renormalization theory accounts for all experimental observations. 

Cite this article

Dong Biao , CUI Jun , TIAN Yuan-zhe , WU Di , ZHANG Qi . Low-Frequency Raman Detection of Antiferromagnetic Spin Waves in Cr2O3[J]. Progress in Physics, 2023 , 43(5) : 142 -150 . DOI: 10.13725/j.cnki.pip.2023.05.002

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