We have investigated the anisotropic magnetocaloric effect and the rotating field magnetic entropy in Dy FeO3 single crystal. A giant rotating field entropy change of -ΔSM^R = 16.62 J/kg·K was achieved from b ax...We have investigated the anisotropic magnetocaloric effect and the rotating field magnetic entropy in Dy FeO3 single crystal. A giant rotating field entropy change of -ΔSM^R = 16.62 J/kg·K was achieved from b axis to c axis in bc plane at 5 K for a low field change of 20 k Oe. The large anisotropic magnetic entropy change is mainly accounted for the 4 f electron of rare-earth Dy^3＋ ion. The large value of rotating field entropy change, together with large refrigeration capacity and negligible hysteresis, suggests that the multiferroic ferrite Dy FeO3 singlecrystal could be a potential material for anisotropic magnetic refrigeration at low field, which can be realized in the practical application around liquid helium temperature region.展开更多
Magnetocaloric effect （MCE） in polycrystalline HoMn205 was investigated by isothermal magnetization curves from 2 K to 50 K. A relatively large magnetic entropy change, ASM = 7.8 J/（kg·K）, was achieved with t...Magnetocaloric effect （MCE） in polycrystalline HoMn205 was investigated by isothermal magnetization curves from 2 K to 50 K. A relatively large magnetic entropy change, ASM = 7.8 J/（kg·K）, was achieved with the magnetic field up to 70 kOe （10e = 79.5775 A·m-1）. The magnetic entropy change is reversible in the whole range of temperature. The contributions of elastic and magnetoelastic energy to the changing of the magnetic entropy are discussed in terms of the Landau theory. The reversibility of MCE with maximal refrigerant capacity Rc = 216.7 J/kg makes polycrystalline HoMn205 promising as a magnetic refrigerant.展开更多
We investigate the ultrafast spin dynamics of an antiferromagnet in a ferromagnet/antiferromagnet heterostructure Fe/GdFeO_(3) via an all-optical method.After laser irradiation,the terahertz spin precession is hard to...We investigate the ultrafast spin dynamics of an antiferromagnet in a ferromagnet/antiferromagnet heterostructure Fe/GdFeO_(3) via an all-optical method.After laser irradiation,the terahertz spin precession is hard to be excited in a bare GdFeO_(3) without spin reorientation phase but efficiently in Fe/GdFeO_(3).Both quasi-ferromagnetic and impurity modes,as well as a phonon mode,are observed.We attribute it to the optical modification of interfacial exchange coupling between Fe and GdFeO3.Moreover,the excitation efficiency of dynamics can be modified significantly via the pump laser influence.Our results elucidate that the interfacial exchange coupling is a feasible stimulation to efficiently excite terahertz spin dynamics in antiferromagnets.It will expand the exploration of terahertz spin dynamics for antiferromagnet-based opto-spintronic devices.展开更多
Two-dimensional materials with Dirac cones have significant applications in photoelectric technology. The origin and manipulation of multiple Dirac cones need to be better understood. By first-principle calculations, ...Two-dimensional materials with Dirac cones have significant applications in photoelectric technology. The origin and manipulation of multiple Dirac cones need to be better understood. By first-principle calculations, we study the influence of external fields on the electronic structure of the hexagonal CrB4 sheet with double nonequivalent Dirac cones. Our results show that the two cones are not sensitive to tensile strain and out-of-plane electric field, but present obviously different behaviors under the in-plane external electric field（along the B-B direction）, i.e., one cone holds while the other vanishes with a gap opening. More interestingly, a new nonequivalent cone emerges under a proper in-plane electric field. We also discuss the origin of the cones in CrB4 sheet. Our study provides a new method on how to obtain Dirac cones by the external field manipulation, which may motivate potential applications in nanoelectronics.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2010CB934202,2011CB921801,and 2012CB933102)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11174351,11274360,and 11034004)
文摘We have investigated the anisotropic magnetocaloric effect and the rotating field magnetic entropy in Dy FeO3 single crystal. A giant rotating field entropy change of -ΔSM^R = 16.62 J/kg·K was achieved from b axis to c axis in bc plane at 5 K for a low field change of 20 k Oe. The large anisotropic magnetic entropy change is mainly accounted for the 4 f electron of rare-earth Dy^3＋ ion. The large value of rotating field entropy change, together with large refrigeration capacity and negligible hysteresis, suggests that the multiferroic ferrite Dy FeO3 singlecrystal could be a potential material for anisotropic magnetic refrigeration at low field, which can be realized in the practical application around liquid helium temperature region.
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2010CB934202 and 2011CB921801)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11174351 and 11274360)
文摘Magnetocaloric effect （MCE） in polycrystalline HoMn205 was investigated by isothermal magnetization curves from 2 K to 50 K. A relatively large magnetic entropy change, ASM = 7.8 J/（kg·K）, was achieved with the magnetic field up to 70 kOe （10e = 79.5775 A·m-1）. The magnetic entropy change is reversible in the whole range of temperature. The contributions of elastic and magnetoelastic energy to the changing of the magnetic entropy are discussed in terms of the Landau theory. The reversibility of MCE with maximal refrigerant capacity Rc = 216.7 J/kg makes polycrystalline HoMn205 promising as a magnetic refrigerant.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2018YFF01010303,2017YFB0702702,and 2016YFA0300701)the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52031015,1187411,51427801,and 51871235)the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.QYZDJ-SSW-JSC023,KJZD-SW-M01,and ZDYZ2012-2).
文摘We investigate the ultrafast spin dynamics of an antiferromagnet in a ferromagnet/antiferromagnet heterostructure Fe/GdFeO_(3) via an all-optical method.After laser irradiation,the terahertz spin precession is hard to be excited in a bare GdFeO_(3) without spin reorientation phase but efficiently in Fe/GdFeO_(3).Both quasi-ferromagnetic and impurity modes,as well as a phonon mode,are observed.We attribute it to the optical modification of interfacial exchange coupling between Fe and GdFeO3.Moreover,the excitation efficiency of dynamics can be modified significantly via the pump laser influence.Our results elucidate that the interfacial exchange coupling is a feasible stimulation to efficiently excite terahertz spin dynamics in antiferromagnets.It will expand the exploration of terahertz spin dynamics for antiferromagnet-based opto-spintronic devices.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11704294 and 11504281)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province,China(Grant No.2016CFB586)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Grant Nos.2017IVA078,2018IVB017,2017IB013,2018IB009,and 2018IB011)
文摘Two-dimensional materials with Dirac cones have significant applications in photoelectric technology. The origin and manipulation of multiple Dirac cones need to be better understood. By first-principle calculations, we study the influence of external fields on the electronic structure of the hexagonal CrB4 sheet with double nonequivalent Dirac cones. Our results show that the two cones are not sensitive to tensile strain and out-of-plane electric field, but present obviously different behaviors under the in-plane external electric field（along the B-B direction）, i.e., one cone holds while the other vanishes with a gap opening. More interestingly, a new nonequivalent cone emerges under a proper in-plane electric field. We also discuss the origin of the cones in CrB4 sheet. Our study provides a new method on how to obtain Dirac cones by the external field manipulation, which may motivate potential applications in nanoelectronics.
