Spin resonance in EuTiO3 probed by time-domain gigahertz ellipsometry

J.L.M. van Mechelen, D. van der Marel, I. Crassee, T. Kolodiazhnyi

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Abstract

We show an example of a purely magnetic spin resonance in EuTiO3 and the resulting new record high Faraday rotation of 590°/mm at 1.6 T for 1 cm wavelengths probed by a novel technique of magneto-optical gigahertz time-domain ellipsometry. From our transmission measurements of linear polarized light, we map out the complex index of refraction n=μ in the gigahertz to terahertz range. We observe a strong resonant absorption by magnetic dipole transitions involving the Zeeman split S=7/2 magnetic energy levels of the Eu2+ ions, which causes a very large dichroism for circular polarized radiation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number217601
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume106
Issue number21
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 May 2011
Externally publishedYes

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