Raman scattering studies of the magnetic ordering in hexagonal HoMno3 thin films

Nguyen Thi Minh Hien, Xiang Bai Chen, Luc Huy Hoang, D. Lee, S. Y. Jang, T. W. Nohc, In Sang Yanga

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Abstract

We present the results of the temperature dependence of the Raman spectra of hexagonal HoMnO3 thin films in the 13-300 K temperature range. The films were grown on Pt(111)//Al2O3 (0001) substrates using the laser ablation method. In the HoMnO3 thin films, we initially observed several broad Raman peaks at~510, 760, 955, 1120, and 1410 cm-1. These broad Raman peaks display an anomalous behavior near the magnetic transition temperature, and the intensity difference of the Raman spectra at different temperatures shows several pairs of negative and positive peaks as the temperature is lowered below the Néel temperature. Our analyses indicate that all the broad peaks are correlated with magnetic ordering, and we have assigned the origin of all the broad peaks. Purely on the basis of the Raman analysis, we have deduced the Néel temperature and the spin exchange integrals of HoMnO3 thin films. We also investigated the effects of the growth condition on the strongest broad peak at~760 cm-1,which is related with pure magnetic ordering. This result indicates that the oxygen defect in the HoMnO3 sample has negligible effect on magnetic ordering.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)983-988
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Raman Spectroscopy
Volume41
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2010

Keywords

  • HoMno3
  • Magnon
  • Phonon-magnon coupling
  • Raman scattering

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