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arXiv 2008.02208cond-mat.mtrl-sci
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范德华CrX3(X = Cl,I)晶体的光致电子自旋共振性质

Light Induced Electron Spin Resonance Properties of van der Waals CrX3 (X = Cl, I) Crystals

S. R. Singamaneni, L. M. Martinez, J. Niklas, O. G. Poluektov, R. Yadav, M. Pizzochero, O. V. Yazyev, M. A. McGuire

摘要:

层状范德瓦尔斯(vdW)磁体的研究进展迅速,由于令人兴奋的基础科学和潜在的应用。在块体晶体形式中,CrCl 3是具有低于17 K的面内铁磁有序的vdW反铁磁体,CrI 3是低于61 K的vdW铁磁体。在这里,我们报告的电子自旋共振(ESR)性能的CrCl 3和CrI 3单晶在可见光范围内的光激发。我们注意到光照后ESR谱发生了显著变化。在CrCl_3的情况下,在10 K下,ESR信号从g = 1.492(暗)移动到1.661(亮),线宽从376增加到506 Oe,信号强度降低了1.5倍。最有趣的是,当光循环开/关时,观察到的信号强度变化是可逆的。我们观察到几乎没有变化的ESR光谱参数在顺磁相(>20 K)照射后。CrI 3光激发后,ESR信号强度降低了1.9倍,g值从1.956增加到1.990,线宽从1170增加到1260 Oe(60 K)。这些发现进行了讨论,考虑到趋肤深度,缓慢的弛豫机制和外观的低对称性领域在光生Cr 2 + Jahn-Teller中心。这种增加的g值作为光生Cr 2+离子的结果进一步支持我们的多体波函数计算。这项工作有可能扩展到单层vdWs磁体结合ESR光谱与光激发和检测。

英文摘要:

The research on layered van der Waals (vdW) magnets is rapidly progressing owing to exciting fundamental science and potential applications. In bulk crystal form, CrCl3 is a vdW antiferromagnet with in-plane ferromagnetic ordering below 17 K, and CrI3 is a vdW ferromagnet below 61 K. Here, we report on the electron spin resonance (ESR) properties of CrCl3 and CrI3 single crystals upon photo-excitation in the visible range. We noticed remarkable changes in the ESR spectra upon illumination. In the case of CrCl3, at 10 K, the ESR signal is shifted from g = 1.492 (dark) to 1.661 (light), line width increased from 376 to 506 Oe, and the signal intensity is reduced by 1.5 times. Most interestingly, the observed change in the signal intensity is reversible when the light is cycled on/off. We observed almost no change in the ESR spectral parameters in the paramagnetic phase (>20 K) upon illumination. Upon photo-excitation of CrI3, the ESR signal intensity is reduced by 1.9 times; the g-value increased from 1.956 to 1.990; the linewidth increased from 1170 to 1260 Oe at 60 K. These findings are discussed by taking into account the skin depth, the slow relaxation mechanism and the appearance of low-symmetry fields at the photo-generated Cr2+ Jahn-Teller centers. Such an increase in the g-value as a result of photo-generated Cr2+ ions is further supported by our many-body wavefunction calculations. This work has the potential to extend to monolayer vdWs magnets by combining ESR spectroscopy with optical excitation and detection.

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