Enhancement of domain-wall mobility detected by NMR at the angular momentum compensation temperature

TL;DR

This study demonstrates that NMR can effectively detect the angular momentum compensation temperature in ferrimagnets by observing maximum domain-wall mobility, providing a new method for characterizing these materials.

Contribution

The paper introduces a novel NMR-based approach to identify the angular momentum compensation temperature through domain-wall mobility measurements in ferrimagnets.

Findings

NMR signal enhancement peaks at $T_A$ in ferrimagnets.

Domain-wall mobility increases toward $T_A$ and is detectable via NMR.

NMR can be used on powder samples to find $T_A$.

Abstract

The angular momentum compensation temperature $T_{\rm A}$ of ferrimagnets has attracted much attention because of high-speed magnetic dynamics near $T_{\rm A}$. We show that NMR can be used to investigate domain wall dynamics near $T_{\rm A}$ in ferrimagnets. We performed $^{57}$Fe-NMR measurements on the ferrimagnet Ho$_3$Fe$_5$O$_{12}$ with $T_{\rm A} = 245$ K. In a multi-domain state, the NMR signal is enhanced by domain wall motion. We found that the NMR signal enhancement shows a maximum at $T_{\rm A}$ in the multi-domain state. The NMR signal enhancement occurs due to increasing domain-wall mobility toward $T_{\rm A}$. We develop the NMR signal enhancement model involves domain-wall mobility. Our study shows that NMR in multi-domain state is a powerful tool to determine $T_{\rm A}$, even from a powder sample and it expands the possibility of searching for angular momentum-compensated materials.