Control of a ferrimagnet phase by a two-component magnetic field

TL;DR

This paper presents a theoretical analysis of how a two-component magnetic field can control the phase and stability of a ferrimagnet's Neel vector, enabling rapid switching between magnetic states.

Contribution

It introduces a method to manipulate ferrimagnet states using combined in-plane and out-of-plane magnetic fields, expanding control possibilities beyond temperature-based methods.

Findings

Small out-of-plane magnetic field significantly alters equilibrium states.

Control over Neel vector position and bistability is demonstrated.

Rapid magnetic switching potential is identified.

Abstract

We report a theoretical study of the phase diagram of a ferrimagnetic iron-garnet with uniaxial anisotropy near a magnetization compensation point in the presence of a two-component magnetic field. The study is performed based on a quasi-antiferromagnetic approximation. The number and stability of the equilibrium states of the Neel vector are analyzed using the effective energy function. It is shown that application of the small out-of-plane magnetic field in addition to the stronger in-plane magnetic field significantly changes the equilibrium states of a ferrimagnet. The possibilities to control the equilibrium Neel vector position and to switch between the monostable and bistable states by tuning the value and ratio of the in-plane and out-of-plane magnetic field components are demonstrated. This opens new possibilities for the utilization of ferrimagnets since the magnetic field could be changed much faster than the temperature.