Room-temperature spin-glass behaviors and memory effects in Al-substituted Y3Fe5O12 epitaxial film grown by pulsed laser deposition

This study explores the magnetic properties of a thin film of Al-substituted Y3Fe5O12 grown on Y3Al5O12 (111) substrates using pulsed laser deposition. Spin-glass behavior was observed near room temperature in the film, with a spin-freezing temperature of 345 K achieved. This temperature is signific...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Yoshino, Siyi Tang, Md Shamim Sarker, EMK Ikball Ahamed, Zhiqiang Liao, Hiroyasu Yamahara, Hitoshi Tabata, Munetoshi Seki
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Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2025-06-01
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0263235
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Siyi Tang
Md Shamim Sarker
EMK Ikball Ahamed
Zhiqiang Liao
Hiroyasu Yamahara
Hitoshi Tabata
Munetoshi Seki
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Siyi Tang
Md Shamim Sarker
EMK Ikball Ahamed
Zhiqiang Liao
Hiroyasu Yamahara
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description This study explores the magnetic properties of a thin film of Al-substituted Y3Fe5O12 grown on Y3Al5O12 (111) substrates using pulsed laser deposition. Spin-glass behavior was observed near room temperature in the film, with a spin-freezing temperature of 345 K achieved. This temperature is significantly higher than those previously reported for spin-glass systems based on Fe oxides. The film exhibited characteristic memory and rejuvenation effects below the spin-freezing temperature, which are explained by magnetic relaxation via metastable states within a multi-valley energy landscape featuring shallow activation energies. Additionally, photomagnetic memory effects were demonstrated using the magneto-optic effect of the film at room temperature. Our results highlight the potential application of the Al-substituted Y3Fe5O12 film in neuromorphic devices with low energy consumption.
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spelling doaj-art-7c99fe0640ce4c919ced9087aac0c76e2025-08-20T03:14:59ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262025-06-01156065011065011-610.1063/5.0263235Room-temperature spin-glass behaviors and memory effects in Al-substituted Y3Fe5O12 epitaxial film grown by pulsed laser depositionTakahiro Yoshino0Siyi Tang1Md Shamim Sarker2EMK Ikball Ahamed3Zhiqiang Liao4Hiroyasu Yamahara5Hitoshi Tabata6Munetoshi Seki7Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, JapanDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, JapanDepartment of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, JapanDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, JapanDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, JapanDepartment of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, JapanDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, JapanDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, JapanThis study explores the magnetic properties of a thin film of Al-substituted Y3Fe5O12 grown on Y3Al5O12 (111) substrates using pulsed laser deposition. Spin-glass behavior was observed near room temperature in the film, with a spin-freezing temperature of 345 K achieved. This temperature is significantly higher than those previously reported for spin-glass systems based on Fe oxides. The film exhibited characteristic memory and rejuvenation effects below the spin-freezing temperature, which are explained by magnetic relaxation via metastable states within a multi-valley energy landscape featuring shallow activation energies. Additionally, photomagnetic memory effects were demonstrated using the magneto-optic effect of the film at room temperature. Our results highlight the potential application of the Al-substituted Y3Fe5O12 film in neuromorphic devices with low energy consumption.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0263235
spellingShingle Takahiro Yoshino
Siyi Tang
Md Shamim Sarker
EMK Ikball Ahamed
Zhiqiang Liao
Hiroyasu Yamahara
Hitoshi Tabata
Munetoshi Seki
Room-temperature spin-glass behaviors and memory effects in Al-substituted Y3Fe5O12 epitaxial film grown by pulsed laser deposition
AIP Advances
title Room-temperature spin-glass behaviors and memory effects in Al-substituted Y3Fe5O12 epitaxial film grown by pulsed laser deposition
title_full Room-temperature spin-glass behaviors and memory effects in Al-substituted Y3Fe5O12 epitaxial film grown by pulsed laser deposition
title_fullStr Room-temperature spin-glass behaviors and memory effects in Al-substituted Y3Fe5O12 epitaxial film grown by pulsed laser deposition
title_full_unstemmed Room-temperature spin-glass behaviors and memory effects in Al-substituted Y3Fe5O12 epitaxial film grown by pulsed laser deposition
title_short Room-temperature spin-glass behaviors and memory effects in Al-substituted Y3Fe5O12 epitaxial film grown by pulsed laser deposition
title_sort room temperature spin glass behaviors and memory effects in al substituted y3fe5o12 epitaxial film grown by pulsed laser deposition
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0263235
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