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Acoustic Faraday effect in Tb$_3$Ga$_5$O$_{12}$

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2015-05-19 v1

Abstract

The transverse acoustic wave propagating along the [100] axis of the cubic Tb3_3Ga5_5O12_{12} (acoustic c44c_{44} mode) is doubly degenerate. A magnetic field applied in the direction of propagation lifts this degeneracy and leads to the rotation of the polarization vector - the magneto-acoustic Faraday rotation. Here, we report on the observation and analysis of the magneto-acoustic Faraday-effect in Tb3_3Ga5_5O12_{12} in static and pulsed magnetic fields. We present also a theoretical model based on magnetoelastic coupling of 4ff electrons to both, acoustic and optical phonons and an effective coupling between them. This model explains the observed linear frequency dependence of the Faraday rotation angle.

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@article{arxiv.1006.0141,
  title  = {Acoustic Faraday effect in Tb$_3$Ga$_5$O$_{12}$},
  author = {A. Sytcheva and U. Loew and S. Yasin and J. Wosnitza and S. Zherlitsyn and P. Thalmeier and T. Goto. P. Wyder and B. Luethi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1006.0141},
  year   = {2015}
}