2026/03/31 by Sourabh Manna, Felix Fuhrmann, Sergio Rodríguez Fernández +8
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.mtrl-sci #cond-mat.other
13 pages, 4 figures
arxiv created 2026/08/05 · arxiv updated 2026/08/06
We investigate the magnetization dynamics of TmFeO3 single crystals across the spin-reorientation phase transition using broadband microwave absorption spectroscopy up to 87.5 GHz. Temperature- and magnetic-field-dependent antiferromagnetic resonance measurements reveal the characteristic softening of the quasi-ferromagnetic (q-FM) resonance mode at the Γ2→Γ24 and Γ24→Γ4 transition points. The finite magnon gap observed at the transition points reflects the strong magnetoelastic coupling. In addition to the uniform q-FM mode, multiple magnon modes appear in the intermediate Γ24 phase, separated by approximately 0.5--2 GHz and exhibiting similar field and temperature dependence. These additional modes are attributed to nonuniform spin-wave excitations arising from the periodic magnetic domain structure present in the intermediate phase and their hybridization with acoustic phonons mediated by strong magnetoelastic coupling. Our results demonstrate that the spin-reorientation transition in TmFeO3 provides a natural platform for generating multiple hybridized magnon modes, offering new opportunities for tunable magnonic excitations in rare-earth orthoferrites.