Abstract
We investigated the optical response of multiferroic hexagonal TbMnO 3 thin films at various temperatures. We observed an anomalous temperature dependence of the lowest lying inter-site transition peak, which is in good accord with that of the exchange interaction. Our finding is strongly suggestive of strong charge-spin coupling in this multiferroic compound.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 754-758 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the Korean Physical Society |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 2 PART 1 |
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| State | Published - Aug 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Charge-spin coupling
- Hexagonal thin films
- Multiferroics
- Optical spectroscopy