Optical Raman measurements of low frequency magnons under high pressure

Abstract

The application of giga-Pascal scale pressures has been widely used as a tool to systematically tune the properties of materials in order to access such general questions as the driving mechanisms underlying phase transitions. While there is a large and growing set of experimental tools successfully applied to high-pressure environments, the compatibility between diamond anvil cells and optical probes offers further potential for examining lattice, magnetic, and electronic states, along with their excitations. Here, we describe the construction of a highly efficient optical Raman spectrometer that enables measurements of magnetic excitations in single crystals down to energies of 9 cm−1 (1.1 meV or 13 K) at cryogenic temperatures and under pressures of tens of GPa.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2020
Source ID
10.1063/5.0026311

Entities

People

  • Anjana Krishnadas
  • Daniel Silevitch
  • S. E. Cooper
  • T. F. Rosenbaum
  • Xiang Li
  • Yejun Feng

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • California Institute of Technology
  • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Economics
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics