Defect-induced ferromagnetism is attracting intensive research interest. It not only challenges the traditional opinions about ferromagnetism, but also has some potential applications in spin-electronics. SiC is a new candidate for the investigation of defect-induced ferromagnetism after graphitic materials and oxides due to its high material purity and crystalline quality. In this thesis, we made a comprehensive investigation on the structural and magnetic properties of ion implanted and neutron irradiated SiC sample. In combination with X-ray absorption spectroscopy and first-principles calculations, we try to understand the mechanism in a microscopic picture. For neon or xenon ion implanted SiC, we identify a multi-magnetic-phase nature. The magnetization of SiC can be decomposed into paramagnetic, superparamagnetic and ferromagnetic contributions. The ferromagnetic contribution persists well above room temperature and exhibits a pronounced magnetic anisotropy. We qualitatively explain the magnetic properties as a result of the intrinsic clustering tendency of defects. By combining X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and first-principles calculations, we clarify that p electrons of the nearest-neighbor carbon atoms around divacancies are mainly responsible for the long-range ferromagnetic coupling. Thus, we provide a direct correlation between the collective magnetic phenomena and the specific electrons/orbitals. With the aim to verify if the defect-induced magnetization can be increased by orders of magnitude, i.e., if a sample containing defects through its bulk volume can persist ferromagnetic coupling, we applied neutron irradiation to introduce defects into SiC. Besides a weak ferromagnetic contribution, we observe a strong paramagnetism, scaling up with the neutron fluence. The ferromagnetic contribution induced by neutron irradiation only occurs in a narrow fluence window or after annealing. It seems non-realistic to make the bulk specimens ferromagnetic by introducing defects. Instead, we speculate that defect-induced ferromagnetism rather locally appears in particular regions, like surface/interface/grain boundaries. A comparable investigation on neutron irradiated graphite supports the same conclusion.

In the present study it was tried to create a diluted magnetic semiconductor on the basis of GaN and TiO2 by means of ion beam implantation. In most cases, by characterization of structural and magnetic properties, it was possible to prove that the ferromagnetic state is related to either spinodal decomposition or secondary phase formation. In case of Fe implanted GaN spinodal decomposition, epitaxially oriented alpha-Fe or epsilon-Fe3N nanocrystals were found to be responsible for the ferromagnetic behavior. In addition, the formation of gamma-Fe clusters was observed. Similarly, in TiO2 the ferromagnetism is related to the formation of epitaxially oriented alpha-Fe clusters. Dependent on the process parameters during annealing experiments several various secondary phases were formed. A critical examination of the references in literature points out the significance of usage of sensitive and complementary probe techniques (like CEMS, SQUID, XRD, EXAFS), in order to be able to discuss the origin of ferromagnetism in the field of diluted magnetic semiconductors in a proper way. / In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde versucht, mittels Ionenimplantation verdünnte magnetische Halbleiter auf der Basis von GaN und TiO2 herzustellen. In den meisten Fällen konnte anhand von Charakterisierungen der strukturellen und magnetischen Eigenschaf- ten nachgewiesen werden, dass der ferromagnetische Zustand auf das Vorliegen von entweder spinodaler Entmischung oder kristalliner Ausscheidungen zurückgeführt werden kann. Im Fall von Fe-implantiertem GaN konnten spinodale Entmischung, epitaktisch ausgerichtete alpha-Fe- oder epsilon-Fe3N-Nanokristallite für den Ferromagnetismus verantwortlich gemacht werden. Daneben wird die Bildung von gamma-Fe beobachtet. Bei TiO2 ist Ferromagnetismus ebenfalls auf die Ausscheidung von epitaktisch orientierten alpha-Fe-Clustern zurückzuführen. In Abhängigkeit von den Prozessparametern bei Temperungsexperimenten bildete sich eine Reihe unterschiedlicher Sekundärphasen. Eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit den Literaturangaben zeigt die Wichtigkeit des Einsatzes sensitiver, sich ergänzender Messmethoden (wie CEMS, SQUID, XRD, EXAFS), um die Ursache des Ferromagnetismus auf dem Gebiet der verdünnten magnetischen Halbleitern zu finden.

An emerging branch of electronics, the optospintronics, would be highly boosted if the control of magnetic order by light is implemented in magnetic semiconductors’ nanostructures being compatible with the actual technology. Here, we show that the ferromagnetic magnetization of low Fe-doped ZnO nanowires prepared by carbothermal process is enhanced under illumination up to temperatures slightly below room temperature. This enhancement is related to the existence of an oxygen vacancy VO in the neighborhood of an antiferromagnetic superexchange Fe3+-Fe3+ pair. Under illumination, the VO is ionized to to V+O giving an electron to a closeFe3+ ion from the antiferromagnetic pair. This light excited electron transition allows the transition of Fe3+ to Fe2+ forming stable ferromagnetic double exchange pairs, increasing the total magnetization. The results presented here indicate an efficient way to influence the magnetic properties of ZnO based nanostructures by light illumination at high temperatures.

Magnetic spin structures in epitaxial BiFeO3 single layer and an epitaxial BaTiO3/BiFeO3 multilayer thin film have been studied by means of nuclear resonant scattering of synchrotron radiation. We demonstrate a spin reorientation in the 15 x[BaTiO3/BiFeO3] multilayer compared to the single BiFeO3 thin film. Where as in the BiFeO3 film, the net magnetic moment m→ lies in the (1–10) plane, identical to the bulk, m→ in the multilayer points to different polar and azimuthal directions. This spin reorientation indicates that strain and interfaces play a significant role in tuning the magnetic spin order. Furthermore, large difference in the magnetic field dependence of the magnetoelectric coefficient observed between the BiFeO3 single layer and multilayer can be associated with this magnetic spin reorientation.

Un traducteur électromagnétique acoustique (EMAT) induit sans contact des sources dynamiques responsables du rayonnement ultrasonore transmis dans une pièce pour son contrôle non-destructif (CND).Un modèle de sources de transduction induites par EMAT en milieux ferromagnétiques est développé. Il prend en compte des courbes anhystérétiques d’aimantation et de déformation de magnétostriction prédites par une approche multi-échelle simplifiée, et dérive formellement les tenseurs des contraintes électromagnétiques et magnétostrictives adaptés à la formulation des sources électromagnéto-élastiques induites par EMAT dans une très large gamme de configurations d’inspection.Pour simuler efficacement le rayonnement ultrasonore de sources volumiques en utilisant les modèles semi-analytiques du logiciel CIVA, une méthode capable de les transformer en contraintes surfaciques équivalentes est développée. Ainsi, le modèle formule une source de contraintes surfaciques décrivant l’ensemble des phénomènes de transduction impliqués par EMAT en milieux magnétiques. Ce modèle permet de quantifier le poids relatif de chaque source de transduction, d’illustrer l’influence de la prise en compte des lois magnéto-élastiques anhystérétiques, et de mettre en évidence les variations des sources avec un état de contraintes mécaniques. Il est appliqué dans une configuration EMAT donnée pour illustrer l’apport des outils mis en place dans la conception d’EMAT pour le CND, et ses prédictions sont comparées avec succès à des résultats de mesure. / An electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) induces without contact dynamic sources in a ferromagnetic material which radiate ultrasonic waves used for its nondestructive evaluation (NDE).Taking account of the anhysteretic magnetic and magnetostrictive constitutive laws predicted by a simplified multiscale approach, the transduction model derives the electro-magnetic and magnetostrictive stresses tensors, well-fitted for the definition of electromagnetic and magnetostrictive sources induced by EMAT, irrespective of the piece geometry, of the material properties and of the transducer design.To efficiently predict ultrasonic field radiation with the CIVA platform, a method to transform body sources into equivalent surface stresses is developed. As a result, an equivalent surface source is derived to accurately depict all the transduction processes induced by EMAT in nonlinear magnetic material. The model is used to quantify the weight of each transduction mecanism, to illustrate effects of nonlinear magnetoelastic behaviors of materials, to enlighten the impact of elastic residual stresses on transduction sources. It is applied in a given EMAT NDE configuration to illustrate how the developed tools can help optimizing EMAT design, and its predictions are succesfully compared to experimental measurements.

abstract: Graphene has been extensively researched for both scientific and technological interests since its first isolation from graphite. The excellent transport properties and long spin diffusion length of graphene make it a promising material for electronic and spintronic device applications. This dissertation deals with the optimization of magnetic field sensing in graphene and the realization of nanoparticle induced ferromagnetism in graphene towards spintronic device applications. Graphene has been used as a channel material for magnetic sensors demonstrating the potential for very high sensitivities, especially for Hall sensors, due to its extremely high mobility and low carrier concentration. However, the two-carrier nature of graphene near the charge neutrality point (CNP) causes a nonlinearity issue for graphene Hall sensors, which limits useful operating ranges and has not been fully studied. In this dissertation, a two-channel model was used to describe the transport of graphene near the CNP. The model was carefully validated by experiments and then was used to explore the optimization of graphene sensor performance by tuning the gate operating bias under realistic constraints on linearity and power dissipation. The manipulation of spin in graphene that is desired for spintronic applications is limited by its weak spin-orbit coupling (SOC). Proximity induced ferromagnetism (PIFM) from an adjacent ferromagnetic insulator (FMI) provides a method for enhancing SOC in graphene without degrading its transport properties. However, suitable FMIs are uncommon and difficult to integrate with graphene. In this dissertation, PIFM in graphene from an adjacent Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) array was demonstrated for the first time. Observation of the anomalous Hall effect (AHE) in the device structures provided the signature of PIFM. Comparison of the test samples with different control samples conclusively proved that exchange interaction at the MNP/graphene interface was responsible for the observed characteristics. The PIFM in graphene was shown to persist at room temperature and to be gate-tunable, which are desirable features for electrically controlled spintronic device applications. The observation of PIFM in the MNP/graphene devices indicates that the spin transfer torque (STT) from spin-polarized current in the graphene can interact with the magnetization of the MNPs. If there is sufficient STT, spin torque oscillation (STO) could be realized in this structure. In this dissertation, three methods were employed to search for signatures of STO in the devices. STO was not observed in our devices, most likely due to the weak spin-polarization for current injected from conventional ferromagnetic contacts to graphene. Calculation indicates that graphene should provide sufficient spin-polarized current for exciting STO in optimized structures that miniaturize the device area and utilize optimized tunnel-barrier contacts for improved spin injection. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Electrical Engineering 2019

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The following treatise is a collection of three experimental reports, detailing measurements made over the last several years on the magnetic properties of specific correlated electron systems. Each of these systems is an unconventional superconductor at low temperatures, but in each the metallic state from which the superconductivity condenses is poorly understood. The experiments presented will focus on temperatures greater than the superconducting transition temperature, and in particular on magnetic properties of the normal state, which are thought to be important. Original work is contained in Chapters 3, 4 and 5. Chapter 3 describes our search for the presence of time-reversal symmetry breaking in the pseudo-gap state of La2-xSrxCuO4 with zero-field μSR, and is largely based on previously published data. Additional data on the related systems La(1.875)Ba(0.125)CuO(4) and HgBa(2)CuO(4+δ) are also presented. Based on this data, we put strict upper limits on any time-reversal symmetry breaking field which can be associated with the pseudo-gap, and show that the current interpretation of recent neutron scattering results in the literature cannot be correct. Chapter 4 summarizes our explorations of overdoped La(2)-(x)Sr(x)CuO(4) in applied magnetic field with transverse-field μSR. We see an unconventional broadening of the local magnetic field distribution in response to applied field, and discuss possible interpretations. This chapter has also been prepared for publication. Chapter 5 describes measurements of the non-linear magnetic susceptibility of URu(2)Si(2) as a function of temperature and hydrostatic pressure. By examining the temperature dependence, we draw conclusions about the existence of the anti-ferromagnetism and 'hidden order' at each pressure, and construct a preliminary pressure-temperature phase diagram. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)