Fully Compensated Lines in Ferrimagnets

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Authors: Qais Ali, Anna Grünebohm, Halil İbrahim Sözen, Tilmann Hickel, Jörg Neugebauer, Eduardo Mendive-Tapia
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Abstract

We generalize the classic Néel diagram and identify another type of ferrimagnetic phase that remains fully magnetically compensated below the Curie temperature, forming a continuous line of compensated points. It exhibits zero net magnetization while retaining non-relativistic, eV-scale reciprocal spin splitting. We further find a persistently enhanced intrinsic switching field over a broad temperature range near the fully compensated phase. Proximity to the compensated line is achieved by minimizing the net local moment while balancing exchange interactions with respect to the number of equivalent atoms in each sublattice. The resulting extended Néel diagram provides practical design rules for engineering fully compensated ferrimagnetic phases via targeted chemical substitution that combines atoms with robust and weak local moments, as demonstrated through density functional theory and Monte Carlo simulations for GdCo$_5$-type ferrimagnets.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Magnetic Properties of Alloys Magnetic properties of thin films Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
30 January 2026
Document type
Preprint