Fig. 3: Magnetic linear dichroism of α-RuCl3 for different sample orientations.
From: Magneto-optical study of metamagnetic transitions in the antiferromagnetic phase of α-RuCl3
a Full magnetic field sweep scans of the magneto-optical response for Bab∥{1, 1, 0} and Bab∥{1, 0, 0} at 3 K. The hysteresis loops can be divided into three field regimes I, II, and III, which are discussed in the main text. b Temperature dependence of the MLD response as the magnetic field is aligned along the {1, 1, 0} direction. Labels are discussed in the main text. c Linear MO response extracted from the MLD response for the two different field orientations. The light gray area indicates field-regime I. d Zoom-in into field regime I and II for two subsequent field sweeps, which are divided into four steps as discussed in the main text. Inset shows the zero field time-dependent recovery of MO signal after the field sweep. e High-field regime III. The kink in the rotation for Bab∥{1, 1, 0} highlighted by the dashed line is connected to the transition towards the new AFM phase. The shaded area indicates the emergence of the intermediate magnetic transition.
