Effect of low-symmetry mechanical stresses on the magnetic properties of iron borate

Low-(C 3) symmetry mechanical stresses are used to induce an additional crystalline magnetic anisotropy in the basal plane of a FeBO3 single crystal. The effect of the stress-induced anisotropy on the main magnetic properties of this weak ferromagnet is studied by a magnetooptic method. This additional anisotropy is shown to transform the initial 180° domain structure of iron borate into a structure with domain walls making an angle of ∼ 120° with each other in the basal plane of the crystal. However, unlike in the ordinary 120° DW structure, the azimuthal angle of the spontaneous magnetization vectors in the arising domains varies along domain walls. It is found that the stress-induced transformation of the crystal’s domain structure significantly affects the shape of hysteresis loops recorded at quasi-static magnetization, increases the initial magnetooptic susceptibility, and makes the coercive force anisotropic.

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