@article{oai:repo.qst.go.jp:00084038, author = {Yokota, Hiroko and Kobori, Yu and Jitsukawa, Shunsuke and Seiji, Sakai and Sakai, Seiji and Takeda, Yukiharu and Takaya, Mitsui and Kobayashi, Yasuhiro and Kitao, Shinji and Seiji, Sakai and Takaya, Mitsui}, issue = {8}, journal = {Materials Research Express}, month = {Aug}, note = {We investigated the magnetic properties of multiferroic hexagonal ErFeO3 thin films by using x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) and synchrotron Mössbauer spectroscopy. In order to reveal the element-specific magnetic properties, temperature-dependent XMCD experiments were conducted at the Fe L2,3 and Er M4,5-edges. Apparent magnetic hysteresis loops appear for both ions below the Néel temperature, which suggests the existence of ferromagnetism. The temperature evolutions of the coercive field and pontaneous magnetization for both ions show similar behavior. These results indicate that Fe ions influence the magnetism of Er ions. Our results deepen the understanding of the physical properties of hexagonal rare-earth ferrite system.}, title = {Element-specific magnetic hysteresis loops observed in hexagonal ErFeO3 thin films}, volume = {8}, year = {2021} }