Materials Science Forum, Vol.373-3, 23-28, 2001
Preparation, structure, magnetic, and magneto-optical properties of Bi3Fe5O12
Nonthermodynamical garnet Bi3Fe5O12 (BIG) is a unique material characterized by the giant magnetooptical effects. BIG can be synthesized in thin film form by only direct epitaxial growth from vapor phase. The preparation techniques and the structural, magnetic, and magneto-optical properties disclosed hitherto are discussed.
Keywords:Bi3Fe5O12 garnet;single-crystal film;polycrystal film;crystal structure parameters;Raman scattering spectra;magnetization;Faraday and Kerr rotation spectra;reflectivity