Limits of the magneto-optical properties of Bi: YIG films prepared on silica by metal organic decomposition. Issue 17 (1st December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nadinov, Issatay; Kovalenko, Oleksandr; Rehspringer, Jean-Luc; Vomir, Mircea; Mager, Loïc
• Is Part Of: Ceramics international. Volume 45:Issue 17(2019)Part A
• Page Start: 21409
• Page End: 21412
• Publication Date: 2019-12-01
• Subjects: A. Films -- C. Optical properties -- B. Thermal properties -- E. Sensors; Ceramics -- Periodicals; Céramique industrielle -- Périodiques; Ceramics; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 666
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.07.129
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0272-8842

Abstract

Abstract: Different bismuth-substituted yttrium iron garnet thin films were prepared on silica substrates by metal organic decomposition of propionic salts with varied initial amounts of bismuth, annealing time, and temperature. The magneto-optical properties were monitored continuously during the annealing step, yielding access to the activation energy of the garnet film crystallization. These measurements coupled with X-ray diffraction spectra of the final products show that the magneto-optical properties of the films deposited on silica are limited by the saturation of bismuth substitution and appearance of side products with high initial bismuth contents.