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▲ [21p-P16-5] Preparation and Characterization of Bi substituted gadolinium iron garnet (BixGd3-xFe5O12 films with x=1 to 2.5 by Enhanced Metal Organic Decomposition method
キーワード:EMOD,Faraday rotation,magnetic
Bismuth substituted gadolinium iron garnet thin films (BixGd3-xFe5O12) are prepared with x = 1, 2, and 2.5 on glass substrates by enhanced metal organic decomposition (EMOD) method. We mixed the liquids containing SYM-FE05 containing Fe2O3 carboxylates, SYM-BI05 containing Bi2O3 carboxylates, and SYM-GD01 containing Gd2O3 carboxylates by Kojundo Chemical Laboratory so that we could obtain desired Bi content. X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical transmittance / reflectivity, and Faraday rotation were measured for characterizations in order to examine their dependence on annealing temperatures and different amount of Bismuth substitution (x). When BixGd3-xFe5O12.thin films were directly prepared on glass substrates, Bi2O3 phase were observed by XRD measurements and with increasing Bi content x from 1 to 2, the Faraday rotation increased from 1.2 to 5.8 deg./μm at the wavelength of 530 nm. Faraday rotation of Bi2.5Gd0.5Fe5O12 thin films prepared directly on glass substrates were smaller (0.35 deg./μm) than that with x = 2. When Bi2.5Gd0.5Fe5O12 thin films were prepared with annealing temperature of 650 oC with Gd3Fe5O12 buffer layer on glass substrates, the films showed Faraday rotation, which is comparable with that of Bi2.5Gd0.5Fe5O12 thin films prepared on (111) SGGG substrates. Our experimental results show that BixGd3-xFe5O12 thin films can be prepared on glass substrates with controlled Bi content, and Faraday rotation as high as that prepared on SGGG substrate can be obtained by EMOD method.