Synthesis of ferromagnetic Bi-substituted yttrium iron garnet films by laser ablation

摘要

Bismuth‐substituted yttrium iron garnet (Bi:YIG) films were deposited on gadolinium gallium garnet substrate by laser ablation using the ArF excimer laser. This is the first report on the preparation of Bi‐substituted YIG films by laser ablation. Films have a garnet single phase above the substrate temperature of 490 °C, and the film composition does not deviate largely from the target composition and it is almost constant in the temperature range between 490 and 580 °C. The saturation magnetization of the film is 1500 G at room temperature. Faraday rotation angle θF at a wavelength of 830 nm at room temperature is -0.3×104 °/cm.