Research Article
YIG: Bi2O3 Nanocomposite Thin Films for Magnetooptic and Microwave Applications
Table 1
Derived optical absorption coefficients and the calculated MO figures of merit for YIG and YIG-Bi2O3 composite thin films prepared on GGG substrates.
| Material composition type | Absorption coefficient (cm−1) at 532 nm | MO figure of merit (deg.) at 532 nm | Absorption coefficient (cm−1) at 635 nm | MO figure of merit (deg.) at 635 nm |
| Y3Fe5O12 | 12342 | 0.22 | 7986 | 0.08 | Y3Fe5O12 + Bi2O3 (10 vol.%) | 7965 | 2.41 | 3044 | 1.48 | Y3Fe5O12 + Bi2O3 (20 vol.%) | 6607 | 3.05 | 2822 | 1.67 | Y3Fe5O12 + Bi2O3 (30 vol.%) | 6072 | 3.96 | 2449 | 2.30 |
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