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We report on the epitaxial growth of nm-thick films of bismuth-substituted yttrium iron garnet (BiYIG) by high-temperature off-axis radio-frequency magnetron sputtering. We demonstrate accurate control of the magnetic properties by tuning…
Bismuth-doped Yttrium iron garnet (Bi:YIG) thin films known for large Magneto-optical activity with low losses still needs to get probed for its magnetization dynamics. We demonstrate a controlled tuning of magnetocrystalline anisotropy in…
Here we demonstrate nanometer thick iron garnet films suitable for the magneto-optical applica-tions. Bismuth-substituted iron garnet films of compositions Bi{_1}Y{_2}Fe{_5}O{_{12}} and Bi{_1}Tm{_2}Fe{_5}O{_{12}} deposited on gadolinium…
Magneto-optical properties of materials are utilized in numerous applications both in scientific research and industries. The novel properties of these materials can be further investigated by performing metrology in the infrared wavelength…
We report the structural, magnetic, and interfacial spin transport properties of epitaxial terbium iron garnet (TbIG) ultrathin films deposited by magnetron sputtering. High crystallinity was achieved by growing the films on gadolinium…
Magnonics has shown the immense potential of compatibility with CMOS devices and the ability to be utilized in futuristic quantum computing. Therefore, the magnonic crystals, both metallic and insulating, are under extensive exploration.…
Magnetic garnets such as yttrium iron garnet (Y$_3$Fe$_5$O$_{12}$, YIG) are widely used in spintronic and magnonic devices. Their magnetic and magneto-optical properties can be modified over a wide range by tailoring their chemical…
The possibility to control the magnetic properties of a material with an electric field at room temperature is highly desirable for modern applications. Moreover, a coupling between magnetic and electric orders within a single material…
This work advances the frontier of low-damping magnetic materials, directly addressing the demand for ultra-low-loss components in quantum computing and cryogenic electronics. Here we demonstrate a new approach to get single crystal…
Thin garnet films are becoming central for magnon-spintronics and spin-orbitronics devices as they show versatile magnetic properties together with low magnetic losses. These fields would benefit from materials in which heat does not affect…
Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) and bismuth (Bi) substituted YIG (Bi0.1Y2.9Fe5O12, BYG) films are grown in-situ on single crystalline Gadolinium Gallium Garnet (GGG) substrates [with (100) and (111) orientations] using pulsed laser deposition…
Bismuth iron garnet (BIG), i.e. Bi3Fe5O12, is a strong ferrimagnet that also possess outstanding magneto-optical properties such as the largest known Faraday rotation. These properties are related with the distribution of magnetic moments…
30-80 nm thick yttrium iron garnet (YIG) films are grown by pulsed laser deposition on a 5 nm thick sputtered Pt atop gadolinium gallium garnet substrate (GGG) (110). Upon post-growth rapid thermal annealing, single crystal YIG(110) emerges…
We unravel the underlying near-field mechanism of the enhancement of the magneto-optical activity of bismuth-substituted yttrium iron garnet films (Bi:YIG) loaded with gold nanoparticles. The experimental results show that the embedded gold…
High-quality rare-earth iron garnet (ReIG) Tb$_3$Fe$_5$O$_{12}$ (TbIG) thin films are epitaxially grown on a series of (111)-oriented garnet substrates with various lattice constants. The coherent growth induces a substrate-dependent…
Using femtosecond optical pulses, we have investigated the ultrafast magnetization dynamics induced in a dielectric film of bismuth-substituted yttrium iron garnet (Bi-YIG) buried below a thick Cu/Pt metallic bilayer. We show that exciting…
We report on observation of a magneto-optical effect quadratic in magnetization (Cotton-Mouton effect) in 50 nm thick layer of Yttrium-Iron Garnet (YIG). By a combined theoretical and experimental approach, we managed to quantify both…
Bismuth substituted lutetium iron garnet (BLIG) films exhibit larger Faraday rotation, and have a higher Curie temperature than yttrium iron garnet. We have observed magnetic stripe domains and measured domain widths of 1.4 {\mu}{\mu}m…
A sensitive vector magnetometry with high spatial resolution is important for various practical applications, such as magnetocardiography, magnetoencephalography, explosive materials detection and many others. We propose a magnetometer…
Understanding and tailoring static and dynamic properties of magnetic insulator thin films is important for spintronic device applications. Here, we grow atomically flat epitaxial europium iron garnet (EuIG) thin films by pulsed laser…