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Magnetic garnet films prepared by liquid phase epitaxy on paramagnetic substrates of gadolinium gallium garnet are currently used for the imaging of magnetic field distributions. This application is based on the Faraday rotation which can be strongly enhanced by bismuth incorporation. For gray scale imaging the plane of the sensor film should be an easy plane of magnetization so that no domains nucleate. However, incorporation of bismuth induces a strong positive uniaxial anisotropy perpendicular to the film plane, especially if films of [111] orientation are used. To counteract this unwanted behavior neodymium and/or praseodymium are substituted in addition to bismuth. These two elements cause a very strong negative anisotropy. This is tested experimentally by growing series of garnet films with gradually changing composition and growth parameters.
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Holthaus, C., Hagedorn, O., Klank, M., Shamonin, M., Trifonov, A., Dötsch, H. (2004). Preparation and Characterization of Sensitive Magnetic Garnet Films for MOI Applications. In: Johansen, T.H., Shantsev, D.V. (eds) Magneto-Optical Imaging. NATO Science Series, vol 142. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1007-8_42
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