ISSN:
1432-0630
Keywords:
78.20L
;
75.50G
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Polar Kerr rotation (PKR) spectra in the range 2.0–5.7 eV at 295 K of lithium ferrite and yttrium iron garnet (YIG) single crystals are reported. The spectra show more details and cover a more extended energy region than those published so far. The interpretation of the spectra is based on the assumptions that 1) PKR is an odd function of the sublattice magnetic moments 2) the origin of PKR in both compounds is of similar nature, the differences due to the different crystal structures (garnet and spinel) being less important. The calculated PKR sublattice components show some similarities in their energy dependences, the magnitude of the tetrahedral sublattice component being higher than that of the octahedral one. The components were used in the calculation of the PKR spectra in diamagnetically substituted yttrium iron garnet (J. Appl. Phys.49, 2212, 1978). The results correctly predict the trends observed experimentally.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00885509
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