Numéro
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 49, Numéro C8, Décembre 1988
Proceedings of the International Conference on Magnetism
Page(s) C8-975 - C8-976
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:19888446
Proceedings of the International Conference on Magnetism

J. Phys. Colloques 49 (1988) C8-975-C8-976

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:19888446

SEARCH FOR Fe4+ IN YIG : Ca GARNET FILMS

Z. Simsa1, Simsová1, J. Zemek1, P. E. Wigen2 et M. Pardavi-Horvath2, 3

1  Institute of Physics, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, CS-180 40 Praha 8, Czechoslovakia
2  The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.A.
3  On leave from the Central Research Institute for Physics, Budapest, Hungary.


Abstract
Spectral and temperature dependences of the Faraday rotation and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy of YIG: Ca garnet films have shown features characteristic for the presence of tetravalent iron ions in tetrahedral positions. The charge compensation of Ca2+ by Fe4+ ions becomes saturated at 0.16 Ca per formula unit suggesting the existence of O- ions at higher calcium contents.