Role of gallium diffusion in the formation of a magnetically dead layer at Y3Fe5O12 / Gd3Ga5O12 epitaxial interface

S. M. Suturin, A. M. Korovin, V. E. Bursian +9

We have clarified the origin of magnetically dead interface layer formed in yttrium iron garnet (YIG) films grown at above 700°C onto gadolinium gallium garnet (GGG) substrate by m…