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Sol-gel processing of RxY3-xAlyFe5-yO12 magneto-optical films

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dc.contributor.authorDiBiccari, Anders Owenen
dc.contributor.committeechairLu, Guo-Quanen
dc.contributor.committeememberCorcoran, Sean G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberReynolds, William T. Jr.en
dc.contributor.departmentMaterials Science and Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:50:50Zen
dc.date.adate2003-03-31en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:50:50Zen
dc.date.issued2002-12-13en
dc.date.rdate2004-03-31en
dc.date.sdate2002-12-27en
dc.description.abstractThe goal of this research was the fabrication of thin films with magneto-optic (MO) properties. Accomplishment of this task was achieved via sol-gel processing of rare-earth and aluminum substituted yttrium-iron garnet (RxY3-xAlyFe5-yO12, R,Al:YIG), where R= Bi, Gd, Er, Ho. Detailed are the processing conditions, parameters and results leading to R,Al:YIG films with MO response. Success was attained with a 0.25M Gd,Al:YIG solution spin coated for 120 seconds at 3500rpm onto a (111) gadolinium gallium garnet (GGG) substrate and calcinated at 900°C for 4 hours. Samples were characterized via x-ray diffraction (XRD), magneto-optical loop tracer, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS), profilometry and optical microscopy.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-12272002-143144en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12272002-143144/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/36458en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartetd.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectsol-gel processingen
dc.subjectrare earth and aluminum doped yttrium iron garneten
dc.subjectGGGen
dc.subjectmagneto-optical propertiesen
dc.titleSol-gel processing of RxY3-xAlyFe5-yO12 magneto-optical filmsen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineMaterials Science and Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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