Growth of Single-Crystal Nd(3)Fe(5)O(12) and Pr(3)Fe(5)O(12) Garnets.
01 January 1986
Bulk single crystals of neodymium iron garnet and praseodymium iron garnet were prepared for the first time by low temperature liquid phase epitaxy on Sm(3)(ScGa)(5)O(12) seeds with nearly matching lattice parameters. The measured properties of NdIg were: lattice parameter = 12.596 angstroms, Curie temperature = 294C, and 4piM(s) = 2080 Oe. PriG has a lattice parameter of 12.646angstroms, a Curie temperature of 296C, and 4piM (s) = 2065 Oe.