The fractal dimension behaviour of the domain patterns in ferrite-garnet films
A.D. Zigert, G.G. Dunaeva, N.B. Kuz`min, E.M. Semenova, N.Yu. Sdobnyakov
Tver State University
DOI: 10.26456/pcascnn/2023.15.098
Original article
Abstract: In this work, using a set of experimental techniques and specialized software, we studied bismuth-containing ferrite garnet films of various thicknesses and with different stoichiometric compositions grown on gadolinium gallium garnet substrates. The limiting magnetic hysteresis loops for defective and defect-free sections of films were obtained using the optical magnetometry method. The field dependences of the fractal dimension of magneto-optical images were also obtained. For various compositions and thicknesses of bismuth-containing ferrite-garnet films, ranges of changes in the fractal dimension were obtained. The fractal dimension was determined by the counting cube method. The mutual behavior of the field dependences of the fractal dimension and the first derivative of magnetization with respect to the field dM(H)/dH is analyzed. The characteristic features of the behavior of the first derivative of magnetization with respect to the field dM(H)/dH with a change in the film thickness, as well as for defective and defect-free sections of films, have been established.
Keywords: magnetic films, ferrite garnets, bulk defects, domain structure, fractal dimension, dM(H)/dH dependence
- Alexandr D. Zigert – Senior Lecturer, Applied Physics Department, Tver State University
- Galina G. Dunaeva – 2nd year postgraduate student, Assistant, Condensed Matter Physic Department, Tver State University
- Nickolay B. Kuz`min – 1st year graduate student, Physical Chemistry Department, Tver State University
- Elena M. Semenova – – Ph. D., Docent, Condensed Matter Physics Department, Tver State University
- Nickolay Yu. Sdobnyakov – Ph. D., Docent, General Physics Department, Tver State University
Reference:
Zigert, A.D. The fractal dimension behaviour of the domain patterns in ferrite-garnet films / A.D. Zigert, G.G. Dunaeva, N.B. Kuz`min, E.M. Semenova, N.Yu. Sdobnyakov // Physical and chemical aspects of the study of clusters, nanostructures and nanomaterials. — 2023. — I. 15. — P. 98-107. DOI: 10.26456/pcascnn/2023.15.098. (In Russian).
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