Isothermal growth of bubble domain garnet films

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Abstract of the Disclosure, A technique for reproducibly and uniformly growing magnetic bubble domain garnet films under isothermal conditions. In one situation a, fluxed melt is prepared such that the primary phase (first phase to crystallize) is orthoferrite rather than garnet. At the growth temperature and prior to substrate-melt contact the melt is saturated with, respect to orthoferrite and supersaturated with respect to garnet. During growth, the orthoferrite crystals are separated from the supersaturated garnet solution so that a high quality garnet film is grown on the substrate. After growth, the melt is reheated to above its liquidus (crystallization) temperature to dissolve the …