In this study, the synthesis and magnetic properties of the rare-earth iron garnets Sm3Fe5O12, Pr3Fe5O12, and Er3Fe5O12 (in the form of powders and thin films) are reported. According to the composition, shape, and size of particles, the optimal precipitant for the synthesis of Sm3Fe5O12, Pr3Fe5O12, and Er3Fe5O12 films is an aqueous solution. The parameters for the synthesis of powders and films of the rare-earth iron garnets with micro- and nano-particles have been investigated and selected. The magnetic properties of these materials were studied; field dependencies of the magnetic moment (hysteresis loops) of nanostructured powders of iron garnets of samarium, praseodymium, and erbium in the range of +20 kOe to -20 kOe were obtained. The structural features of the Al2O3 substrate on which the films were formed are also shown.
Keywords: Raman spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction analysis; atomic force microscopy; magnetic properties; micro/nanostructured powders and films; rare-earth iron garnets; surface topology.