High field faraday rotation of some Zn(VI) compounds

Abstract Verdet coefficients at about 6.5 K were determined as a function of wavelength for single-crystal phases of ZnO, ZnSe and ZnS. The coefficients for all the materials studied here exhibit no magnetic field dependence below 100 T. ZnO and ZnS were investigated to fields substantially above 100 T. For ZnS, the Verdet coefficients were found to decrease at higher fields. A similar behavior did not occur for ZnO at fields to 180 T.