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Maciej Krawczyk

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arXiv2021

Control of the phase of reflected spin-waves from magnonic Gires-Tournois interferometer of subwavelength width

The phase is one of the fundamental properties of a wave that allows to control interference effects and can be used to efficiently encode information. We examine numerically a magnonic resonator of the Gires-Tournois interferometer type, which enables the control of the phase of spin waves reflected from the edges of the ferromagnetic film. The considered interferometer consists of a Py thin film and a thin, narrow Py stripe placed above its edge, both coupled magnetostatically. We show that the resonances and the phase of the reflected spin waves are sensitive for a variation of the geometrical parameters of this bi-layerd part of the system. The high sensitivity to film, stripe, and non-magnetic spacer thicknesses, offers a prospect for developing magnonic metasurfaces and sensors.

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arXiv2021

Spin-wave dispersion measurement by variable-gap propagating spin-wave spectroscopy

Magnonics is seen nowadays as a candidate technology for energy-efficient data processing in classical and quantum systems. Pronounced nonlinearity, anisotropy of dispersion relations and phase degree of freedom of spin waves require advanced methodology for probing spin waves at room as well as at mK temperatures. Yet, the use of the established optical techniques like Brillouin light scattering (BLS) or magneto optical Kerr effect (MOKE) at ultra-low temperatures is forbiddingly complicated. By contrast, microwave spectroscopy can be used at all temperatures but is usually lacking spatial and wavenumber resolution. Here, we develop a variable-gap propagating spin-wave spectroscopy (VG-PSWS) method for the deduction of the dispersion relation of spin waves in wide frequency and wavenumber range. The method is based on the phase-resolved analysis of the spin-wave transmission between two antennas with variable spacing, in conjunction with theoretical data treatment. We validate the method for the in-plane magnetized CoFeB and YIG thin films in $k\perp B$ and $k\parallel B$ geometries by deducing the full set of material and spin-wave parameters, including spin-wave dispersion, hybridization of the fundamental mode with the higher-order perpendicular standing spin-wave modes and surface spin pinning. The compatibility of microwaves with low temperatures makes this approach attractive for cryogenic magnonics at the nanoscale.

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arXiv2021

Local non-linear excitation of sub-100 nm bulk-type spin waves by edge-localized spin waves in magnetic films

The excitation of high-frequency short-wavelength spin waves is a challenge limiting the application of these propagating magnetization disturbances in information processing systems. We propose a method of local excitation of the high-frequency spin waves using the non-linear nature of magnetization dynamics. We demonstrate with numeric simulations that an edge-localized spin wave can be used to excite plane waves propagating obliquely from the film's edge at a doubled frequency and over twice shorter in wavelength. The excitation mechanism is a direct result of the ellipticity of the magnetic moments precession that is related to the edge-mode propagation. As a consequence, the magnetization component tangential to the equilibrium orientation oscillates with doubled temporal and spatial frequencies, which leads to efficient excitation of the plane spin waves. Threshold-less non-linear process of short-wavelength spin-wave excitation proposed in our study is promising for integration with an inductive or point-like spin-torque source of edge spin waves.

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arXiv2021

Multifunctional operation of the double-layer ferromagnetic structure coupled by a rectangular nanoresonator

The use of spin waves as a signal carrier requires developing the functional elements allowing for multiplexing and demultiplexing information coded at different wavelengths. For this purpose, we propose a system of thin ferromagnetic layers dynamically coupled by a rectangular ferromagnetic resonator. We show that a single and double, clockwise and counter-clockwise, circulating modes of the resonator offer a wide possibility of control of propagating waves. Particularly, at frequency related to the double-clockwise circulating spin-wave mode of the resonator, the spin wave excited in one layer is transferred to the second one where it propagates in the backward direction. Interestingly, the wave excited in the second layer propagates in the forward direction only in that layer. This demonstrates add-drop filtering, as well as circulator functionality. Thus, the proposed system can become an important part of future magnonic technology for signal routing.

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arXiv2020

Resonant subwavelength control of the phase of spin waves reflected from a ferromagnetic film edge

Using frequency-domain finite element calculations cross-checked with micromagnetic simulations, we demonstrate that the phase of spin waves reflected from an interface between a permalloy film and a bilayer can be controlled by changing dimensions of the bilayer. Treating the bilayer formed by the permalloy film and a ferromagnetic stripe as a segment of a multi-mode waveguide, we show that spin-wave Fabry-Perot resonances of one of its modes are responsible for the high sensitivity of the phase of reflected waves to stripe width and the stripe-film separation. Thus, the system is a unique realization of a fully magnonic Gires-Tournois interferometer based on a two-modes resonator, which can be treated as a magnonic counterpart of a metasurface, since it enables manipulation of the phase of spin waves at subwavelength distances. Knowledge gained from these calculations might be used to design magnonic devices such as flat lenses or magnetic particle detectors.

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arXiv2020

Spin-wave diode and circulator based on unidirectional coupling

In magnonics, an emerging branch of wave physics characterized by low-energy consumption, it is highly desirable to realize circuit elements within the scope of spin-wave computing. Here, based on numerical simulations, we demonstrate the functionality of the spin-wave diode and the circulator to steer and manipulate spin waves over a wide range of frequency in the GHz regime. They take advantage of the unidirectional coupling induced by the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction to transfer the spin wave between thin ferromagnetic layers in only one direction of propagation. Using the multilayered structure consisting of Py and Co in direct contact with Pt, we obtain sub-micrometer-size devices of high efficiency. In the diode, the power loss ratio between forward and reverse direction reaches 22 dB, while in the four-port circulator, the efficiency exceeds 13 dB. Thus, our work contributes to the emerging branch of energy-efficient magnonic logic devices, where, thanks to short wavelength of spin waves, it is possible to realize nanoscale devices.

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arXiv2020

Nonresonant amplification of coherent spin waves through voltage-induced interface magnetoelectric effect and spin-transfer torque

We present new mechanism for manipulation of the spin-wave amplitude through the use of the dynamic charge-mediated magnetoelectric effect in ultrathin multilayers composed of dielectric thin-film capacitors separated by a ferromagnetic bilayer. Propagating spin waves can be amplified and attenuated with rising and decreasing slopes of the oscillating voltage, respectively, locally applied to the sample. The way the spin accumulation is generated makes the interaction of the spin-transfer torque with the magnetization dynamics mode-selective and restricted to some range of spin-wave frequencies, which is in contrary to known types of the spin-transfer torque effects. The interfacial nature of spin-dependent screening allows to reduce the thickness of the fixed magnetization layer to a few nanometers, thus the proposed effect significantly contributes toward realization of the magnonic devices and also miniaturization of the spintronic devices.

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arXiv2019

Real space observation of magnon interaction with driven space-time crystals

The concept of Space-Time Crystals (STC), i.e. translational symmetry breaking in time and space, was recently proposed and experimentally demonstrated for quantum systems. Here, we transfer this concept to magnons and experimentally demonstrate a driven STC at room temperature. The STC is realized by strong homogeneous micro-wave pumping of a micron-sized permalloy (Py) stripe and is directly imaged by Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy (STXM). For a fundamental understanding of the formation of the STC, micromagnetic simulations are carefully adapted to model the experimental findings. Beyond the mere generation of a STC, we observe the formation of a magnonic band structure due to back folding of modes at the STC's Brillouin zone boundaries. We show interactions of magnons with the STC that appear as lattice scattering. This results in the generation of ultra short spin waves down to 100 nm wavelength that cannot be described by classical dispersion relations for linear spin wave excitations. We expect that room temperature STCs will be a useful tool to investigate non-linear wave physics, as they can be easily generated and manipulated to control their spatial and temporal band structure.

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arXiv2019

Magnons in a Quasicrystal: Propagation, Localization and Extinction of Spin Waves in Fibonacci Structures

Magnonic quasicrystals exceed the possibilities of spin wave (SW) manipulation offered by regular magnonic crystals, because of their more complex SW spectra with fractal characteristics. Here, we report the direct x-ray microscopic observation of propagating SWs in a magnonic quasicrystal, consisting of dipolarly coupled permalloy nanowires arranged in a one-dimensional Fibonacci sequence. SWs from the first and second band as well as evanescent waves from the band gap between them are imaged. Moreover, additional mini-band gaps in the spectrum are demonstrated, directly indicating an influence of the quasiperiodicity of the system. The experimental results are interpreted using numerical calculations and we deduce a simple model to estimate the frequency position of the magnonic gaps in quasiperiodic structures. The demonstrated features of SW spectra in one-dimensional magnonic quasicrystals allows utilizing this class of metamaterials for magnonics and makes them an ideal basis for future applications.

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arXiv2019

Broadband magnetoelastic coupling in magphonic crystals for high-frequency nanoscale spin wave generation

Spin waves are promising candidates for information carriers in advanced technology. The interactions between spin waves and acoustic waves in magnetic nanostructures are of much interest because of their potential application for spin wave generation, amplification and transduction. We investigate numerically the dynamics of magnetoelastic excitations in a one-dimensional magphonic crystal consisting of alternating layers of permalloy and cobalt. We use the plane wave method and the finite element method for frequency- and time-domain simulations, respectively. The studied structure is optimized for hybridization of specific spin-wave and acoustic dispersion branches in the entire Brillouin zone in a broad frequency range. We show that this type of periodic structure can be used for efficient generation of high-frequency spin waves.

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arXiv2019

Goos-Hänchen effect for Brillouin light scattering by acoustic phonons

The lateral shift of an optical beam undergoing a Brillouin light scattering on acoustic wave in the total internal reflection geometry is studied theoretically. It is shown that the lateral shift depends on polarization (longitudinal or transversal) of the acoustic wave, as well as on the type of the scattering process: direct one, when the scattered wave undergoes a lateral shift at reflection from the interface, and cascading one, when fundamental-frequency light beam is laterally shifted at reflection and then is scattered on the acoustic wave.

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arXiv2019

Spin-polarized currents driven by spin-dependent surface screening

We have examined the spin polarization of the electron current in a ferromagnetic metal induced by the spin-dependent surface screening at the dielectric-ferromagnetic metal (D-FM) interface. In an applied ac voltage, the dynamic band splitting driven by the changes in the screening charge at the D-FM interface develops spin accumulation. The resultant spin accumulation gradient produces a time-dependent spin current. We have derived the rate of the spin accumulation on the rate of the screening charge density accumulation within the Stoner band model. The spin-charge dynamics in the system is then modeled by a set of diffusive equations with the contributions from spin-dependent surface screening ands spin-dependent conductivity. We show for MgO-Cu-Co-MgO system that the spin-dependent screening in thin Co film produces spin accumulation 7 times higher than that obtained by the spin-dependent conductivity in thick Co films. We propose an experimental approach to validate our numerical predictions and to distinguish between spin accumulation induced by the spin-dependent conductivity and by the spin-dependent surface screening.

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arXiv2019

Magnonic band structure in a Co/Pd stripe domain system investigated by Brillouin light scattering and micromagnetic simulations

By combining Brillouin Light Scattering and micromagnetic simulations we studied the spin-wave dynamics of a Co/Pd thin film multilayer, features a stripe domain structure at remanence. The periodic up and down domains are separated by cork-screw type domain walls. The existence of these domains causes a scattering of the otherwise bulk and surface spin-wave modes, which form mode families, similar to a one dimensional magnonic crystal. The dispersion relation and mode profiles of spin waves are measured for transferred wave vector parallel and perpendicular to the domain axis.

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arXiv2018

Faraday effect in bi-periodic photonic-magnonic crystals

We present a theoretical investigation of the polarization plane rotation at light transmission - Faraday effect, through one-dimensional multilayered magneto-photonic systems consisting of periodically distributed magnetic and dielectric layers. We calculate Faraday rotation spectra of photonic-magnonic crystals, where cell (or supercell) is composed of magnetic layer and dielectric layer (or section of dielectric photonic crystal). We found that the Faraday rotation of p-polarized incident light is increasing in the transmission band with the number of magnetic supercells. The increase of Faraday rotation is observed also in vicinity of the band-gap modes localized in magnetic layers but the maximal polarization plane rotation angles are reached at minimal transmittivity. We show that presence of linear magneto-electric interaction in the magnetic layers leads to significant increase of the Faraday rotation angles of s-polarized incident light in the vicinity of the fine-structured modes inside the photonic-band-gap.

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arXiv2018

Magnonic band gap and mode hybridization in continuous Permalloy film induced by vertical coupling with an array of Permalloy ellipses

We investigate magnonic band structure in thin homogeneous permalloy film decorated with periodic array of elliptically shaped permalloy dots and separated by non-magnetic Pt spacer. We demonstrated experimentally formation of the magnonic band structure for Damon-Eshbach wave propagating in permalloy film with the band gap opened at the Brillouin zone border and band splitting at smaller wavenumbers, due to the Bragg interference and interaction of propagating wave of the continuous film with a standing resonant mode of the nano-ellipses, respectively. The shape anisotropy of the permalloy nanodots allows to control the spin wave dynamics through the switch between two states of the magnetization with respect to the underneath film magnetization, thus enabling magnonic band structure reprogrammability. With numerical analysis we show, that predominant role in formation of the magnonic band structure is played by a vertical dynamic coupling between propagating wave in the film and magnetization oscillations in the nanodots.

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arXiv2018

Spin wave beam propagation in ferromagnetic thin film with graded refractive index: mirage effect and prospective applications

Using analysis of iso-frequency contours of the spin-wave dispersion relation, supported by micromagnetic simulations, we study the propagation of spin-wave (SW) beams in thin ferromagnetic films through the areas of the inhomogeneous refractive index. We compare the transmission and reflection of SWs in areas with gradual and step variation of the SW refractive index. In particular, we show the mirage effect for SWs with narrowing SW beam width, and an application of the gradual modulation of the SWs refractive index as a diverging lens. Furthermore, we study the propagation of SWs in ferromagnetic stripe with modulated refractive index. We demonstrate that the system can be considered as the graded-index waveguide, which preserves the width of the SW beam for a long distance-the property essential for prospective applications of magnonics.

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arXiv2017

Co- and contra-directional vertical coupling between ferromagnetic layers with grating for short-wavelength spin wave generation

The possibility to generate short spin waves is of great interest in the field of magnonics nowadays. We present an effective and technically affordable way of conversion of long spin waves, which may be generated by conventional microwave antenna, to the short, sub-micrometer waves. It is achieved by grating-assisted resonant dynamic dipolar interaction between two ferromagnetic layers separated by some distance. We analyze criteria for the optimal conversion giving a semi-analytical approach for the coupling coefficient. We show by the numerical calculations the efficient energy transfer between layers which may be either of co-directional or contra-directional type. Such a system may operate either as a short spin wave generator or a frequency filter, moving foreward possible application of magnonics.

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arXiv2017

Coupled mode theory for the acoustic wave and spin wave interaction in the magphonic crystals: Propagating magnetoelastic waves

We have investigated co-directional and contra-directional couplings between spin wave and acoustic wave in one-dimensional periodic structure (magphonic crystal). The system consists of two ferromagnetic layers alternating in space. We have taken into consideration materials commonly used in magnonics: yttrium iron garnet, CoFeB, permalloy, and cobalt. The coupled mode theory (CMT) formalism have been successfully implemented to describe magnetoelastic interaction as a periodic perturbation in the magphonic crystal. The results of CMT calculations have been verified by more rigorous simulations by frequency-domain plane wave method and time-domain finite element method. The presented resonant coupling in the magphonic crystal is an active in-space mechanism which spatially transfers energy between propagating spin and acoustic modes, thus creating propagating magnetoelastic wave. We have shown, that CMT analysis of the magnetoelastic coupling is an useful tool to optimize and design a spin wave - acoustic wave transducer based on a magphonic crystals. The effect of spin wave damping has been included to the model to discuss the efficiency of such a device. Our model shows that it is possible to obtain forward conversion of the acoustic wave to the spin wave in case of co-directional coupling and backward conversion in case of contra-directional coupling.

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