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Marco Madami

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arXiv2026

Anisotropic domain wall velocity profiles in the creep regime: the interplay of chiral damping, stiffness and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction

The asymmetric expansion of magnetic bubble domains in ultrathin ferromagnets provides a powerful route to probe the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI). While conventional analyses rely on domain wall velocities measured along selected directions as a function of in-plane field, recent approaches have highlighted the additional insight contained in the angular dependence of the velocity, $v(\theta)$. Here, we develop an extended angular creep model that incorporates both the dispersive domain wall stiffness and a chirality-dependent prefactor associated with chiral damping. This generalization captures the full anisotropic dynamics of domain wall motion around a bubble domain. We show that these contributions significantly modify the angular velocity profile and can lead to features not accessible within existing models. Our results establish a more complete framework for interpreting creep-driven domain expansion and provide improved sensitivity for the quantitative extraction of DMI and chiral dynamical effects.

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arXiv2026

Programmable Integrated Magnonic Meshes

Integrated circuits are a cornerstone of modern information technology, and analog wave-based architectures could enable fast and efficient processing beyond conventional charge electronics. In magnonics, spin waves provide a highly tunable, compact and energy-efficient medium for on-chip microwave signal transport and processing. However, progress has been limited to isolated elements or short devices, severely limiting the overall functional complexity and scalability. Here we realize the key elements of universal magnonic circuitry, using a single-step direct laser writing process in yttrium iron garnet, and monolithically cascade them in multi-stage programmable devices and networks. Using magneto-optical Kerr effect microscopy, we show efficient spin-wave propagation and preserved phase coherence in waveguide structures for hundreds of wavelengths. In coupled waveguides, we observe complete and periodic power transfer over several coupling lengths, and in phase shifters we achieve arbitrary, tunable phase delays. By cascading these elements, we realize programmable splitters, frequency demultiplexers, and phase-controlled 2x2 routers, where output power and relative phase can be programmed on demand via external fields. Finally, we realize programmable magnonic interferometric meshes for on-chip radio-frequency signal routing, with up to six magnonic inputs and outputs and seven cascaded stages, without the need for intermediate amplification. These direct-write cascaded networks bridge a long-standing gap in magnonic scalability, offering a viable pathway toward integrated, large-scale architectures for both classical and quantum processing.

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arXiv2026

Laser-written reconfigurable energy landscapes and programmable Moir\'e spin textures

Magnetic textures are central to emerging spintronic and unconventional computing technologies due to their rich dynamics, topological properties and nanoscale dimensions. A major challenge remains achieving tunable, reversible, and spatially resolved control over these textures and their evolution as a function of external stimuli, by spatially reprogramming the magnetic energy landscape that governs their nucleation and stability. Here, we exploit a focused laser-assisted local field cooling technique that establishes a fast, non-contact and scalable platform for grayscale spin texture engineering. By non-destructively controlling the exchange-bias anisotropy with nanoscale resolution in thin-film heterostructures, this approach enables grayscale, reprogrammable control of the local energy profile, which we use to create magnetic patterns with highly controlled hysteresis, field-dependent readability and tunable switching thresholds. Leveraging this capability, we demonstrate information encoding with magnetic field-gated readability, and artificial spin metamaterials, stabilizing spin lattices with field-reconfigurable symmetries and creating artificial Moir\'e spin textures via the geometric superposition of twisted magnetic potentials. These results establish a versatile, reprogrammable platform that bridges the gap between application-oriented magnetic memory and fundamental studies of emergent order in artificial lattices.

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arXiv2026

Data-Driven Estimation of the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya Interaction with Machine Learning

Machine learning offers powerful tools to support experimental techniques, particularly for extracting latent features from large datasets. In magnetic materials, accurately estimating the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction strength remains challenging, as existing experimental methods often rely on indirect measurements and can yield inconsistent results across techniques. Because this interaction is often extracted experimentally from bubble domain expansion, we investigate whether bubble textures alone contain sufficient and reliable information for data driven DMI inference. We therefore develop a compact convolutional neural network trained on a comprehensive micromagnetic dataset of magnetic bubble domains designed to emulate magneto optical Kerr effect imaging, including structural non uniformity, additive noise, and image pixelation. The proposed network demonstrates strong robustness against sample inhomogeneities, noise, and reduced spatial resolution. Furthermore, it exhibits reliable generalization by accurately predicting DMI values outside the trained interval. These results support the use of machine learning as a fast and quantitative tool to characterize magnetic textures with interfacial DMI.

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arXiv2026

Twist-Tuned Magnonic Nanocavity Mode in a Trilayer Moir\'e Superlattice

The concept of moir\'e superlattices has recently been introduced into the field of magnonics, enabling unprecedented control over spin-wave propagation and confinement in nanoscale magnonic devices. In this work, we report a numerical investigation on the nanocavity in a trilayer magnetic moir\'e superlattice structure consisting of antidot lattices. By tuning the middle layer twist angle, high tunability of the magnonic band structure can be achieved with characteristic flat bands and the corresponding nanocavity mode formation in outer layers. At an optimal twist angle of 3 deg, excitation at the flat band frequency yields nanocavity mode with linewidth of 175 nm. In contrast to its bilayer counterpart, the trilayer magnonic moir\'e superlattice exhibits antiphase nanocavity modes in the outer layers while showing no nanocavity formation in the middle layer. Our study indicates that the switching and distribution of the nanocavity modes can be governed by tuning the middle layer twist angle with a strong magnon intensity confinement. The trilayer magnonic moir\'e structure holds a distinct advantage in tunability, which opens up new avenues for the design of future moir\'e magnonic devices.

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arXiv2025

Magnetic domain wall curvature effects on the velocity in the creep regime

We study the effect of magnetic domain wall curvature on its dynamics in the creep regime in systems displaying Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI). We first derive an extended creep model able to account for the finite curvature effect in magnetic bubble domain expansion. We then discuss the relative importance of this effect and discuss its dependence on the main magnetic and disorder parameters. We show this effect can be easily measured in Pt/Co multi layer samples, reporting a strong velocity reduction below a sample dependent threshold value of the magnetic bubble radius. We finally show, both theoretically and experimentally, how the radius of magnetic bubbles can have a strong impact on the reproducibility of DMI measurements.

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arXiv2025

Self Biased Integrated Magnonic Device

In the race towards "beyond 6G" telecommunication platforms, magnonics emerges as a promising solution due to its wide tunability within the FR3 band (7-24 GHz). So far, however, the need for an external magnetic bias field to allow the coherent excitation of spin waves has been a major bottleneck. Conventional bulky electromagnets are power-intensive and challenging to integrate on-chip, restricting magnonic applications largely to academic research. Here, we present the first demonstration of a standalone, tunable magnonic device featuring all-electric input and output, fully integrated on a silicon substrate with a compact footprint of 100 x 150 $\mu$m. The device consists of a CoFeB waveguide equipped with two radio frequency antennas, flanked by a symmetric configuration of T-shaped magnetic flux concentrators and rectangular SmCo permanent micromagnets. By varying the distance D between the flux concentrators and the permanent magnets from 0 to 12 $\mu$m, the transverse bias field can be tuned from 20.5 mT to 11 mT, respectively. This variation directly modulates the dispersion relation of Damon-Eshbach spin wave modes in the CoFeB waveguide. In these proof-of-concept devices, the spin wave frequency band ranges from 3 to 8 GHz, with precise phase shift tuning of up to 120 degrees at 6 GHz achieved by varying D within the 0-8 $\mu$m range. The operational frequency band could even be pushed to higher frequencies through optimized micromagnet engineering.

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arXiv2024

Magnon confinement in a nanomagnonic waveguide by a magnetic Moir\'e superlattice

The study of moir\'e superlattices has revealed intriguing phenomena in electronic systems, including unconventional superconductivity and ferromagnetism observed in magic-angle bilayer graphene. This approach has recently been adapted to the field of magnonics. In this Letter, we investigate the confinement of spin waves in a nanomagnonic waveguide integrated on top of a magnetic moir\'e superlattice. Our numerical analysis reveals a magnonic flat-band at the centre of the Brillouin zone, created by a 3.5 degrees twist in the moir\'e superlattice. The flat-band, characterized by a high magnon density of states and a zero group velocity, allows for the confinement of magnons within the AB stacking region. The flat-band results from the mode anticrossing of several different magnon bands, covering a wavevector range of nearly 40 rad/{\mu}m and a 166 nm wide spatial distribution of the magnon trapping in the waveguide. Our results pave the way for nanomagnonic devices and circuits based on spin-wave trapping in magnon waveguides.

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arXiv2024

Three-dimensional nanoscale control of magnetism in crystalline Yttrium Iron Garnet

The exceptional magnetic, optical and phononic properties of Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) make it unique for spin-wave based and photonic applications. Yet, nanostructuring crystalline YIG and manipulating its magnetism in a non-destructive way is an outstanding challenge, and so far mostly limited to two-dimensional capabilities. Here, we show that irradiation of single-crystal YIG films with a focused UV laser drives a stable, giant enhancement of the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, preserving the crystalline quality. This modulation is highly confined at the nanoscale in both the lateral and vertical directions, and its extension within the volume can be finely tuned with a continuous depth-control. By harnessing these three-dimensional anisotropy profiles, we demonstrate a large tuning of the spin-wave band structure, volume spatial localization, and non-reciprocity, realizing proof-of-principle 3D magnonic crystals. This straightforward, single-step, laser nanofabrication of three-dimensional magnetic systems based on crystalline YIG thin films opens the way to design novel functions in magnonic and magneto-optic devices.

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arXiv2024

Tuning magnonic devices with on-chip permanent micromagnets

One of the most appealing features of magnonics is the easy tunability of spin-waves propagation via external magnetic fields. Usually this requires bulky and power-hungry electromagnets which are not compatible with device miniaturization. Here we propose a different approach, exploiting the stray field from permanent micromagnets integrated on the same chip of a magnonic wave-guide. In our monolithic device, we employ two SmCo square micromagnets (10x10 $\mu$m$^2$) flanking a CoFeB conduit at different distances from its axis, to produce a tunable transverse bias field between 7.5 and 3.0 mT in the conduit region between the magnets. Spin waves excited by an antenna just outside the region between the magnets enter a region with a variable higher (lower) effective field when an external bias field is applied parallel (antiparallel) to that from the micromagnets. Consequently, the attenuation length and phase shift of Damon-Eshbach spin waves can be tuned in a wide range by playing with the parallel-antiparallel configuration of the external bias and the distance between SmCo micromagnets and the CoFeB conduit. This work demonstrates the potential of permanent micro-magnets for the realization of low-power, integrated magnonic devices with tunable functionalities.

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arXiv2023

Observation of spin-wave moir\'e edge and cavity modes in twisted magnetic lattices

We report the experimental observation of the spin-wave moir\'e edge and cavity modes using Brillouin light scattering spectro-microscopy in a nanostructured magnetic moir\'e lattice consisting of two twisted triangle antidot lattices based on an yttrium iron garnet thin film. Spin-wave moir\'e edge modes are detected at an optimal twist angle and with a selective excitation frequency. At a given twist angle, the magnetic field acts as an additional degree of freedom for tuning the chiral behavior of the magnon edge modes. Micromagnetic simulations indicate that the edge modes emerge within the original magnonic band gap and at the intersection between a mini-flatband and a propagation magnon branch. Our theoretical estimate for the Berry curvature of the magnon-magnon coupling suggests a non-trivial topology for the chiral edge modes and confirms the key role played by the dipolar interaction. Our findings shed light on the topological nature of the magnon edge mode for emergent moir\'e magnonics.

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arXiv2019

Excitation of unidirectional exchange spin waves by a nanoscale magnetic grating

Magnon spintronics is a prosperous field that promises beyond-CMOS technology based on elementary excitations of the magnetic order that act as information carriers for future computational architectures. Unidirectional propagation of spin waves is key to the realization of magnonic logic devices. However, previous efforts to enhance the Damon-Eshbach-type nonreciprocity did not realize (let alone control) purely unidirectional propagation. Here we experimentally demonstrate excitations of unidirectional exchange spin waves by a nanoscale magnetic grating consisting of Co nanowires fabricated on an ultrathin yttrium iron garnet film. We explain and model the nearly perfect unidirectional excitation by the chirality of the magneto-dipolar interactions between the Kittel mode of the nanowires and the exchange spin waves of the film. Reversal of the magnetic configurations of film and nanowire array from parallel to antiparallel changes the direction of the excited spin waves. Our results raise the prospect of a chiral magnonic logic without the need for fragile surface states.

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arXiv2018

Programmable control of spin-wave transmission in a domain-wall spin valve

Active manipulation of spin waves is essential for the development of magnon-based technologies. Here, we demonstrate programmable spin-wave filtering by resetting the spin structure of a pinned 90$^\circ$ Néel domain wall in a continuous CoFeB film with abrupt rotations of uniaxial magnetic anisotropy. Using phase-resolved micro-focused Brillouin light scattering and micromagnetic simulations, we show that broad 90$^\circ$ head-to-head or tail-to-tail magnetic domain walls are transparent to spin waves over a broad frequency range. In contrast, magnetic switching to a 90$^\circ$ head-to-tail configuration produces much narrower domain walls at the same pinning locations. Spin waves are strongly reflected by a resonance mode in these magnetic domain walls. Based on these results, we propose a magnetic spin-wave valve with two parallel domain walls. Switching the spin-wave valve from an open to a close state changes the transmission of spin waves from nearly 100% to 0% at the resonance frequency. This active control over spin-wave transport could be utilized in magnonic logic devices or non-volatile memory elements.

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arXiv2016

Snell's Law for Spin Waves

We report the experimental observation of Snell's law for magneto-static spin waves in thin ferromagnetic Permalloy films by imaging incident, refracted and reflected waves. We use a thickness step as the interface between two media with different dispersion relation. Since the dispersion relation for magneto-static waves in thin ferromagnetic films is anisotropic, deviations from the isotropic Snell's law known in optics are observed for incidence angles larger than 25\textdegree{} with respect to the interface normal between the two magnetic media. Furthermore, we can show that the thickness step modifies the wavelength and the amplitude of the incident waves. Our findings open up a new way of spin wave steering for magnonic applications.

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