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We discuss threshold field-dependence of the decay rate of the uniform magnon mode in yttrium iron garnet (YIG) thin films. We demonstrate that decays must cease to exist in YIG films of thickness less than 1 \mu m, the lengthscale defined…
The impact of the longitudinal spin Seebeck effect (LSSE) on the magnon damping in magnetic-insulator/nonmagnetic-metal bilayers was recently discussed in several reports. However, results of those experiments can be blurred by multimode…
Ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) was used to investigate the static and dynamic magnetic properties of carbon-doped Mn5Ge3 (C$_{0.1}$ and C$_{0.2}$) thin films grown on Ge(111). The temperature dependence of magnetic anisotropy shows an…
The field of magnon spintronics is experiencing an increasing interest in the development of solutions for spin-wave-based data transport and processing technologies that are complementary or alternative to modern CMOS architectures.…
We study the static and dynamic magnetic properties of epitaxially strained $\gamma$-$\mathrm{Fe_2O_3}$ (maghemite) thin films grown via pulsed-laser deposition on MgO substrates by SQUID magnetometry and cryogenic broadband ferromagnetic…
High-quality rare-earth iron garnet (ReIG) Tb$_3$Fe$_5$O$_{12}$ (TbIG) thin films are epitaxially grown on a series of (111)-oriented garnet substrates with various lattice constants. The coherent growth induces a substrate-dependent…
Unwanted fluctuations over time, in short, noise, are detrimental to device performance, especially for quantum coherent circuits. Recent efforts have demonstrated routes to utilizing magnon systems for quantum technologies, which are based…
We report a study on spin conductance in ultra-thin films of Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG), where spin transport is provided by propagating spin waves, that are generated and detected by direct and inverse spin Hall effects in two Pt wires…
The magnetostatic mode (MSM) spectrum of a 300$\mu$m diameter single crystalline sphere of yttrium iron garnet is investigated using broadband ferromagnetic resonance (FMR). The individual MSMs are identified via their characteristic…
The specific heat and thermal conductivity of the insulating ferrimagnet Y$_3$Fe$_5$O$_{12}$ (Yttrium Iron Garnet, YIG) single crystal were measured down to 50 mK. The ferromagnetic magnon specific heat $C$$_m$ shows a characteristic…
We investigated high-frequency behavior of FeN thin films prepared by reactive sputtering through ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) and its relationship with the static magnetic properties. The FMR was observed in the frequency range from 2 to…
The growth and characterization of Bismuth (Bi) substituted YIG (Bi-YIG, Bi0.1Y2.9Fe5O12) thin films are reported. Pulsed laser deposited (PLD) films with thicknesses ranging from 20 to 150 nm were grown on Gadolinium Gallium Garnet…
Magnetostatic modes of Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) films are investigated by ferromagnetic resonance force microscopy (FMRFM). A thin film ``probe'' magnet at the tip of a compliant cantilever introduces a local inhomogeneity in the internal…
We theoretically demonstrate that adding an easy-axis magnetic anisotropy facilitates magnon condensation in thin yttrium iron garnet (YIG) films. Dipolar interactions in a quasi-equilibrium state stabilize room-temperature magnon…
Certain rare-earth iron garnet (RIG) thin films combine desirable properties such as low magnetic damping, high magnetostriction, and, in some cases, perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA), making them attractive for spintronics…
We report the frequency dependence of the spin current emission in a hybrid ferrimagnetic insulator/normal metal system as function of the insulating layer thickness. The system is based on a yttrium iron garnet (YIG) film [0.2, 1, and 3…
Spin dynamics in Al-substituted yttrium iron garnets is investigated using broadband ferromagnetic resonance measurements in the temperature range T=200-360 K. Using the measured data, the resonance field and linewidth as well as their…
We show that in ferromagnetic (FM)/normal metal (NM) bilayers the dynamic coupling at the interface transfers an additional magnetic relaxation from the heavily damped motion of the conduction electron spins in the NM layer to the FM spins.…
The synthesis of nm-thick epitaxial films of iron garnets by physical vapor deposition has opened up exciting opportunities for the on-chip generation and processing of microwave signals encoded in magnons. However, iron garnet thin films…
Rare-earth iron garnets have distinctive spin-wave (SW) properties such as low magnetic damping and long SW coherence length making them ideal candidates for magnonics. Among them, thulium iron garnet (TmIG) is a ferrimagnetic insulator…