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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…
Spin waves in insulating magnets are ideal carriers for spin currents with low energy dissipation. An electric field can modify the dispersion of spin waves, by directly affecting, via spin-orbit coupling, the electrons that mediate the…
Nonreciprocity of spin waves is essential for components such as magnetic isolators and circulators used in spin-wave-based computing. A ferromagnetic (FM) bilayer exhibits significant frequency nonreciprocity and has attracted attention in…
We present a detailed study of the spin-wave dynamics in single Pt/Co/W and double Pt/Co/W/Co/Pt ferromagnetic layer systems. The dispersion of spin waves was measured by wavevector-resolved Brillouin light scattering spectroscopy while the…
Spin waves can transport both energy and angular momentum over long distances as they propagate. However, due to damping, their amplitude decreases exponentially as they move away from the source, leaving little capability for manipulating…
The control of magnetic domain walls is essential for the magnetic-based memory and logic applications. As an elementary excitation of magnetic order, spin wave is capable of moving magnetic domain walls just as the conducting electric…
Magnetic skyrmions are topologically protected nanoscale objects, which are promising building blocks for novel magnetic and spintronic devices. Here, we investigate the dynamics of a skyrmion driven by a spin wave in a magnetic nanowire.…
Integrated optically-inspired wave-based processing is envisioned to outperform digital architectures in specific tasks, such as image processing and speech recognition. In this view, spin-waves represent a promising route due to their…
Breaking the reciprocity of electromagnetic interactions is of paramount importance in photonic and microwave technologies, as it enables unidirectional power flows and other unique electromagnetic phenomena. Here we explore a method to…
Spin waves in ferromagnetic materials are predominantly characterized by right-handed circular polarization due to symmetry breaking induced by net magnetization. However, magnetic interactions, including the external magnetic field,…
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…
As a collective quasiparticle excitation of the magnetic order in magnetic materials, spin wave, or magnon when quantized, can propagate in both conducting and insulating materials. Like the manipulation of its optical counterpart, the…
We experimentally investigate frequency-selective spin wave (SW) transmission in a micrometre-scale, ring-shaped magnonic resonator integrated with a linear Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) stripe. Using super-Nyquist-sampling magneto-optical Kerr…
A spin-wave (SW) directional coupler comprised of two laterally parallel nano-scale dipolarly-coupled SW waveguides is proposed and studied using micromagnetic simulations and analytical theory. The energy of a SW excited in one of the…
The propagation of magnons along a symmetry path may depend on the direction of propagation, similar to many other quasiparticles in nature. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as nonreciprocity. In addition to the fact that it is of…
We describe direct electrical measurements of microwave-frequency dynamics in individual nanomagnets that are driven by spin transfer from a DC spin-polarized current. We map out the dynamical stability diagram as a function of current and…
We investigate the nonlinear dynamics of strongly coupled surface acoustic waves (SAWs) and spin waves (SWs) in a magnetoacoustic resonator based on a YIG/ZnO heterostructure by combining microwave reflection measurements with microfocused…
Breaking reciprocity in the microwave frequency range will have important implications for modern electronic systems. Since it usually involves bulky biasing magnets or complex spatial-temporal modulations, exploring a lightweight,…
The torque generated by the transfer of spin angular momentum from a spin-polarized current to a nanoscale ferromagnet can switch the orientation of the nanomagnet much more efficiently than a current-generated magnetic field, and is…
Nonreciprocity, the defining characteristic of isolators, circulators and a wealth of other applications in radio/microwave communications technologies, is in general difficult to achieve as most physical systems incorporate symmetries that…