Creation of unidirectional spin-wave emitters by utilizing interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction

We present an analytic and numerical study of the creation of a unidirectional spin-wave emission in ultrathin ferromagnetic films sandwiched in an asymmetric layer stack. For this we extend the analytical description of spin waves in spin-wave waveguides by incorporating the influence of the interf...

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Published in:Physical review. B 2017-02, Vol.95 (6), Article 064429
Main Authors: Brächer, T., Boulle, O., Gaudin, G., Pirro, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emission analysis
Emitters
Excitation
Ferromagnetic films
Ferromagnetic materials
Magnons
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Wave propagation
Waveguides
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Summary:We present an analytic and numerical study of the creation of a unidirectional spin-wave emission in ultrathin ferromagnetic films sandwiched in an asymmetric layer stack. For this we extend the analytical description of spin waves in spin-wave waveguides by incorporating the influence of the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction on the spin-wave propagation. By exploring the model system Ni81Fe19/Pt, we show that it is possible to achieve a unidirectional spin-wave emission by combining wave-vector selective excitation sources with the frequency splitting that arises from the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. Hereby, we focus on device feature sizes and spin-wave wavelengths that are compatible with state-of-the art excitation and detection schemes. We demonstrate that the presented analytical formalism allows for an approximate prediction of the nonreciprocal emission.
ISSN:2469-9950
2469-9969
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.95.064429