Magnonic band structure in vertical meander-shaped CoFeB thin films

Gianluca Gubbiotti; Alexandr Sadovnikov; Evgeny Beginin; Sergey Nikitov; Danny Wan; Anshul Gupta; Shreya Kundu; Giacomo Talmelli; Robert Carpenter; Inge Asselberghs; Iuliana P. Radu; Christoph Adelmann; Florin Ciubotaru

doi:10.1103/physrevapplied.15.014061

arXiv · 2007.13707

Magnonic band structure in vertical meander-shaped CoFeB thin films

Gianluca Gubbiotti·Alexandr Sadovnikov·Evgeny Beginin·Sergey Nikitov·Danny Wan·Anshul Gupta·Shreya Kundu·Giacomo Talmelli·Robert Carpenter·Inge Asselberghs·Iuliana P. Radu·Christoph Adelmann·Florin Ciubotaru

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The dispersion of spin waves in vertical meander-shaped CoFeB thin films consisting of segments located at 90° angles with respect to each other is investigated by Brillouin light scattering spectroscopy. We reveal the periodic character of several dispersive branches as well as alternating frequency ranges where spin waves are allowed or forbidden to propagate. Noteworthy is the presence of the frequency band gaps between each couple of successive modes only for wave numbers k=n$π$/a, where n is an even integer number and a is the size of the meander unit cell, whereas the spectra show propagating modes in the orthogonal film segments for the other wavenumbers. The micromagnetic simulations and analytical calculations allow us to understand and explain the results in terms of the mode spatial localization and symmetry. The obtained results demonstrate the wave propagation in three dimensions opening the path for multi-level magnonic architectures for signal processing.

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Gianluca Gubbiotti, Alexandr Sadovnikov, Evgeny Beginin, Sergey Nikitov, Danny Wan, Anshul Gupta, Shreya Kundu, Giacomo Talmelli, Robert Carpenter, Inge Asselberghs, Iuliana P. Radu, Christoph Adelmann, Florin Ciubotaru. 2021-04-27. Magnonic band structure in vertical meander-shaped CoFeB thin films. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.15.014061

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