Experimental observation of the interaction of propagating spin waves with Néel domain walls in a Landau domain structure
The interaction of propagating dipolar spin waves with magnetic domain walls is investigated in square-shaped microstructures patterned from the Heusler compound Co2Mn0.6Fe0.4Si. Using magnetic force microscopy, the reversible preparation of a Landau state with four magnetic domains separated by Née...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Applied physics letters 2015-06, Vol.106 (23) |
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Zusammenfassung: | The interaction of propagating dipolar spin waves with magnetic domain walls is investigated in square-shaped microstructures patterned from the Heusler compound Co2Mn0.6Fe0.4Si. Using magnetic force microscopy, the reversible preparation of a Landau state with four magnetic domains separated by Néel domain walls is confirmed. A local spin-wave excitation using a microstructured antenna is realized in one of the domains. It is shown by Brillouin light scattering microscopy that the domain structure in the remanence state has a strong influence on the spin-wave excitation and propagation. The domain walls strongly reflect the spin waves and can be used as spin-wave reflectors. A comparison with micromagnetic simulations shows that the strong reflection is due to the long-range dipolar interaction which has important implications for the use of these spin waves for exerting an all-magnonic spin-transfer torque. |
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ISSN: | 0003-6951 1077-3118 |
DOI: | 10.1063/1.4922396 |