Nanoscale detection of spin wave deflection angles in permalloy

Magnonics is a potential candidate for beyond CMOS and neuromorphic computing technologies with advanced phase encoded logic. However, nanoscale imaging of spin waves with full phase and magnetization amplitude information is a challenge. We show a generalized scanning transmission x-ray microscopy platform to get a complete understanding of spin waves, including the k-vector, phase, and absolute magnetization deflection angle. As an example, this is demonstrated using a 50 nm thin permalloy film where we find a maximum deflection angle of 1.5° and good agreement with the k-vector dispersion previously reported in the literature. With a spatial resolution approximately ten times better than any other methods for spin wave imaging, x-ray microscopy opens a vast range of possibilities for the observation of spin waves and various magnetic structures.
Author(s): | Gross, F. and Träger, N. and Förster, J. and Weigand, M. and Schütz, G. and Gräfe, J. |
Journal: | {Applied Physics Letters} |
Volume: | 114 |
Number (issue): | 1 |
Year: | 2019 |
Publisher: | American Institute of Physics |
Bibtex Type: | Article (article) |
DOI: | 10.1063/1.5074169 |
Address: | Melville, NY |
Electronic Archiving: | grant_archive |
Language: | eng |
BibTex
@article{escidoc:3018734, title = {{Nanoscale detection of spin wave deflection angles in permalloy}}, journal = {{Applied Physics Letters}}, abstract = {Magnonics is a potential candidate for beyond CMOS and neuromorphic computing technologies with advanced phase encoded logic. However, nanoscale imaging of spin waves with full phase and magnetization amplitude information is a challenge. We show a generalized scanning transmission x-ray microscopy platform to get a complete understanding of spin waves, including the k-vector, phase, and absolute magnetization deflection angle. As an example, this is demonstrated using a 50 nm thin permalloy film where we find a maximum deflection angle of 1.5° and good agreement with the k-vector dispersion previously reported in the literature. With a spatial resolution approximately ten times better than any other methods for spin wave imaging, x-ray microscopy opens a vast range of possibilities for the observation of spin waves and various magnetic structures.}, volume = {114}, number = {1}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics}, address = {Melville, NY}, year = {2019}, slug = {escidoc-3018734}, author = {Gross, F. and Tr\"ager, N. and F\"orster, J. and Weigand, M. and Sch\"utz, G. and Gr\"afe, J.} }