Brillouin light scattering study of magnetic-element normal modes in a square artificial spin ice geometry

We report the results, from experimental and micromagnetic studies, of the magnetic normal modes in artificial square spin ice systems consisting of ferromagnetic-monodomain islands. Spin-wave properties are measured by Brillouin light scattering. The mode spectra contain several branches whose freq...

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Published in:Journal of physics. D, Applied physics Vol. 50; no. 1
Main Authors: Li, Y, Gubbiotti, G, Casoli, F, Gonçalves, F J T, Morley, S A, Rosamond, M C, Linfield, E H, Marrows, C H, McVitie, S, Stamps, R L
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 11.01.2017
Subjects:
artificial spin ice
hysteresis loop
magnetic normal mode
spin wave
ISSN:0022-3727, 1361-6463
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Summary:We report the results, from experimental and micromagnetic studies, of the magnetic normal modes in artificial square spin ice systems consisting of ferromagnetic-monodomain islands. Spin-wave properties are measured by Brillouin light scattering. The mode spectra contain several branches whose frequencies are sensitive to the magnitude and in-plane orientation of an applied magnetic field. We also identify soft modes that exhibit different behaviours depending on the direction of the applied magnetic field. The obtained results are well described with micromagnetic simulations of independent magnetic elements arranged along two sublattices.
Bibliography:JPhysD-109484.R2
ISSN:0022-3727
1361-6463
DOI:10.1088/1361-6463/50/1/015003