Spin wave propagation in YIG waveguides with magnetic microvolcanoes: Experiment and simulation

Abstract

Control of spin wave transport in polymer 3D films was realized by magnetic microvolcanoes embedded in waveguides, fabricated by soft-matter specific techniques. Propagate of the spin wave signal excited in yttrium iron garnet (YIG) with 3D self-standing microvolcanoes chambers on top filled by the magnetic nanoparticles was evaluated by Brillouin light scattering and microwave spectroscopy. The magnetic moment of the polymer microvolcanoes varied with the change of the magnetic field bias direction inside the YIG films, which was shown by 2D mapping of the outer surface of the films. The good correlation of micromagnetic modeling and experimental data of spin wave propagation in the multistructure as a function of the applied magnetic field was clarified by the convergence parameters of the obtained polymer 3D magnetic microvolcanoes fields and the standard theory of spin wave propagation. The uniqueness of the soft materials object—polymer magnetic 3D films on conductive YIG film—lies in the application of the magnon network properties, which may find application in biomedical high-sensitivity feedback sensors.