Reconfigurable wave band structure of an artificial square ice

Iacocca, Ezio,1986Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för fysik (GU),Department of Physics (GU),University of Gothenburg,Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology (författare)

Artificial square ices are structures composed of magnetic nanoelements arranged on the sites of a two-dimensional square lattice, such that there are four interacting magnetic elements at each vertex, leading to geometrical frustration. Using a semianalytical approach, we show that square ices exhibit a rich spin-wave band structure that is tunable both by external magnetic fields and the magnetization configuration of individual elements. Internal degrees of freedom can give rise to equilibrium states with bent magnetization at the element edges leading to characteristic excitations; in the presence of magnetostatic interactions these form separate bands analogous to impurity bands in semiconductors. Full-scale micromagnetic simulations corroborate our semianalytical approach. Our results show that artificial square ices can be viewed as reconfigurable and tunable magnonic crystals that can be used as metamaterials for spin-wave-based applications at the nanoscale.

Gliga, S.Göteborgs universitet,University of Gothenburg,Paul Scherrer Institut (författare)
Stamps, R. L.University of Glasgow (författare)
Heinonen, O.Argonne National Laboratory (författare)
Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för fysik (GU) (creator_code:org_t)

Av författaren/redakt...: Iacocca, Ezio, 1 ...; Gliga, S.; Stamps, R. L.; Heinonen, O.

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