Curvature-Induced Asymmetric Spin-Wave Dispersion

• Published in: Physical review letters Vol. 117; no. 22; p. 227203
• Main Authors: Otálora, Jorge A, Yan, Ming, Schultheiss, Helmut, Hertel, Riccardo, Kákay, Attila
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 25-11-2016
• Subjects: Asymmetry; Computer simulation; Dispersion (wave); Exact solutions; Mathematical analysis; Propagation; Spin waves; Thin films
• ISSN: 0031-9007; 1079-7114
• DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.227203

In magnonics, spin waves are conceived of as electron-charge-free information carriers. Their wave behavior has established them as the key elements to achieve low power consumption, fast operative rates, and good packaging in magnon-based computational technologies. Hence, knowing alternative ways that reveal certain properties of their undulatory motion is an important task. Here, we show using micromagnetic simulations and analytical calculations that spin-wave propagation in ferromagnetic nanotubes is fundamentally different than in thin films. The dispersion relation is asymmetric regarding the sign of the wave vector. It is a purely curvature-induced effect and its fundamental origin is identified to be the classical dipole-dipole interaction. The analytical expression of the dispersion relation has the same mathematical form as in thin films with the Dzyalonshiinsky-Moriya interaction. Therefore, this curvature-induced effect can be seen as a "dipole-induced Dzyalonshiinsky-Moriya-like" effect.