Magnonics: Spin waves bridging Spintronics and Photonics
Emmy Noether research group of Dr. Helmut Schultheiß
Within this project we investigate the fundamental connections between spin waves, spin polarized electrons and photons, combining the three recently emerged research directions of magnonics, spintronics and photonics. This research is driven by the demand for new concepts, technologies and materials for information processing since, on one side, electronics is reaching its physical limit of speed due to waste heat generation and, on the other side, photonics lacks fast, electronic control on small length scales. Spin waves, being the fundamental dynamic excitations of ferromagnets with frequencies in the gigahertz to terahertz regime, offer the unique opportunity to merge the best aspects of spintronics and photonics opening new pathways for information processing. You can find a more detailed overview of our current research topics here.
Our methods cover for example time- and phase-resolved Brillouin light scattering microscopy (TR-µBLS), time-resolved magneto-optical Kerr microscopy (TR-µMOKE), a femtosecond-laser system, electrical detection via the (inverse) spin Hall effect (ISHE) as well as micromagnetic simulation.
Joining our group
Group Foto Magnonics
Foto: Helmut Schultheiß
If you are interested in joining our group (i.e. for a Bachelor, Master or PhD Thesis, as a research assistant or postdoc) see our open positions section for possible topics or directly contact Dr. Helmut Schultheiß. Exemplary topics are:
Interaction of spin waves and spin polarized currents
Using the spin degree of electrons and coherent transport of spin information is one of the grand challenges of condensed matter physics. Spin wave, which are also called magnons, are the fundamental exciation quanta of a ferromagnet and can interact with spin polarized currents. This interaction can be studied on a nanometer lengthscale using magneto-optical techniques such as Kerr-effect and Brillouin light scattering microscopy as well as electrical measurements based on the (inverse) spin Hall effect.
Magneto-Plasmonik
Plasmons are electromagnetic waves propagating along metal-dielectric interfaces. Plasmons as well as magnons are not only interesting from a physicists point of view but are also promising candidates for future information processing technologies superseeding conventional CMOS devices. During a master or bachelor thesis the candidate will invesigate the interaction between magnons and plasmons in metallic/ferromagnetic hybrid devices.
Recent publications
See a full list here.
2021
Theory of three-magnon interaction in a vortex-state magnetic nanodot
Verba, R.; Körber, L.; Schultheiß, K.; Schultheiß, H.; Tiberkevich, V.; Slavin, A.
Related publications
- Theory of three-magnon interaction in a vortex-state … (Id 32057) HZDR-primary research data are used by this (Id 32042) publication
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- Original PDF 744 kB Secondary publication
The 2021 Magnonics Roadmap
Barman, A.; Gubbiotti, G.; Ladak, S.; Adeyeye, A. O.; Krawczyk, M.; Gräfe, J.; Chumak, A. V.; Khitun, A.; Nikonev, D.; Young, I. A.; Vasyuchka, V. I.; Hillebrands, B.; Nikitov, S. A.; Yu, H.; Grundler, D.; Sadovnikov, A. V.; Grachev, A. A.; Sheshukova, S. E.; Duquesne, J.-Y.; Marangolo, M.; Csaba, G.; Porod, W.; Demidov, V. E.; Urazhdin, S.; Demokritov, S. O.; Albisetti, E.; Petti, D.; Bertacco, R.; Schultheiß, H.; Kruglyak, V. V.; Poimanov, V. D.; Sahoo, S.; Sinha, J.; Moriyama, T.; Mizukami, S.; Yang, H.; Münzenburg, M.; Landeros, P.; Gallardo, R. A.; Carlotti, G.; Kim, J.-V.; Stamps, R. L.; Camley, R. E.; Rana, B.; Otani, Y.; Yu, W.; Yu, T.; Bauer, G. E. W.; Back, C.; Uhrig, G. S.; Dobrovolskiy, O. V.; van Dijken, S.; Budinska, B.; Qin, H.; Adelmann, C.; Cotofana, S.; Naeemi, A.; Zingsem, B. W.; Winklhofer, M.
2020
Zero-field propagation of spin waves in waveguides prepared by focused ion beam direct writing
Flajšman, L.; Wagner, K.; Vaňatka, M.; Gloss, J.; Křižáková, V.; Schmid, M.; Schultheiß, H.; Urbánek, M.
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- Original PDF 1,7 MB Secondary publication
Nonlocal stimulation of three-magnon splitting in a magnetic vortex
Körber, L.; Schultheiß, K.; Hula, T.; Verba, R.; Faßbender, J.; Kakay, A.; Schultheiß, H.
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- Nonlocal stimulation of three-magnon splitting in a … (Id 31137) HZDR-primary research data are used by this (Id 31058) publication
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Physical Review Letters 125(2020)20, 207203
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Lecture (Conference)
(Online presentation)
MMM 2020 Virtual Conference, 02.-06.11.2020, online, online
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- Original PDF 891 kB Secondary publication
Nonlinear losses in magnon transport due to four-magnon scattering
Hula, T.; Schultheiß, K.; Buzdakov, A.; Körber, L.; Bejarano, M.; Flacke, L.; Liensberger, L.; Weiler, M.; Shaw, J. M.; Nembach, H. T.; Faßbender, J.; Schultheiß, H.
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- Data for: Nonlinear losses in magnon transport due to … (Id 31718) HZDR-primary research data are used by this (Id 31050) publication
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- Secondary publication expected from 27.07.2021
Bipolar spin Hall nano-oscillators
Hache, T.; Li, Y.; Weinhold, T.; Scheumann, B.; Trindade Goncalves, F. J.; Hellwig, O.; Faßbender, J.; Schultheiß, H.
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- Bipolar spin Hall nano-oscillators (Id 30829) HZDR-primary research data are used by this (Id 30822) publication
- Applied Physics Letters 116(2020), 192405
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Lecture (Conference)
(Online presentation)
65th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM 2020), 02.-06.11.2020, virtual conference, virtual conference
Freestanding and positionable microwave-antenna device for magneto-optical spectroscopy experiments
Hache, T.; Vaňatka, M.; Flajšman, L.; Weinhold, T.; Hula, T.; Ciubotariu, O.; Albrecht, M.; Arkook, B.; Barsukov, I.; Fallarino, L.; Hellwig, O.; Faßbender, J.; Urbánek, M.; Schultheiß, H.
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Poster
DPG-Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Kondensierte Materie, 31.03.-05.04.2019, Universität Regensburg, Deutschland - Physical Review Applied 13(2020)5, 054009
Domain wall-based spin-Hall nano-oscillators
Sato, N.; Schultheiß, K.; Körber, L.; Puwenberg, N.; Mühl, T.; Awad, A. A.; Arekapudi, S. S. P. K.; Hellwig, O.; Faßbender, J.; Schultheiß, H.
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Physical Review Letters 123(2019)5, 057204
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Invited lecture (Conferences)
(Online presentation)
65th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM 2020), 02.-06.11.2020, Florida (virtuell), USA
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- Original PDF 1,6 MB Secondary publication
2019
Combined frequency and time domain measurements on injection-locked, constriction-based spin Hall nano-oscillators
Hache, T.; Weinhold, T.; Schultheiss, K.; Stigloher, J.; Vilsmeier, F.; Back, C.; Arekapudi, S. S. P. K.; Hellwig, O.; Fassbender, J.; Schultheiss, H.
Excitation of whispering gallery magnons in a magnetic vortex
Schultheiss, K.; Verba, R.; Wehrmann, F.; Wagner, K.; Körber, L.; Hula, T.; Hache, T.; Kákay, A.; Awad, A. A.; Tiberkevich, V.; Slavin, A. N.; Fassbender, J.; Schultheiss, H.
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Physical Review Letters 122(2019), 097202
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Invited lecture (Conferences)
International Conference on Magnetism, 19.07.2018, San Francisco, USA -
Invited lecture (Conferences)
APS March Meeting, 04.03.2019, Boston, USA -
Poster
Wilhelm und Else Heraeus-Seminar “Spin Based Information Processing”, 08.01.2019, Bad Honnef, Deutschland -
Lecture (Conference)
Joint European Magnetic Symposia (JEMS), 04.09.2018, Mainz, Deutschland -
Poster
Magnonics 2019, 28.07.2019, Carovigno, Italien -
Invited lecture (Conferences)
Magnetics and Optics Research International Symposium, 24.06.2019, Prague, Czech Republic -
Invited lecture (Conferences)
Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM), 06.11.2019, Las Vegas, USA
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- Original PDF 1,7 MB Secondary publication
2018
Frequency linewidth and decay length of spin waves in curved magnetic membranes
Otalora, J. A.; Kákay, A.; Lindner, J.; Schultheiss, H.; Thomas, A.; Fassbender, J.; Nielsch, K.
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- Original PDF 1003 kB Secondary publication
Interplay between magnetic domain patterning and anisotropic magnetoresistance probed by magnetooptics
Osten, J.; Lenz, K.; Schultheiss, H.; Lindner, J.; McCord, J.; Fassbender, J.
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- Original PDF 1,3 MB Secondary publication