In this paper we extend the micromagnetic theory of magnetostatic surface waves in insulating ferromagnetic thin films to include the applied electric field effects. We start by identifying the two main effects on the dispersion relation: the first one is of relativistic nature and emerges as a consequence of the Aharonov-Casher effect, while the second one is a consequence of the electric field induced symmetry breaking operating at the level of magnetic exchange interactions. We support our theory by comparing its predictions with experimental data on ittrium iron garnet thin films taken from the literature. The main result is to evidence the limitations of using the same value of the applied electric field to address both effects and to emphasize that crystal symmetry breaking due to the applied electric field brings about the contributions of the crystal field and determines different amplitudes for the two effects.

Disentangling electric field effect on spin waves in ferromagnetic insulators / Basso, Vittorio; Ansalone, Patrizio; Di Pietro, Adriano. - In: PHYSICA. B, CONDENSED MATTER. - ISSN 0921-4526. - 671:(2023). [10.1016/j.physb.2023.415422]

Disentangling electric field effect on spin waves in ferromagnetic insulators

Basso, Vittorio
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Ansalone, Patrizio;Di Pietro, Adriano
2023

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In this paper we extend the micromagnetic theory of magnetostatic surface waves in insulating ferromagnetic thin films to include the applied electric field effects. We start by identifying the two main effects on the dispersion relation: the first one is of relativistic nature and emerges as a consequence of the Aharonov-Casher effect, while the second one is a consequence of the electric field induced symmetry breaking operating at the level of magnetic exchange interactions. We support our theory by comparing its predictions with experimental data on ittrium iron garnet thin films taken from the literature. The main result is to evidence the limitations of using the same value of the applied electric field to address both effects and to emphasize that crystal symmetry breaking due to the applied electric field brings about the contributions of the crystal field and determines different amplitudes for the two effects.
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