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Ferrimagnetic Spin Dynamics beyond Ferro- and Antiferro-magnetic Scenarios

ORAL

Abstract

Ferrimagnets (FIMs) can be operated as antiferromagnets with high frequency while being able to be detected as ferromagnets, providing unique advantages for spintronics applications. It is widely believed that a two-sublattice FIM behaves antiferromagnetically (ferromagnetically) when it approaches (turns away from) the compensation point. We challenge this oversimplified picture by solving the dynamical modes in a simple FIM driven by the exchange interaction, the magnetic anisotropy, and an applied magnetic field. By varying the ratio of sublattice spins, we demonstrate how spin dynamics in FIMs is intrinsically connected to its ferro- and antiferro-magnetic counterparts, and, more importantly, under what conditions FIMs can go beyond these scenarios.

Presenters

  • Mingda Guo

    Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, University of California, Riverside

Authors

  • Mingda Guo

    Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, University of California, Riverside

  • Hantao Zhang

    Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Riverside, University of California, Riverside, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Riverside

  • Ran Cheng

    University of California, Riverside, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Riverside, University of California - Riverside