Spin-Wave Enabled Computing & Reconfigurable Magnonics in Artificial Spin Ice

Much of the promise of artificial spin ice (ASI) lies in its huge array of potential microstates. This vast microstate space has long been proposed as a means to realising a broad suite of nanomagnetic functionalities. However, gaining experimental access to more than a handful of these states is severely challenging. Experimental demonstrations of distinct state-specific functionalities are similarly elusive.

My work as part of the Branford group at Imperial engages both these problems: developing new means of reconfigurable microstate control including single-island writing via optical & surface probe means and realising ASI-based reservoir computing & functional magnonics.