Tunable geometrical frustration in magnonic vortex crystals

Sci Rep. 2018 Jan 9;8(1):186. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-17480-1.

Abstract

A novel approach to investigate geometrical frustration is introduced using two-dimensional magnonic vortex crystals. The frustration of the crystal can be manipulated and turned on and off dynamically on the timescale of milliseconds. The vortices are studied using scanning transmission x-ray microscopy and ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy. They are arranged analogous to the nanomagnets in artificial spin-ice systems. The polarization state of the vortices is tuned in a way that geometrical frustration arises. We demonstrate that frustrated polarization states and non-frustrated states can be tuned to the crystal by changing the frequency of the state formation process.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't