Published November 14, 2015 | Version v1
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Dispersion characteristics of spin-electromagnetic waves in planar multiferroic structures

  • 1. Department of Mathematics and Physics, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta 53850 (Finland)
  • 2. Department of Physical Electronics and Technology, St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University, St. Petersburg 197376 (Russian Federation)
  • 3. International Laboratory "MultiferrLab," ITMO University, St. Petersburg 197101 (Russian Federation)
  • 4. LSPM (CNRS-UPR 3407), Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 93430 Villetaneuse (France)

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A method of approximate boundary conditions is used to derive dispersion relations for spin-electromagnetic waves (SEWs) propagating in thin ferrite films and in multiferroic layered structures. A high accuracy of this method is proven. It was shown that the spin-electromagnetic wave propagating in the structure composed of a thin ferrite film, a thin ferroelectric film, and a slot transmission line is formed as a result of hybridization of the surface spin wave in the ferrite film and the electromagnetic wave in the slot-line. The structure demonstrates dual electric and magnetic field tunability of the SEW spectrum. The electric field tunability is provided by the thin ferroelectric film. Its efficiency increases with an increase in the thicknesses of the ferrite and ferroelectric films and with a decrease in the slot-line gap width. The theory is confirmed by experimental data

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Journal Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Journal Volume
118
Journal Issue
18
Journal Page Range
p. 183901-183901.12
ISSN
0021-8979
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