Spin-wave interconversion via thermoelectric point-contact control

Abstract

The magnonic functionalities of magnonic devices, such as logic gates, majority gates, and multiplexers, critically depend on anisotropic spin-wave dispersions. Further, each magnonic function utilizes the advantages of distinct spin-wave modes. However, thus far, no method of directly combining magnonic functions to construct an integrated magnonic circuit has been proposed. Therefore, this paper presents a method for the interconversion of surface spin-waves and backward volume spin-waves using a thermoelectrically controlled magnetization gradient. The results of time- and frequency-domain spectroscopies, heat transfer analyses, and micromagnetic simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method, through which spin-wave interconversion via thermoelectric control may be employed to develop integrated magnonic circuits.