High propagating velocity of spin waves and temperature dependent damping in a CoFeB thin film

  • Haiming Yu*
  • , R. Huber
  • , T. Schwarze
  • , F. Brandl
  • , T. Rapp
  • , P. Berberich
  • , G. Duerr
  • , D. Grundler
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Spin wave propagation in a magnetron-sputtered CoFeB thin film is investigated. We apply both in-plane and out-of-plane magnetic fields. At room temperature, we find velocities of up to 25 and 3.5 km/s, respectively. These values are much larger compared to a thin permalloy film. Analyzing the resonance linewidth, we obtain an intrinsic Gilbert damping parameter of about 0.007 at room temperature. It increases to 0.023 at 5 K. CoFeB is a promising material for magnonic devices supporting fast propagating spin waves.

Original languageEnglish
Article number262412
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume100
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Jun 2012
Externally publishedYes

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