Recent Advances in Magnetic Insulators – From Spintronics to Microwave Applications

✍ Scribed by Mingzhong Wu and Axel Hoffmann (Eds.)

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 393
• Series: Solid State Physics
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume of Solid State Physics provides a broad review on recent advances in the field of magnetic insulators, ranging from new spin effects to thin film growth and high-frequency applications. It covers both theoretical and experimental progress. The topics include the use of magnetic insulators to produce and transfer spin currents, the excitation of spin waves in magnetic insulators by spin transfer torque, interplay between the spin and heat transports in magnetic insulator/normal metal heterostructures, nonlinear spin waves in thin films, development of high-quality nanometer thick films, and applications of magnetic insulators in rf, microwave, and terahertz devices, among others. The volume not only presents introductions and tutorials for those just entering the field, but also provides comprehensive yet timely summaries to specialists in the field.

Solid-state physics is the branch of physics primarily devoted to the study of matter in its solid phase, especially at the atomic level. This prestigious series presents timely and state-of-the-art reviews pertaining to all aspects of solid-state physics.

• Contributions from leading authorities
• Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Copyright
Page iv

Contributors
Pages ix-xi

Preface
Pages xiii-xvi
Mingzhong Wu, Axel Hoffmann

Chapter One - Spin-Wave Spin Current in Magnetic Insulators
Pages 1-27
Ken-ichi Uchida, Hiroto Adachi, Yousuke Kajiwara, Sadamichi Maekawa, Eiji Saitoh

Chapter Two - Spin-Wave Excitation in Magnetic Insulator Thin Films by Spin-Transfer Torque
Pages 29-51
Jiang Xiao, Yan Zhou, Gerrit E.W. Bauer

Chapter Three - Charge, Spin, and Heat Transport in the Proximity of Metal/Ferromagnet Interface
Pages 53-82
Ssu-Yen Huang, Danru Qu, Chia-Ling Chien

Chapter Four - Control of Pure Spin Current by Magnon Tunneling and Three-Magnon Splitting in Insulating Yttrium Iron Garnet Films
Pages 83-122
Oleksandr Dzyapko, Hidekazu Kurebayashi, Vladislav E. Demidov, Sergej O. Demokritov

Chapter Five - Spin Pumping and Spin Currents in Magnetic Insulators
Pages 123-156
Mathias Weiler, Georg Woltersdorf, Matthias Althammer, Hans Huebl, Sebastian T.B. Goennenwein

Chapter Six - Yttrium Iron Garnet Nano Films: Epitaxial Growth, Spin-Pumping Efficiency, and Pt-Capping-Caused Damping
Pages 157-191
Yiyan Sun, Mingzhong Wu

Chapter Seven - Nonlinear Spin Waves in Magnetic Films and Structures: Physics and Devices
Pages 193-235
Boris A. Kalinikos, Alexey B. Ustinov

Chapter Eight - Ferrites for RF Passive Devices
Pages 237-329
Yang-Ki Hong, Jaejin Lee

Chapter Nine - Impact of Structural and Magnetic Anisotropies on Microwave Ferrites
Pages 331-347
Yajie Chen, Vincent G. Harris

Chapter Ten - Dielectric Resonance in Ferrites for Sub-THz Signal-Processing Devices
Pages 349-363
Gopalan Srinivasan, Maksym A. Popov, Igor V. Zavislyak

Author Index
Pages 365-380

Subject Index
Pages 381-392