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arxiv: 2510.06004 · v1 · submitted 2025-10-07 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci · cond-mat.mes-hall· cond-mat.other

Magnon-Magnon Interaction Induced by Dynamic Coupling in a Hybrid Magnonic Crystal

Rawnak Sultana , Mojtaba Taghipour Kaffash , Gianluca Gubbiotti , Yi Ji , M. Benjamin Jungfleisch , Federico Montoncello This is my paper

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keywords magnon-magnon couplingartificial spin icehybrid magnonic crystalinterlayer dipolar couplingspin-wave hybridizationBrillouin light scatteringmicromagnetic simulations
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Saturation magnetization contrast enhances magnon-magnon coupling to produce a spectral triplet in a hybrid magnonic crystal.

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The study examines thermal spin waves in a CoFeB artificial spin ice patterned on a NiFe film with a thin insulating spacer. The mismatch in saturation magnetization between the layers strengthens the interlayer dipolar fields and mixes the modes from the patterned elements with those in the continuous film. This mixing appears as three distinct peaks in both measured and simulated spectra. The interaction remains active over a broad range of applied magnetic fields and alters the wave dispersion as well as the frequency response during magnetic reversal. Readers interested in low-power wave-based information processing would care because the result ties material choice directly to controllable mode selection.

Core claim

In this hybrid magnonic crystal the contrast in saturation magnetization between the CoFeB artificial spin ice and the underlying NiFe film strengthens the dynamic interlayer dipolar coupling. This results in hybridization of ASI edge modes with NiFe backward volume modes, observed as a triplet of peaks in Brillouin light scattering spectra and confirmed by micromagnetic simulations. The coupling persists over a wide magnetic field range and shapes the spin-wave dispersion and frequency-field response throughout the hysteresis loop.

What carries the argument

Dynamic interlayer dipolar coupling strengthened by the saturation magnetization contrast between CoFeB and NiFe.

Load-bearing premise

The triplet of peaks arises chiefly from the interlayer coupling boosted by the magnetization contrast rather than from intra-layer mode mixing, edge pinning, or simulation artifacts.

What would settle it

Replacing CoFeB and NiFe with materials of identical saturation magnetization while keeping geometry and spacer thickness fixed and checking whether the triplet disappears would test the claim.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2510.06004 by Federico Montoncello, Gianluca Gubbiotti, M. Benjamin Jungfleisch, Mojtaba Taghipour Kaffash, Rawnak Sultana, Yi Ji.

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We report a combined experimental and numerical investigation of spin-wave dynamics in a hybrid magnonic crystal consisting of a CoFeB artificial spin ice (ASI) of stadium-shaped nanoelements patterned atop a continuous NiFe film, separated by a 5 nm Al2O3 spacer. Using Brillouin light scattering spectroscopy, we probe the frequency dependence of thermal spin waves as functions of applied magnetic field and wavevector, revealing the decisive role of interlayer dipolar coupling in the magnetization dynamics. Micromagnetic simulations complement the experiments, showing a strong interplay between ASI edge modes and backward volume modes in the NiFe film. The contrast in saturation magnetization between CoFeB and NiFe enhances this coupling, leading to a pronounced hybridization manifested as a triplet of peaks in the spectra - predicted by simulations and observed experimentally. This magnon-magnon coupling persists over a wide magnetic field range, shaping both the spin-wave dispersion and frequency-field response throughout the hysteresis loop. Our findings establish how ASI geometry can selectively enhance specific spin-wave wavelengths in the underlying film, identifying them as preferential channels for magnonic signal transport and manipulation.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript reports a combined BLS spectroscopy and micromagnetic simulation study of thermal spin-wave dynamics in a hybrid magnonic crystal: stadium-shaped CoFeB ASI nanoelements patterned on a continuous NiFe film with a 5 nm Al2O3 spacer. The central claim is that interlayer dipolar coupling, enhanced by the saturation-magnetization contrast between CoFeB and NiFe, produces magnon-magnon hybridization visible as a triplet of peaks in the spectra; this hybridization persists over a wide field range, shapes the spin-wave dispersion, and governs the frequency-field response throughout the hysteresis loop. The authors conclude that ASI geometry can selectively enhance specific wavelengths in the underlying film for magnonic transport.

Significance. If the attribution of the triplet to Ms-contrast-enhanced interlayer coupling is substantiated, the work would demonstrate a practical route to engineer hybrid magnon modes via material contrast and ASI patterning. This could inform design of magnonic devices that route or manipulate signals through preferentially excited modes. The approach relies on standard BLS and micromagnetic tools, so the main advance lies in the specific hybrid geometry and the reported persistence of the coupling across the hysteresis loop.

major comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the claim that 'the contrast in saturation magnetization between CoFeB and NiFe enhances this coupling, leading to a pronounced hybridization manifested as a triplet of peaks' is load-bearing for the central interpretation. The manuscript presents no control micromagnetic simulations in which Ms_CoFeB is set equal to Ms_NiFe while keeping geometry, spacer, and all other parameters fixed; without this direct comparison, it remains possible that the triplet arises from ASI edge-mode geometry, intra-layer dipolar fields, or discretization artifacts rather than the Ms difference itself.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Methods] The description of the micromagnetic simulation setup (cell size, damping constant, and boundary conditions) should be stated explicitly in the methods section to permit independent reproduction of the reported triplet.
  2. [Figures] Figure captions for the BLS spectra and simulated dispersion should include error bars or statistical measures of peak positions to allow quantitative comparison between experiment and simulation.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and constructive feedback on our manuscript. We address the major comment below and will revise the manuscript to incorporate the suggested control simulations.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the claim that 'the contrast in saturation magnetization between CoFeB and NiFe enhances this coupling, leading to a pronounced hybridization manifested as a triplet of peaks' is load-bearing for the central interpretation. The manuscript presents no control micromagnetic simulations in which Ms_CoFeB is set equal to Ms_NiFe while keeping geometry, spacer, and all other parameters fixed; without this direct comparison, it remains possible that the triplet arises from ASI edge-mode geometry, intra-layer dipolar fields, or discretization artifacts rather than the Ms difference itself.

    Authors: We agree that a direct control simulation with Ms_CoFeB set equal to Ms_NiFe (while fixing geometry, spacer thickness, and all other parameters) would provide stronger substantiation for attributing the triplet to the saturation-magnetization contrast. Although the existing micromagnetic results show hybridization arising from the interplay of ASI edge modes and NiFe backward-volume modes, and the experimental spectra match only when the measured Ms values are used, an explicit comparison is a valuable addition to rule out purely geometric or numerical contributions. In the revised manuscript we will add these control simulations, present the resulting spectra for direct comparison, and update the abstract and discussion to reflect the new evidence. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; claims rest on independent experiment and micromagnetic simulation

full rationale

The paper reports Brillouin light scattering spectra and micromagnetic simulations of a CoFeB ASI on NiFe film structure. The central attribution of the observed spectral triplet to Ms contrast enhancing interlayer dipolar hybridization is presented as a direct outcome of those simulations and measurements rather than any self-referential definition, fitted parameter renamed as prediction, or load-bearing self-citation. No equations reduce the reported hybridization or triplet to inputs by construction, and the work contains no uniqueness theorems or ansatzes imported from prior author work that would create a circular chain. The derivation chain is therefore self-contained against external benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The central claim rests on standard micromagnetic assumptions and the interpretation that the Ms contrast is the dominant enhancer of coupling; no new entities are postulated and no free parameters are explicitly fitted in the abstract description.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Micromagnetic simulations accurately capture the dynamic dipolar coupling between layers without needing additional damping or anisotropy terms beyond standard material parameters.
    Invoked when simulations are said to predict the triplet observed in experiment.

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