Normal/inverse Doppler effect of backward volume magnetostatic spin waves

Abstract

Spin waves (SWs) and their quanta, magnons, play a crucial role in enabling low-power information transfer in future spintronic devices. In backward volume magnetostatic spin waves (BVMSWs), the dispersion relation shows a negative group velocity at low wave numbers due to dipole-dipole interactions and a positive group velocity at high wave numbers, driven by exchange interactions. This duality complicates the analysis of intrinsic interactions by obscuring the clear identification of wave vectors. Here, we offer an innovative approach to distinguish between spin waves with varying wave vectors more effectively by the normal/inverse spin wave Doppler effect. The spin waves at low wave numbers display an inverse Doppler effect because their phase and group velocities are anti-parallel. Conversely, at high wave numbers, a normal Doppler effect occurs due to the parallel alignment of phase and group velocities. Analyzing the spin wave Doppler effect is essential for understanding intrinsic interactions and can also help mitigate serious interference issues in the design of spin logic circuits.