Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
Phys Rev Lett. 2014 Apr 11;112(14):147204. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.147204. Epub 2014 Apr 10.
Spin waves in antiferromagnets are linearly or circularly polarized. Depending on the polarization, traversing spin waves alter the staggered field in a qualitatively different way. We calculate the drift velocity of a moving domain wall as a result of spin wave-mediated forces and show that the domain wall moves in opposite directions for linearly and circularly polarized waves. The analytical results agree with micromagnetic simulations of an antiferromagnetic domain wall driven by a localized, alternating magnetic field.
反铁磁体中的自旋波是线偏振或圆偏振的。根据偏振方向的不同,自旋波的传播会以不同的方式改变交错磁场。我们计算了由于自旋波介导的力导致的运动畴壁的漂移速度,并表明线性和圆偏振波会导致畴壁朝相反的方向运动。解析结果与通过局域、交变磁场驱动的反铁磁畴壁的微磁模拟结果一致。